Tips from the Pros: The Arkansas Online Archives, from George G. Morgan

The Arkansas History Commission maintains a terrific Web-based index to its extensive state archive. Included are a huge collection of photographs, in addition to thorough indices of federal census records for Arkansas, manuscripts, newspapers (with a searchable city or county index of publications and time periods for which issues are available), state government records, county records (with a searchable index), military records (searchable by surname), maps, books and pamphlets, and church and cemetery records. If you are planning a research trip or simply plan to write to inquire about records, this site is a well conceived place to begin your preparations.
www.ark-ives.com/

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  1. My grandfather was in the Civil War 1861-65. His last name is Yeager. My grandmother Mary Elizabeth Yeager (Mollie) was married to Zachariah Napolian Brooks. I think granpa’s name is John. Can you get me any info about him. Thanks
    Mary Orr
    209-7544-0790

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