Arkansas Genealogical Events

Central Arkansas Genealogical & Historical Society

2012-01-28T13:29:00.000-06:00

Join Us February 9, 2012 - 6pm-8pm Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Located on the second floor of the Arkansas Studies Institute (ASI), at 401 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock's River Market District, please use the Clinton Ave. Entrance.

The February meeting will be a research and indexing night. Society members and guests can use the meeting time to pursue their own research in the ASI Research Room and to seek assistance from other members. Assistance will be available in using the resources of the ASI Research Room, such as computer databases and microfilm. Also, we can use the time to catch up on our indexing project of the Arkansas Confederate Pension records. Assistance will be available to those who want help getting started with indexing.

Don't forget to sign up for our Spring Workshop, March 24, 2012. Space will be limited! See our website caghs.net for more information and registration.

Central Arkansas Genealogical & Historical Society

2011-11-16T13:10:00.001-06:00

SPRING WORKSHOP

MARCH 24, 2012

DARRAGH CENTER, CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY
100 ROCK ST LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

GUEST LECTURER
Patricia Walls Stamm, CG(SM),CGL(SM),who is NGS Education Manager,
lives in St.Louis, Missouri after moving from her home state of Delaware. From the University of Missouri, she holds a degree in Management and Organizational
Behavior. In genealogy, she is an associate of the Board of Certification of
Genealogists and holds the credentials of Certified Genealogist and Certified
Genealogist Lecturer, as well as a tested concentration of Genealogical
Instruction.
Her multi-faceted business includes serving as a genealogical instructor for St. Louis Community College, Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research, and St. Louis
Genealogical Society, researching for clients, lecturing at both the local and national level, and writing for NGS NewsMagazine and APG Quarterly.

9:00-9:30am Registration

9:25-930am Welcome

9:30-10:30am Death Has Many Faces
Your grandfather’s death certificate was not available. So how do you find his
death date? Many different records contain that all important death information.
Learn about some of death’s other faces.

10:30-11:00am Break and Door Prizes

11:00-12:00noon Developing A Genealogical Research Plan
We plan for major events or personal vacations. But many of us never put that
same preparation into our family research. Discover how a plan can help
maximize research and avoid wasted dollars, time, effort, and energy.

12:noon-1:15pm Lunch on your own. There are a variety of restaurants in the
nearby River Marker area.

1:15-2:15pm They Served Our Country
As we go through our home sources, it may suggest that we need to start our
search of military records. Learn about some basic techniques to military
research.

2:15-2:30pm Break and Door Prizes

2:30-3:30pm Newspaper Research-More Than Obituaries
Newspapers contain obituaries. But newspapers can provide us so much more
Information than just obituaries! See what searching the local newspaper can tell
you about your family

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Mail Check to CAGHS at:
P.O. Box 1441
North Little Rock, AR 72115
Members $15.00
Non-Members $25.00
Full refund if cancellation received by February 24, 2012.

Space is limited so register early.

Email jhdavenport39@gmail.com for more information.

www.caghs.net

Arkansas Confederate Pension Records

2011-11-12T06:43:00.000-06:00

Our Partner Project with FamilySearch is up and running. We are indexing Arkansas Confederate Pensions. If you would like to help with this project, register for a free FamilySearch account, then send me your username only. I will add you to the group. Send to jhdavenport39@gmail.com. Very first batch I indexed had a Davenport in it, in a county where I would not have expected him to be! Great records......

Central Arkansas Genealogical & Historical Society Spring Seminar

2011-11-06T12:16:00.000-06:00

Stay tuned for information on our Spring Seminar March 24, 2012. We have an outstanding program planned. Guest lecturer will be Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL, Education Manager for the National Genealogical Society. Mark your calendar now and get ready for an interesting and educational day at the Darragh Center.

Arkansas Confederate Pension Indexing Project

2011-11-02T16:34:00.000-05:00

CAGHS has partnered with FamilySearch Indexing to index the Arkansas Confederate Pension files, if you are interested in helping with this exciting project, send me an email at jhdavenport39@gmail.com. We hope to go live next week. The images are online now at Familysearch.org, but the index will make them easier to access.

