Bentonville Public Library's Genealogy and Local History collection is housed in the William Enfield Genealogy and Local History Center. This section of the library is staffed by volunteers from the Northwest Arkansas Genealogy Society, who are available for research assistance. To see the volunteer schedule, click here.
To email the genealogy department: genealogy@bentonvillear.com.
To visit the NAGS website: www.nwagenealogicalsociety.org
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Search censuses, genealogy and local history books, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank Records and LexisNexis US Serial Set.
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In-Library Use Only. Discover your story in the world's largest online family history resource. Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. Ancestry.com library edition is provided for use at BPL via our public computers or your laptop using the Library's WIFI.
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Print and Archival Resources
We offer resources too numerous to list, but some of our most popular items are:
- Benton County Records for birth, marriage, census, death and cemeteries. Other county records include Carroll, Madison and Washington.
- Benton County Daily Record on microfilm, late 1800s-2011. Current issues are located in the Newspaper section in the main library.
- Native American Resources, Family Histories and Reference books from across the United States supplement Arkansas collections. Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia are well-represented.
- Pennsylvania Archives multi-volume set, a specialized resource.
- Quarterly Publications include The Arkansas Family Historian, The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, The Backtracker, The Benton County Pioneer and other local quarterlies.
- Daughters of the American Revolution records, military rosters, Confederate soldier lists and other war archives.
Popular Magazines
In addition to our local, specialized quarterlies, BPL provides a few national magazines. Back issues of these titles may be checked out for 3 weeks.
American Genealogist
Emphasizes carefully documented genealogy and analyses of difficult genealogical problems, all directed toward providing serious genealogists with examples of how they too might solve such problems.
Family Tree Magazine
Covers all the areas of potential interest to family history enthusiasts, reaching beyond genealogy research to include ethnic heritage, family reunions, memoirs, oral history, scrapbooking, historic travel and more.
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