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 - The archives,
located at 328 Quapaw Avenue, Hot Springs, are open from 8
to 12 each weekday morning except on holidays. Mailing
address is PO box 21335, Hot Springs AR 71903. Email
address is GCHS@HotSprings.net.
Phone number 501 321 2159. Organized 1960; membership open,
annual dues start at $20.00 plus $5 if Record is mailed;
interested in local history and genealogy; meets at noon on
third Tuesday of each month at St Joseph's board room,
September through May. Excellent Garland County collection,
census, newspapers and some 20,000 photographs. Annual
publication THE RECORD has won several awards from the
Arkansas Historical Association. Contents include year to
year variety of family history, early Hot Springs articles,
historic buildings and many early photos. See website -
www.Garlandcountyhistoricalsociety.com - 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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