2011-09-29T21:42:00.000-05:00

Join Us October 13, 2011 - 6pm-8pm
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Located on the second floor of the Arkansas Studies Institute (ASI), at 401 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock's River Market District, please use the Clinton Ave. Entrance

A Brief History of Oakland-Fraternal Cemeteries

Oakland-Fraternal Cemeteries will celebrate their 150th birthday in
2013. They have seen over 35,000 burials during this time. A short
walk through the narrow streets built for horse and buggy shows the many names carved in stone that have built Little Rock into the city it is today. The stories of the people interred at the Cemeteries are diverse.
Stories of triumph and tragedy, stories of politicians and
soldiers, merchants and former slaves, doctors and suffragettes,
educators and immigrants and Jews and Christians. Additionally over 10,000 unique monuments and sculptures fill the 60 plus-acre grounds.
From the grand monuments of towering obelisks and ornate mausoleums to the small meek headstones of the children who died too young, Oakland-Fraternal Cemeteries are a reflection on the city and its history.
They have always been city cemeteries for the rich and the
poor, for Governors as well as paupers.

Lakresha Diaz has been involved in the history of the cemeteries for nearly three years beginning with an internship through UALR Non- Profit Management and Anthropology departments. Her research contributed to the successful nomination for the cemeteries to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The most recent project at the cemeteries is a self-guided tour that is accessed through visitor's own cell phones. Through this free program visitors can listen to many interesting stories of Arkansans. Mrs. Diaz has a bachelors of Arts from UALR.

Central Arkansas Genealogical & Historical Society - September 8, 2011

2011-08-21T16:42:00.000-05:00

Central Arkansas Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc
Join Us on February 9, 2012 - 6pm-8pm
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Located on the second floor of the Arkansas Studies Institute (ASI), at 401 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock's River Market District, please use the Clinton Ave. Entrance
The February 2012 meeting will be a research and indexing night. Society members and guests can use the meeting time to pursue their own research in the ASI Research Room and to seek assistance from other members. Assistance will be available in using the resources of the ASI Research Room, such as computer databases and microfilm. Also, we can use the time to catch up on our indexing project of the Arkansas Confederate Pension records. Assistance will be available to those who want help getting started with indexing.
Don't forget to sign up for our Spring Workshop, March 24, 2012. See our website caghs.net for more information.

‘WALKS THROUGH HISTORY’ TOUR TO VISIT WALNUT RIDGE COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT

2011-08-05T07:26:00.000-05:00

LITTLE ROCK–The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s next “Walks Through History” tour will visit the Walnut Ridge Commercial Historic District beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 13, AHPP Director Frances McSwain announced today.

Walnut Ridge developed in the early 1870s after the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad announced its plans to construct a line through the eastern part of Lawrence County. Because of its location between Crowley’s Ridge and the Ozark Mountains, a wide variety of crops were grown in Lawrence County, including cotton, corn, wheat, vegetables, and fruits. Vast forests of oak, hickory, cypress, and walnut were also harvested. Walnut Ridge became a regional shipping center for these agricultural and timber products. The town’s population declined during the Great Depression, but Walnut Ridge experienced a second boom in the early 1940s after the U.S. Army built an air field nearby. The Walnut Ridge Army Air Field employed civilians in every job except military training until the end of World War II and serves as a municipal airport today. The tour group will meet at the Missouri-Pacific Depot at 109 SW Front Street. Downtown Walnut Ridge is the tour’s co-sponsor.

In the “Walks Through History” program, AHPP historians each month provide free guided walking tours of historic structures and districts across Arkansas. The tours all begin at 11 a.m. on Saturdays.

Other 2011 “Walks Through History” tours will be held September 17, West Memphis Commercial Historic District, co-sponsored by Main Street West Memphis; October 15, Historic Arkansas City, co-sponsored by the Desha County Historical Society; November 12, Couchwood Historic District, co-sponsored by the Garland County Historical Society, and December 10, Van Buren Historic District, co-sponsored by the Van Buren Historic District Commission, the Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission and Fairview Cemetery.

