Johnson county in the northwestern portion of the state, was names in 1833 when created for ben johnson one of the territorial judges. There are three catagories of materials in the history of medicine di1ision. For instance, the washington county historical society recently produced an annotated bibliography on black settlers of washington county, arkansas, to help researchers who want. Northwest arkansas times newspaper was located in fayetteville, arkansas. The park emphasizes regional 19th century history from 1824 to 1889. These books are compilations of obituaries abstracted from microfilm of the newspapers of washington county, arkansas. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Research historical ar newspaper archive databases and old news articles to help. The northwest arkansas landscape of today bears little resemblance to the rolling prairies and hillsides that greeted the pioneers who settled the region. The encylopedia of arkansas history and culture, by butler center for arkansas studies.
A narrative history is a comprehensive history of the state that has been invaluable to students and the general public since its original publication. Historic washington state park encyclopedia of arkansas. The early history of washington county proper, however, begins with its first settlement by a white person. Search arkansas historical newspaper archives online. Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the state. Fayetteville northwest arkansas times archives, dec 3. This volume also contains a brief history of the county as it developed up to the time this volume was written in the 1880s. In july, 1857, james mcnulty came from iowa with his family and settled in marysville. An informative and historical overview of howard county, arkansas with 77 pages including 116 family biographies plus 34 different howard county communities on 4 different maps. Black settlers bibliography washington county historical.
Since we offer many different county history and genealogy cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the howard county arkansas history, genealogy and maps cd. It embraces twentyseven townships and an area of 569,600 acres, divided almost equally into valleys, plateaux and. This material was originally published by goodspeed publishing in the late 1800s and this reprint contains memoirs and biographies of the early pioneers. Today, it is available for rent by the public for various events and group activities. Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast ark 1889. The historical collection, the schlumberger collection and the history of medicine archives. Students and teachers can check on similar books by other authors, books in. Willard howard, md is a family medicine specialist in bentonville, ar. Source biographical and historical memoirs of northeast arkansas 1889 greene county, ark. An informative and historical overview of washington county, arkansas with more than 330 pages including 300 biographies plus 60 different washington county communities on 4 different historical maps.
Daily arkansas gazette from little rock, arkansas on. Fayetteville northwest arkansas times archives, nov 9. Fayetteville northwest arkansas times newspaper november 9, 1980, fayetteville, arkansas baylors bears maul razorback, 4215youll find the bad news on page ic vol. We found 19 records for john washington in west helena, little rock and 21 other cities in arkansas. A history of newark, arkansas 1999 edition open library. Apr 01, 2008 history of washington county, arkansas. History of rhea community, washington county, arkansas johnston, dorothy m on. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Contains amusing anecdotes about how the man would take odd jobs, have tricks played on him. It covers the time from the arrival of european explorers to about 1885. Acumen brands founder john james moves to new role with. Western arkansas, biographies and historical memoirs. Whayne is chair of the history department, university of arkansas.
Washington county, next to benton county on the north, is in the northwest corner of arkansas, lying against the indian territory on the west, and bounded on the east and south by madison and crawford counties, respectively. Hempstead county, arkansas history and biographical sketches 91 pages, 8. Four distinguished scholars cover prehistoric arkansas, the colonial period, and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and incorporate the newest historiography to bring the book up to date for 2012. History of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford, franklin and sebastian counties, arkansas chicago, il. These materials have been described and inventoried for ease of access. Clcd clcd is a single sourcesingle search resource for librarians, teachers, parents and students from prek through grade 12 and for children s literature classes at the academic level. Goodspeed brothers the goodspeed publishing company chicago, il 346350 1889 goodspeeds history of northwest arkansas. He graduated from at still university health scienceskirksville college of osteopathic medicine and specializes in family medicine. An informative and historical overview of washington county, arkansas including two separate sections on one cd which include 4 historical maps 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915. County resources, johnson county arkansas research. Northeast arkansas, biographies and historical memoirs.
History of rhea community, washington county, arkansas. The book is a photographic history of walnut ridge and hoxie and contains over 200 images spanning the first 100 years of walnut ridge and hoxie with detailed and well. Some collections of particular interest are the robert b. For washington county for arkansas encycopedia of arkansas history and culture fayetteville time line. Madison county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with.
The arkansas state archives houses approximately,000 cubic feet of state records and manuscript collections pertaining to the history of arkansas and its people. History study center history study center is an online resource providing a vast collection of digitised primary and secondary sources for the study of history. At bentonville public library, the william enfield genealogy and local history provides users with a quiet and welldesigned research space with easy access to compact shelving that houses a special collection. Microfilm copies of all the returns for arkansas are at the arkansas history commission, little rock. In 1810s and 1820s, cherokees who were fleeing the push by whites who were taking their lands in the southeastern u. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Visit historic washington state park to see some of the most interesting historical places in arkansas and learn how. Cemeteries in washington countyposted to this site. With the exception of the first chapter of volume one, chapters are identified by calendar years and, within each year, the obituaries are alphabetically arranged by the deceaseds name. Family biographies from the history of washington county, arkansas 1889. The washington county historical society was established in 1951 with the stated. The encylopedia of arkansas history and culture, by butler center for arkansas studies illustrated html at filed under. These inventories, called finding aids, are keyword searchable.
