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Resource databases faulkner county arkansas public libraries. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. The history of faulkner county, arkansas, 1927 unknown binding january 1, 1993 by alexander mcpherson author. Faulkner van buren regional library system is a two county system in central arkansas formed in 1954. Faulkner county, ar american community survey acs census bureau about faulkner county, ar acs demographic and housing estimates faulkner county s demographic and housing acs survey of 117,804 being 0. Faulkner county, arkansas was formed from conway and pulaski counties in 1873. We showcase items from faulkner county prehistory and history as well as. Faulkner county was one of the last counties formed in the state of arkansas. Sandy, faulkner, credited with being the original arkansas traveler. Faulkner county arkansas warrant search in order to search for active arrest warrants in faulkner county arkansas, you can either physically go to your local police department, pay a small fee and get the report you need not the best choice of you need to check your own name or you can use our advanced online warrant record databases to instantly and discreetly check millions of records.

Faulkner county is a county located in the central arkansas region of the u. Land, labor and federal favor in twentieth century arkansas 1996, university press of virginia, and arkansas biography, with nancy a. The complete 1889 biographical and historical memoirs of faulkner county, arkansas by the goodspeed publishing company this detailed 45 pages in all book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about faulkner county, arkansas. Where can find faulkner county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. A reminiscent history of the ozark region arkansas and missouri 1894. Biographical and historical memoirs of pulaski, jefferson, lonoke, faulkner, grant, saline, perry, garland and hot spring counties, arkansas. In the event of a vacancy in the office, the quorum court fills the vacancy by. In 1971, arkansas and oklahoma joined in the arkansas river navigation system, a project that developed the arkansas river basin to provide water transportation to the mississippi. African americans of pine bluff and jefferson county. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Faulkner county, arkansas 1889 map my genealogy hound. Faulknervan buren regional library system is a two county system in central arkansas formed in 1954. Faulkner county, arkansas history and biographical sketches 52 pages, 8.

Live feed listing for faulkner county to listen to a feed using the online player, choose web player as the player selection and click the play icon for the appropriate feed. Worthen, published by the university of arkansas press in 1990 and 1991. Cowley county history bibliography kansas historical society. View family biographies from the 1889 history of faulkner county.

It contains narratives and photos concerning the countys political history, economic development, social life, education, institutions. The librarys core service is to loan these materials to individuals who reside within the regional boundaries. My genealogy hound is a free service of hearthstone legacy publications. I believe that cyndis list of genealogy sites on the internet, us arkansas is one of the best arkansas resource page available. Other county boundry changes occured when boundary defined 7 december 1875. Courthouse grounds, off of locust street, in downtown conway, arkansas. See the following pages for additional arkansas items. Faulkner county, ar birth, death, marriage, divorce records. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. Sandy faulkner, composer of the fiddle tune, the arkansas traveller. Faulkner county, arkansas faulkner county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi arkanzas savezna drzava. In 1989 the faulkner county historical society and the faulkner county. Beginning at the point where the township line dividing townships 3 and 4 crosses the arkansas river, and running east with said line to range line dividing ranges 10 and 11 west.

Arkansas history 1st semester pacing guide the rogers school district is committed to providing an environment of educational excellence where all belong, all learn, and all succeed. Below you will find a thematic book list for a study on arkansas. Conway county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. To listen using other methods such as windows media player, itunes, or winamp, choose. In general, the county collector collects taxes for the county and collects municipal, county, school, library and improvement district taxes and turns them over to the county treasurer. Faulkner county, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the. Faulkner county, arkansas history and biographical sketches. A survey of the decorative, mechanical and fine art produced in arkansas, by swannee bennett and william b.

The history of faulkner county, arkansas, 1927 book, 1993. The faulkner county museum is located on the historic faulkner county courthouse grounds, off of locust street, in downtown conway, arkansas. Index to the arkansas general land office 18201907, volume 1. First and only collective history of monette high school with 198 photographs including old school building, faculty and classmates, as well as 48 mhs senior composites. Faulkner county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. This 435page book is available on cd with lifetime memberships. Biographical and historical memoirs of faulkner county, arkansas book. Covering the counties of hempstead, howard, nevada and little river counties. Benton county, arkansas history arkansas genealogy.

