Genealogy

The Public Library subscribes to several genealogy databases that can be accessed using your library card. There are also local and national websites that may be beneficial to genealogists, which can be found here. 

Arkansas

Arkansas Census Data

Arkansas Genealogical Society

Arkansas GenWeb Project
Search through the historical photo collection online plus locate materials in the collection.

Arkansas State Archives
Search through the historical photo collection online plus locate materials in the collection.

Burial Records of Monette, AR
Records from the books of Goss Family, owners of a mercantile store, in Monette in the early 1900s.

Cemeteries of Craighead County Arkansas

Craighead County Arkansas Genealogy
Bill Couch's page has a wealth of information including family charts from Craighead, Lawrence and Poinsett Counties, town histories, census and civil war information.

Craighead County Marriage Index - Western and Eastern District
Bride and Groom Lists available for this work in progress.

Genealogy Society of Craighead County Arkansas
County Census for 1860 -1880, Township Maps, cemetery and funeral home information, an early township map and an index to bride and groom books, A - L, for Craighead County Western District.

Greene County Marriage Index
Marriages 1800s to 2000.

Jonesboro Sun Obituary Index
Indexes newspaper obituaries from 1896 - current.

Lake City Cemetery
Index to cemetery taken April 1998.

Lawrence County Arkansas Genealogy
Site has links to other Lawrence County pages, Bride and Groom Lists 1821-1830, Census Records, family histories and more.

Macey Cemetery - Damaged Stones
Photographs of stones in Macey Cemetery located in Monette Arkansas.

Marked Tree Gazette and Tribune Index
Index of deaths, those not expected to survive, births, birthdays, marriages and wedding anniversaries for various years from 1905 - 1939.

Monette Weekly Sun Obituary Index
Index of obituaries from 1962 - 1968.

Nancy's Lawrence County Corner
Site of Nancy Matthews with links to information about Lawrence and nearby counties, including cemetery lists and early marriage books.

Original Arkansas Genealogy Page
Bill Couch page with not only information on the Couch family but links to sources for many counties in Arkansas.

Pleasant Grove Grove Cemetery
Transcription done April 2001 for this Jonesboro, Craighead County AR cemetery.

National

Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource
Links to African American Records, Bible Records, Military Records, Native American Records and much more.

Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource - Native Americans
Links to Native American Records including Tribal Listings, Index and database of Indian Rolls, census records, cemeteries and much more.

American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island
Search immigration and passenger lists.

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives of the Federal Writers Project , 1936 - 38
Library of Congress site contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.

Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records
Access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States. Site also provides image access to more than two million Federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
A huge categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet. Also help in getting started in research.

Database of Illinois Death Certificates,1916-1950

Edward G. Gerdes' Civil War Home Page
Wealth of information on Union and Confederate Soldiers.

Family Search Internet Genealogy Service
Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the site has a wealth of genealogy research materials.

Find a Grave
Look for graves for famous and non-famous people.

Genealogy For Kids: Building A Family Tree

A great how-to guide on building family trees aimed at kids and young adults. 

Interment.net
Publisher of information on cemetery records and materials related to cemeteries. Search database by person's name.

National Archives and Records Administration Genealogy Page
Help in genealogy research along with resources and links.

National Cemetery Administration
Department of Veteran Affairs site provides information on cemeteries and benefits along with information on veterans buried at 120 national cemeteries since the Civil War.

Recordsproject.com
Provides information on how to obtain public records.

Social Security Death Index
Familysearch.org site searchable by name.

USGenWeb Project
Links to internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.

Where to Write for Vital Records
National Center for Health Statistics site with information on securing birth, death, marriage and divorce records.