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1/21/2011:A new exhibit at the Clinton Presidential Library, "Revolution and Rebellion: Wars, Words and Figures," features artifacts, manuscript material, and other items from the collections of the Arkansas History Commission. The exhibit showcases thirty-five scale portrait sculptures of many of the pivotal players in both the American Revolution and the American Civil War.
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11/19/2010:The Arkansas History Commission announces the following schedule for the upcoming holidays
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11/19/2010:The new fall exhibit at the first floor rotunda at the State Capitol, "Arkansas in 1860: On the Eve of Conflict," contains artifacts and documents from the collections of the Arkansas History Commission.
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1/5/2010:The Arkansas History Commissions online public-access catalog will be unavailable the week of January 4, 2010, due to the move of the Arkansas State Library to new quarters.
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11/24/2009:The Arkansas History Commission announces the following schedule for the upcoming holidays:
For Thanksgiving, the Commission will close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 2009.
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5/7/2009:Profiles in Arkansas Black History, a workshop presented by the Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas History Commission, will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.
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4/27/2009:The Arkansas History Commission will present a workshop May 2, 2009, at Arkansas Post Museum in Gillett, Arkansas.
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12/15/2008:In observance of the upcoming holidays, we announce the following closings:
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5/7/2008:Heritage Month 2008 Display at the Arkansas History Commission
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4/10/2008:The Arkansas History Commission will present a workshop April 26, 2008, at the 1888 Courthouse at Powhatan Historic State Park.
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4/8/2008:The Arkansas History Commission was well represented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Historical Association, held March 27-29, at Eureka Springs.
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11/20/2007:The Arkansas History Commission will close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2007.
We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday.
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9/22/2007:In honor of fiftieth anniversary of the integration of Central High School, Women of the Central High Crisis: The Politics of Gender and Desegregation will be on exhibit at Arkansas History Commission from September 16 through December 14, 2007.
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9/5/2007:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah, has recently completed the microfilming of sixty three new rolls of Mississippi County records at the courthouses in Osceola and Blytheville.
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7/7/2007:The Arkansas History Commission will present a workshop July 21, 2007, at the 1888 Courthouse at Powhatan Historic State Park.
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6/25/2007:Planning a field trip to the Arkansas History Commission? Here are some suggested research activities for children.
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6/20/2007:Finders, Keepers: Researching and Preserving Your Arkansas History
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Arkansas State Capitol Building, Room 171
Presented by the Arkansas History Commission.
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4/19/2007:Profiles in Arkansas Black History, a workshop sponsored by the Black History Advisory Committee, Arkansas History Commission, and Arkansas Humanities Council, will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. at the Historic Arkansas Museum.
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4/18/2007:As a part of Heritage Month 2007, each Saturday in May, a staff member will present a program focusing on the work of the Arkansas History Commission as it continues its mission to preserve and provide access to the history of Arkansas.
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3/28/2007:The Arkansas History Commission (AHC) launched its redesigned website March 20, 2007, at www.ark-ives.com.
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3/15/2007:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah has just completed the microfilming of older Phillips County records at the courthouse in Helena.
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3/6/2007:Dr. Jamie Brandon of South Arkansas University in Magnolia will speak on "Historical Archeology in Arkansas: Why do we dig up the recent past?" at the 1914 Schoolhouse in Historic Washington State Park at 7 PM on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
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3/5/2007:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah has just completed the microfilming of some of the older records of Cross County.
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12/21/2006:The Arkansas History Commission will close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2006, and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2006.
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11/21/2006:The Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA) announces that tickets are now available for the 20th Annual Christmas and Candlelight in Washington, Arkansas, scheduled for Saturday, December 2, 2006.
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11/3/2006:The Arkansas History Commission, in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah, has recently completed microfilming Jackson County records at the courthouse in Newport.
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10/25/2006:Celebrate Constitution Day with the Arkansas History Commission at the Justice Building on the State Capitol Grounds, October 27, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
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10/19/2006:Come visit us on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, for a preview of CARAT--Catalog of Arkansas Resources and Archival Treasures--and an introduction to the new Research Room at the Arkansas History Commission.
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9/1/2006:"We the People: The Constitutional Heritage of Arkansas," an exhibit by the Arkansas History Commission, will open at the Justice Building on Friday, September 8, 2006 and will remain on display Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 5:00 pm for one year.
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8/24/2006:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah, announces the completion of the microfilming of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, deed records dating 1887-1902.
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8/8/2006:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah, announces the completion of the microfilming of records for Monroe County in eastern Arkansas.
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7/14/2006:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah, has just completed the microfilming of historic Prairie County records at the courthouses in Des Arc and DeValls Bluff.
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6/15/2006:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah, has completed microfilming of early Greene County records at the Courthouse in Paragould.
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5/23/2006:The Arkansas History Commission was awarded a major grant earlier this month from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council.
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4/24/2006:The Arkansas History Commission has been awarded a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council, Dr. Wendy Richter, director of the History Commission, announced today.
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3/1/2006:The Arkansas History Commission has been awarded a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), Dr. Wendy Richter, director of the History Commission, announced today.
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2/2/2006:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock announces a new addition to its material relating to the Mexican War (1846-1848).
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1/9/2006:Linda McDowell is the new African American History Coordinator for the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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12/21/2005:The Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock announces that the historic Arkansas-Missouri Slave Case, 1850-1856, material is now available on microfilm in our Research Room.
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11/15/2005:On October 1, 2005, the Arkansas History Commission acquired the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA) in Washington, Arkansas.
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5/25/2005:The Arkansas History Commission will be open on Saturdays, beginning June 4, for the convenience of those who can't come during regular weekday hours.
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