List of books and articles about arkansas history online. We hope our web site provides easier access to county offices and services, and gives you a chance to voice your opinions. Faulkner county, arkansas history, genealogy, and maps use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of family biographies. An informative and historical overview of conway county, arkansas with 9 pages including 204 biographies plus 33 different conway county communities on 4 different maps. Covering the counties of arkansas, desha, chicot, jefferson and phillips. The history of faulkner county, arkansas, 1927 mcpherson, alexander on.

The act provided that all that portion of the counties of conway and pulaski included within the boundaries herein named. Faulkner county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with conway. Sam and dean were arrested in little rock which is located in pulaski county, but were sent to green river. Arkansas was a hotbed for mob activity in the first half of the 20th century. His book includes a diagram of the cemetery and there are section, row, and grave. The county assessor is an elected official in county government.

As the home to three colleges and a host of diverse companies, faulkner county offers a high quality of life. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping. County historical societies arkansas historical association. This collection contains a membership book, church history, sunday school.

A fictional county in arkansas portrayed in the series supernatural. The history of faulkner county, arkansas, book, 1927. Faulkner county jail sees recordlow number of inmates amid pandemic the population of inmates at the faulkner county detention center has decreased by about 50%. County resources, faulkner county arkansas research. These maps also show the location of railroad lines and major waterways which were important routes of travel in early days. Department of agriculture, prepared a complete set of arkansas county maps entitled general.

Includes history and genealogy for the cities of morrilton, lewisburg, springfield, cleveland, centre ridge, solgohatchia, ada, oppello, divide, menifee, plumerville, ar. Local history books on arkansas arcadia publishing. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the faulkner county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture. This is a portion of a arkansas map published by bradley, circa 1889. List of lakes in faulkner county, arkansas wikipedia. The history of faulkner county, arkansas, 1927 skip to main content. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Kansas historical foundation honor educate inspire. Faulkner county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch. Index to the arkansas general land office 18201907, volume 6. The lawrence county historical society of arkansas is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of lawrence county, arkansas. Sparsely populated in its early years, it is now the sixthmostpopulous county in the state.

The history of faulkner county, arkansas, alexander mcpherson on. If you are a business or family looking for a new home, give us a look. Marth martha gowdy, havre, faulkner county, arkansas. Benton county, arkansas history 5 comments benton county by dennis partridge the following section of this website is based upon history of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford, franklin, and sebastian counties, arkansas published in chicago, illinois in 1889, and several other manuscripts interspersed throughout. There are at least 38 named lakes and reservoirs in faulkner county, arkansas. Al capone was a frequent visitor to the state in the 1920s, spending ample time in hot springs to bet on horse races at oaklawn and relax in some of the many bathhouses that lined central avenue. Faulkner county, arkansas public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory.

Faulkner county vital records offices can be found by visiting arkansas dept of health you can find the address listed at the link above under the local health units and aquire directions to the local office to place your request, or visit local health unit. From this page you can search for county records, military records, maps, newspapers, land records, church records, manuscript materials on microfilm, and the state archives vertical and printed ephemera files. The constitution of the state of arkansas provides for the election of the assessor to a fouryear term of office with the requirements that heshe be a qualified elector and resident of the county. Its land and people in 1986 and a census of cemeteries in 1990. Its land and people was published by the faulkner county historical society in 1986. Old historical city, county and state maps of arkansas.

Language english eng en subject arkansas, faulkner history arkansas, faulkner biography page count 105. Faulkner county is home to the university of central arkansas uca, hendrix college, and central baptist college. Faulkner county, arkansas organization and early history. Historical maps of arkansas are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. The encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture tornados, blizzards, floods, worlds fairs and other events damascus, ar missile silo explosion, sep 1980 source. Arkansas made book series historic arkansas museum. Arkansas maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully arkansas map collections.

Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Faulkner county, arkansas genealogy familysearch wiki. Our home is in the historic jail, constructed in 1896. The arkansas state highway commission, in cooperation with the u. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,237, making it the fifth most populous of arkansas s seventyfive counties. Faulkner county faulkner county was formed april 12, 1873 from conway and pulaski counties. The faulkner county historical society brings together people interested in the history of faulkner county in arkansas.

Faulkner county courthouse is located at 801 locust st. Years of field work and research by historic arkansas museum culminated in the publication of the first two volumes of arkansas made. Early days in faulkner county, ar, are recalled in this spiralbound booklet, comprised of excerpts from goodspeeds biographical and historical memoirs of pulaski, jefferson, lonoke, faulkner, grant, saline, perry, garland and hot spring counties, arkansas 1886, and from arkansas, a guide to the state, a 1941 wpa publication. These books may be found at your local public or school library. Faulkner county marriage books az, 18 index 18731952 in arkansas. Naturally, a state this friendly to mobsters was bound to have a fair amount of shady. Under provisions of the arkansas code annotated heshe is responsible for collecting all property taxes during the established installment periods after the taxes are assessed.

Appendixes include lists of judges, mayors, confederate veterans, spanishamerican war veterans,and casualties of world wars i and ii. An informative and historical overview of faulkner county, arkansas including two separate sections on one cd which include 4 historical maps 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915. Our member, retail, and fundraising organization supports and promotes kansas history through the kansas historical society, a state agency. Parts of conway and pulaski counties were taken to form a new county, which was named faulkner, after sandford c. History of benton county arkansas benton county heritage committee on. Title no 21273 creator mcpherson, alexander glass, j. The museum was founded in 1992, opened to the public in 1997, and is currently celebrating its 24th year. If you are serious about research in arkansas, please check out cyndis page. In the early 1990s, the arkansas based walmart merchandise chain, founded by arkansan sam walton in 1962 as a smalltown discount store, became the largest retailer. A fictional county in southwest arkansas near the intersection of highway 71 and interstate 82 as portrayed in the movie smokey and the bandit. Faulkner county, arkansas genealogy and history genealogy trails.

The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Faulkner county, arkansas history and biographical. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. From the convenience of your office or home you can research property sales histories, commercial and residential building descriptions, and legal descriptions these are the counties currently served by this site. Whayne is chair of the history department, university of arkansas. His wife, velma steed, graduated from arkansas state teachers college in 1929, and. Plat maps maps research guides at university of arkansas. Faulkner county, the reputation of which has rapidly spread in recent years, was organized in accordance with an act of the state legislature, approved april 12, 1873. Our mission is to open access to ideas and communities through shared collections, shared spaces and shared activities. Faulkner county was established on april 12, 1873 and was formed from pulaski county and conway county. The conway library began as a city library in 1935 relying on the donations of the citizens and civic groups in conway for its survival. It contains narratives and photos concerning the countys political history, economic development, social life, education, institutions, and various towns and longtime families in our area. Books written by authors from or living in arkansas score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The society published a 435page book titled faulkner county.

Lake conway, a large manmade lake, lies in the southern part of faulkner county. A pictorial history of faulkner county, arkansas log cabin democrat on. The conway library serves as the headquarters library for the county sytem of six libraries as well as the faulkner county van buren county regional library. The arkansas state archives has a wide variety of types of records. To listen using other methods such as windows media player, itunes, or winamp, choose your player selection and click the play icon to start listening. Guide to faulkner county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. These vintage arkansas maps are provided to help locate the numerous small settlements within a county and to determine the historic boundaries of a county. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The goodspeed histories of arkansas are a collection of six volumes originally published individually between 1889 and 1891 as well as a seventh volume published in 1894 by the goodspeed publishing company of chicago, illinois.

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