Stephanie Carter, archivist at the Arkansas State ArchivesStephanie Carter, an archivist at the Arkansas State Archives, processes, describes and documents our archival collections on a daily basis while also helping Arkansans research their histories. Carter records the chain of custody, donor info

The Los Angeles Times, June 17, 1908Arkansas has had its share of eccentrics, including Elijah Skaggs, a preacher who asked the state to execute him so he could rise again from the grave and save the world.Skaggs grew up in Logan County, Arkansas, near Paris. After a rather unremarkable childhood, h

New employees Kimberly Sanders, left, andAbbie Deville, courtesy of the Arkansas State ArchivesArkansas State Archives recently welcomed new employees Kimberly Sanders and Abbie Deville! Two other positions will be filled shortly.“We are thrilled to welcome Kim and Abbie,” said Julienne Crawford, in

New accessions for December 2019Our new accessions include donations of three ledgers and one abstract of title to add to the J.E. Little Plantation records, historical postcards and indexes to death records! We hold hundreds of thousands of records, microfilms, ledgers and books to help you trace y