The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services that are helpful for genealogical research:

• Arkansas History Commission

One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-682-6900

Building 1, Dock 1
P.O. Box 6216
501 West Felix Street
Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216
Telephone: 817-334-5525
Fax: 817-334-5621

P.O. Box 908
Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908

• Little Rock Public Library

700 Louisiana Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-376-7860
Fax: 501-375-7457

Special Collections Library
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Telephone: 501-575-5577

inventories

Historical Records Survey

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards

Computers with modems are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

• Locate other researchers• Post queries• Send and receive e-mail• Search large databases• Search computer libraries• Join in computer chat and lecture sessions

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Arkansas in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

• USGenWeb

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

• Roots-L

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.

FamilySearch™

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.

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