All tours are free and open to the public. For information, call the AHPP at (501) 324-9880, write the agency at 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201, send an e-mail message to info@arkansaspreservation.org, or visit www.arkansaspreservation.org.

The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

AHPP-Cemetery Preservation

2011-07-15T02:49:00.000-05:00

The AHPP will be holding a cemetery information resource fair at First United Methodist Church, 723 Center Street, Little Rock on November 5. More information later.

Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Launches New Civil War Website

2011-05-02T10:01:00.001-05:00

In conjunction with the start of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, as well as the kick off of Arkansas Heritage Month, the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies is pleased to announce the launch of a new website devoted to the Civil War in Arkansas. Titled “A Nation Divided: Arkansas and the Civil War,” the site presents a wealth of information on our state’s role in its most trying conflict. The site, which has been sanctioned by the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, provides easy accessibility to the Butler Center’s vast Civil War–related holdings. Of primary interest to researchers will be the large number of manuscript collection finding aids posted to the site. The finding aids, which serve as gateways to the collections, are divided into Union and Confederate sources and provide detailed descriptions as to the contents of each collection. Within the collections, researchers will find hundreds of letters, diaries, official documents, and photographs. In addition, a number of the primary materials have been digitized and placed in the site’s digital gallery. Now, Arkansas’s citizens as well as people from around the world will be able to quickly and easily view historical documents and photographs related to Arkansas’s role in the Civil War. Two of the first collections to be digitized provide information on greatly under-studied topics of the war: African American involvement and Arkansas’s Unionists. In conjunction with the annual themes developed by the Sesquicentennial Commission, we have also posted material related to the remembrance of the war in Arkansas. Other Civil War–focused resources on the site include lesson plans for teachers; lists of books, photographs, and microfilm available in our research room in the Arkansas Studies Institute; and information on the numerous online databases that we subscribe to. It is our hope that the website will not only spur research into new areas of Arkansas’s past, but that it will also broaden our overall understanding of the war and its effect on our state. Please check it out – http://www.butlercenter.org/civilwararkansas/

Monthly Genealogy Course: Finding Family Facts

2011-03-03T11:41:00.000-06:00

Every second Monday
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Arkansas Studies Institute, Room 204
401 President Clinton Ave.

The Butler Center offers a beginner’s genealogy class the second Monday of every month, taught by Rhonda Stewart, the Butler Center’s local history and genealogy expert. Participants will learn how to use online databases and city directories, as well as how to archive family documents. Jump-start your genealogy research with this fun and creative way to learn about the past.

For more information, contact the Butler Center at 501-320-5700.

Civil War Commemorative Exhibit Planned at Old State House

2010-07-17T20:33:00.000-05:00

The sesquicentennial anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War is fast approaching. The Old State House Museum, located in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, is planning an exhibit entitled An Enduring Union.
It is slated to open April 23, 2011 and run to March 2012. The exhibit will focus on why Arkansas commemorates her Civil War veterans and will feature artifacts, photographs from the museum’s collection, a video, and an accompanying exhibit brochure. The public will be able to view the photographs and artifacts on the museum.

The curator, Jo Ellen Maack, needs the public’s help with the exhibit. She is looking for artifacts and/or images relating to Confederate and Union veteran reunions in Arkansas. Any items you might donate or loan to the Old State House Museum would be appreciated.In addition to including photographs in the exhibit and all exhibit related publications, your permission would be needed for the photographs to be used in any educational resources created for the exhibit.

Those materials are made free to the public and may include, but are not limited
to interpretive brochures, lesson plans, loan boxes and other teacher resources. Any additional resources you could provide would help the museum convey a better understanding of Arkansas’s role in the Civil War and commemorate its participants.

The Old State House Museum is an American Association of Museums-accredited institution. The museum’s primary focus is Arkansas’s political history due to the fact that the building was the state’s first capitol.
Changing exhibits, each on view for about two years, focus on a variety of topics in Arkansas’s history.
If you have questions contact Jo Ellen Maack, Curator, at 501-324-8637 or email joellen@arkansasheritage.org