ÿþ<!-- saved from url=(0026)file://H:\HTML\mission.htm --> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>Genealogy</title> </head> <body leftmargin="100" rightmargin="100"> <img src="Genealogy.jpg" alt="" style="float: right"/> <h1 align="left"><font color="#63140D" face="Arial">Welcome to the William Enfield Local History & Genealogy Department</font></h1> <br> <p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#666666">In 2006, Bentonville Public Library and the Northwest Arkansas Genealogy Society formed an extraordinary partnership when the Society donated it's collection of more than 3,000 local history and genealogy resources to be housed in the newly-built library at 405 S. Main Street.</b> </font></p> <br> <h4 align="left"><font color="#63140D" face="Arial">Library Resources</font></h4> <p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#666666"><ul> <li>Local history materials</li> <li>Genealogy resources from Arkansas and other States</li> <li>Family histories</li> <li>Cemetery records, obituaries and birth indexes</li> <li>Specialty materials such as <i>Daughters of the American Revolution, Pennsylvania Archives</i> and various quarterlies</li> <li><i>Benton County Daily Record</i> newspaper on microfilm (dating back to late 1800s)</li> <li>Genealogy databases Heritage Quest and Ancestry.com</li> <li>Heritage Quest is available 24/7 for home or library access at no charge</li> <li>Ancestry.com is available for use in the library only. Patrons are welcome to bring a personal laptop for unlimited, free WIFI access to Ancestry.com.</li> </ul> </b> </font></p> <br> <h4 align="left"><font color="#63140D" face="Arial">About the Northwest Arkansas Genealogy Society</font></h4> <p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#666666"> Northwest Arkansas Genealogy Society volunteers donate their time to the Bentonville Public Library. They serve our community by offering free guidance and some fee-based research assistance with genealogy resources. In the past few years, Society members have volunteered more than 3,775 hours assisting library patrons in family research. It is recommended that you visit the genealogy center when a volunteer is scheduled to work. Call for details or click <a href="http://library.bentonvillear.com/NAGS Dec 2011 Calendar.pdf">here</a> for the current volunteer calendar. <br> <br> Click <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arnwags/"> here</a> for more details about The Northwest Arkansas Genealogy Society. <br> <br> The Society produces a quarterly publication, <i>The Backtracker</i>, and serves the Arkansas Counties of Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington. The group welcomes new members. Dues are $15 per year and include an annual subscription to <i>The Backtracker</i>. Northwest Arkansas Genealogy Society meetings are held at the Bentonville Public Library on the 4th Monday each month at 6pm, Jan through Nov. Guests are always welcome at meetings. </b> </font></p> <h4 align="left"><font color="#63140D" face="Arial">Contact Information</font></h4> <p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#666666"> Bentonville Public LIbrary <br> ATTN Genealogy Department <br> 405 S Main Street <br> Bentonville, AR 72712 <br> <br> Phone: 479-271-6820 <br> Fax: 479-271-6775 <br> Email: <a href="mailto:genealogy@bentonvillear.com">genealogy@bentonvillear.com</a> or <a href="mailto:genealogy@bentonvillear.com">nags2@juno.com</a> <br> Web page: <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arnwags/">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arnwags/ </a> </b> </font></p> <hr size="2" color="#63140D" width="600"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0"> <font face="Arial"><TBODY></font> <tr> <td align="middle" valign="top"><font color="#666666" size="1" face="arial"><b><LINK="#666666" alink="#666666" vlink="666666"></b></font> <b><a href="http://www.youseemore.com/bentonville/default.asp"><font color="#808080" size="1" face="Verdana">Home</font></a><font color="#808080" size="1" face="Verdana"> | </font> <a href="http://library.bentonvillear.com/TLCScripts/interpac.dll?SearchForm&Directions=1&Config=ysm"><font color="#808080" size="1" face="Verdana">Search Catalog</font></a><font color="#808080" size="1" face="Verdana"> | <a href="http://library.bentonvillear.com/TLCScripts/Interpac.dll?PatronForm?Directions=1&config=ysm&branch=0"> <font color="#808080">Check Account</font></a></font> </b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle" valign="top"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <font color="#666666" size="1" face="arial"></TBODY></font> </table> </center></div> </body> </html>