Research Tools by Subject: Genealogy

Fire Insurance Maps Online (FIMo)

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An online digital collection of color fire insurance maps, real estate atlases, and similar land use maps for the state of Arkansas. Includes publications by Sanborn, Perris, Hexamer, Whipple, Baist, Bromley, Hopkins, and others.

Tags: Maps, Insurance Maps, Primary Sources, Genealogists, Local History

Fold3

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A collection of over 60 million pages of historical documents and personal histories, including millions of records available from the National Archives and other institutions.

Tags: American History, Military History, Veterans, Primary Sources, Military Records

Heritage Quest

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This research tool provided via Traveler Access.

Includes searchable images of U.S. Federal Census records, digitized family and local history books, an index to genealogical and local history periodicals, and other genealogy resources.

Tags: Family History, Death Records, Burial Records, Census Records, Obituaries

Index Arkansas

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An index to articles and other information published in county history journals as well as selected statewide magazines, newspapers and books. Check the CALS catalog to see which of the titles are available at CALS and submit an Interlibrary Loan request if the title is not available at CALS.

Tags: Arkansas History, Local History, Historical Newspapers

NewspaperARCHIVE

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NewspaperARCHIVE is the world’s best resource for historical and genealogical information. Our unique archive spans more than 400 years of family history, small-town events, world news and more. Archived newspaper access is only for Arkansas newspapers.

Tags: Local Newspapers, Historical Newspapers, Local History, Arkansas History, Archives

Newspapers.com

Due to license restrictions, this research tool is available only to patrons when visiting a CALS location. 

CALS provides access to digital copies of the Arkansas Gazette (starting in 1819) and the Arkansas Democrat (starting in 1878) to 1923 on Newspapers.com.

Tags: Historical Newspapers, Newspaper Archive, Baxter Bulletin, Fort Smith Times, Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, Local Newspapers