Paul, wesley, drakes creek, aurora, marble, delaney, combs station, powell, clifty, whitner, ar, civil war, map, goodspeed, goodspeed. A story about charlie wilson, the only black citizen of prairie grove at the time of the authors childhood. Lawrence county residents, natives, and their ancestors are a vital piece in the puzzle of arkansas history. Goodspeeds biographical and historical memoirs of northeastern arkansas lawrence county a through c. The historical collection is a collection of medical classics and arkansas meicai books. A traditional red brick exterior includes a wraparound veranda. Here he spent the summer, fall, and a portion of the winter, but choosing a locality further west, selected a beautiful piece of land about five miles. Following is a list of the names of grooms, brides, witnesses, and parents from james logan morgans marriage records of lawrence county, arkansas, 18201850 the book itself contains complete details from the marriage records names, ages, residences, other people mentioned in the record, etc. History of western arkansas with biographies of people from that area. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of nashville, mineral springs, dierks, antimony city, centre point, center point, picayune, saratoga ar. In 2006, bentonville public library and the northwest arkansas genealogy society formed an extraordinary partnership when the society donated its collection of more than 3,000 local history and genealogy resources to be housed in the newlybuilt library at 405 s. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of fayetteville, springdale, elm springs, west fork, prairie grove, boonsboro, evansville, cincinnati, farmington, ar, civil war, map, goodspeed. Despite the constant downpour of rain ml day yesterday.
Howard was not enumerated in sevier county in 1860, but in 1870 was listed as residing in thompson township, pike county, and in 1880 its living in muddy fork. Historic washington state park arkansas state parks. Johnson county, arkansas history and biographical sketches 60 pages, 8. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computergenerated index. An important resource for the study and research of washington. Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast arkansas.
Eliza j walston, william walston and 3 other siblings. Schedule 1, inhabitants, are in the national archives, washington, d. Howard county, created in 1873, is located in the southwestern portion of the state. Historic washington state park tour of the town arkansas state.
In this book, you will see how life evolved from the early days of the county to the present, meeting the people, families and communities that have played a major role in the development of lawrence county. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years. Because the information was compiled by the referenced family, it should be very accurate and detailed. Marlar was born in tennessee on april 6, 1834, and is the son of william t. Layers of progress, from oak trees to interstates, sit atop the region as it once was. The historical portion of the book is taken from the time of the founding of the county up to the time of the writing of the original book in the mid1880s. Washington county, arkansas history and biographical sketches. About northeast arkansas, biographies and historical memoirs this large database is a history of northeastern arkansas and a collection of biographies of persons in that area. Historic washington state park is a 101acre 41 ha arkansas state park in hemsptead county. Land, labor and federal favor in twentieth century arkansas 1996, university press of virginia, and arkansas biography, with nancy a. Nevada county, arkansas history and biographical sketches. During 2001, we will be telling you about new genealogical workshops and book fairs.
History of ambrose harnage before he moves to arkansas. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Henry walston 1869 arkansas henry walston in 1870 united states federal census henry walston was born circa 1869, at birth place, arkansas, to robert walston and martha j walston. It was subdivided into thirteen municipal townships, viz broughton, missouri, emmet, albany, parker, alabama, taylor, caney, georgia, red land, union. The historical society itself conducts research into the history of washington county. Character tales, by ruth mcenery stuart html and tei at unc. Welcome to the washington county historical society of. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of huntsville, kingston, hindsville, st. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the.
Johnson county, arkansas history and biographical sketches. The washington county archives are located in the old courthouse on business 71 south. Jan 26, 2016 books will be available to purchase there, or for those who have preordered books online and selected to pickup locally, their books can be picked up that evening. For instance, the washington county historical society recently produced an annotated bibliography on black settlers of washington county, arkansas, to help researchers who want to study the african american pioneers of the county. This park primarily exists to preserve and interpret the history of the town of washington hempstead county, emphasizing its political, cultural. John washington in arkansas ar 19 records found whitepages. The atlas had details such as the population of the community which appears to have come from the 1890 census and whether there was a post office andor railroad service available. Provides a comprehensive history of arkansas that has been invaluable to students and the general public since its original publication.
Books will be available to purchase there, or for those who have preordered books online and selected to pickup locally, their books can be picked up that evening. Nevada county, arkansas history and biographical sketches 53 pages, 8. Search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. History of washington county, arkansas arkansas genealogy. Washington county, arkansas genealogy familysearch. Marriage records of lawrence county, arkansas, 18201850. Arkansas is the nations leading producer of rice and poultry and grows nearly every crop produced in the united states with the exception of citrus fruits. Books, periodicals, and other print resources create a general arkansas history reference library. An important stop on the southwest trail, james bowie, sam houston, and davy crockett famously traveled through here. The archives contain rare books, court documents, newspapers, census information, photographs, scrapbooks, sheet music, and assorted family. Howard county, arkansas history and biographical sketches.
An informative and historical overview of madison county, arkansas with 117 pages including 99 biographies plus 38 different madison county communities on 4 different maps. History on the southwest trail by mary medearis, a country year. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Heritagequest search censuses, genealogy and local history books, periodical source index persi, revolutionary war records, freedmans bank records and lexisnexis us serial set. Howard county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. Washington county, located in the northwest corner of the state was established in 1828. Washington county historical society collection university of. Fayetteville history black community at the fayetteville, arkansas public library. We found 4 records for john pendleton in alexander, maumelle and 7 other cities in arkansas. Arkansas, homestead and cash entry patents, pre1908.
Built in 1914, this building served as the second public school building for the town of washington. Weve built the following list with information that came from an atlas published by rand mcnally in 1895. S, gained rights to some of the present countys area. Hempstead county, arkansas history and biographical sketches. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. Dec 14, 2009 a history of newark, arkansas by craig, robert d. Marlar, who was born in jarvis sic no such county county, tenn. History of washington county arkansas hardcover january 1, 1989 by joseph c.
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