News and Events

7/9/2019:The Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives will present “Moving About: The History of Transportation in Arkansas” during its annual symposium Saturday, Aug. 10, at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

7/9/2019:Arkansas author Mark Christ will speak about his book, “This Day We Marched Again: A Union Soldier’s Account of the War in Arkansas and the Trans-Mississippi,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Department of Arkansas Heritage at 1100 North St.

6/4/2019:In the next few weeks, the Arkansas State Archives will have scanned 40 newspaper titles, or about 103,000 pages, and sent them to the Library of Congress. People will have a whole new way to access these historical records online, said Wendy Richter, state historian and director of the Arkansas State Archives.

5/7/2019:The Arkansas State Archives, along with the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is pleased to announce the acquisition of important documents from the family of Dr. John L. Ferguson, who was the longest-serving state historian and director of the Arkansas History Commission (now the Arkansas State Archives) from 1960 to 2005.

5/7/2019:Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives staff invite community members, patrons and friends to help unfold, index and organize historical documents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 14, at 11 S. Seventh St. in Powhatan.

5/2/2019:The Arkansas State Archives is pleased to announce the 2019 elected officers for the Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas History Commission.

4/25/2019:The Black History Commission of Arkansas, in conjunction with the Arkansas State Archives, will present a free, half-day symposium on the Elaine Massacre of 1919 from 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.

4/10/2019:– Learn how to go beyond the basics of researching family history during a free genealogy workshop with the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the WPA Gymnasium at the Historic Washington State Park at 100 S.W. Morrison St.

4/4/2019:The Arkansas State Archives and Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced March 1 the acquisition of a historically significant collection of court documents related to "Hanging Judge Isaac Charles Parker in Fort Smith.

4/3/2019:We are looking for an intern who pays attention to details and has basic knowledge of research methods. The deadline to this internship was extended to find the perfect intern!

3/29/2019:Author Phyllis Hodges will discuss her book, “8 years of Unforgettable History: the Allure of America’s First,” 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 in the Diamond Room at the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), 1100 North Street, Little Rock.

10/1/2018:The Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives and Arkansas State Archives will present "Tracing Your Arkansas Roots: Genealogy 101," a free workshop from 9:00a.m. through noon on Saturday, October 13th, at the WPA Gym at Historic Washington State Park.

9/4/2018:The archives will host a free, half-day genealogy workshop at the Male and Female Academy in Powhatan State Park on October 6th, from 10:00am to noon. Speakers will include Kermit Channell of the Arkansas State Crime Lab, and NEARA Archival Manager Meredith McFadden.

8/28/2018:The Arkansas History Commission will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018, in the second floor conference room of the Department of Arkansas Heritage at 1100 North St., Little Rock. This meeting is open to the public.

8/15/2018:The "Time For Class - Arkansas Schools Through the Years" digital collection is now available, showcasing a variety of materials related to the history and development of education in Arkansas over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.

7/29/2018:Author and journalist Michael Hibblen will be the next speaker in the Arkansas State Archives' (ASA) Pen to Podium lecture series, on Tuesday, August 21, from 6:30 through 8 p.m. in the Diamond Room at the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), 1100 North Street, Little Rock.