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Garland County Resources
Arkansas Genealogical Society - PO Box 908 Hot Springs, AR
71902-0908
Organized 1962; membership open to everyone interested in
Arkansas genealogy; dues are $20.00/calendar year. AGS publishes
"The Arkansas Family Historian," a quarterly journal containing
family histories, cemetery inventories, Bible records, source
materials, news about genealogical events, book reviews,
members' queries, methodology articles and more. Queries may be
submitted with membership dues; they should be limited to 50
words and pertain to Arkansas.
Garland County Historical Society - Located in new home - at 328 Quapaw Avenue, Hot Springs are now open from 8 to 12 each
weekday morning. Mailing address is 222 McMahan Drive, Hot
Springs, AR 71913-6243
Organized 1960; membership open, annual dues $15.00 plus $3 if
mailed; interested in local history and genealogy; meets third
Tuesday of each month. Archives open Tuesday mornings 8 - 12
noon, rear, Senior Citizens Center, 210 Woodbine, Hot Springs.
Excellent Garland County collection, census, newspapers and some
8,000 photographs. Annual publication THE RECORD has won several
awards from the Arkansas Historical Association. Each issue has
175/100 pages with full index. Contents include year to year
variety of family history, early Hot Springs articles, historic
buildings and many early photos. Send SASE for list of
publications. .
Melting Pot Genealogical Society, organized in 1976, meets on
the fourth Tuesday of the month, September through May, at 1:30
p.m., at the Garland County Public Library, 1427 Malvern, Hot
Springs, Arkansas. Membership dues are $20.00 for the calendar
year and include two MPGS publications (add $3.00 if
publications are mailed). Monthly meeting programs are designed
to promote interest in research, to foster careful
documentation, and to encourage scholarly writing. At least two
workshops conducted by genealogy researchers and historians are
offered annually. The Melting Pot Genealogical Society has
collected and preserved over two thousand volumes of genealogy
related books in its library located at 223-A Hazel Street, Hot
Springs, AR (501-624-0229). The Melting Pot Genealogical Society
Library, staffed by member volunteers, is open on Mondays,
Fridays, and the second Saturday of the month from 10:00 A.M. -
2:00 P.M.
Hot Springs Village Genealogical Society - PO Box 8231, Hot
Springs Village, AR 71909
Organized 1987; membership open, dues $10.00/year; interested in
genealogy; meets first Thursday of each month except January,
July and August. Mail inquiry policy: answers letters, no fee.
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