Native Ancestors of Arkansas: Who was Here? Who came Here? How to find them.
2023-05-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Native Ancestors of Arkansas: Who was Here? Who came Here? How to find them.
presented by Angela Walton-Raji
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Hard-Headed, Germanic Roadblocks: Stories of Discovery in Finding and Documenting German Ancestral Roots
2023-05-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Hard-Headed, Germanic Roadblocks: Stories of Discovery in Finding and Documenting German Ancestral Roots
presented by Stephen J Schafer, Ph.D.
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From Balzers to Bigelow: A Family from Liechtenstein Settles in Perry County, Arkansas
2023-06-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
From Balzers to Bigelow: A Family from Liechtenstein Settles in Perry County, Arkansas
presented by Tim Nutt, Director of the Historical Research Center at UAMS
In 1880, Andreas and Emmerita Kaufmann Nutt and their two children left Liechtenstein to start fresh in the United States. The reasons why they emigrated from the small country are unknown, but this presentation will highlight some of the possible explanations, as well as their lives in Perry County, Arkansas after their arrival.
Tim Nutt is currently employed as the Director of the Historical Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Previously, he was employed as the Head of Special Collections at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and as founding Deputy Curator of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. He also served as the founding Managing Editor and Staff Historian of the award-winning online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.
A native of Bigelow, Arkansas, Nutt received a B.A. in History from the University of Central Arkansas and a masters in Library Science, with an emphasis on archives, from the University of Oklahoma. He is a past president of the Arkansas Historical Association and a Certified Archivist.
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CALS Writing Circle: How to Write an Obituary
2023-06-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
CALS Writing Circle: How to Write an Obituary
presented by Deb Moore, Central Arkansas Library System (CALS)
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A Family Practice: The Russell Doctors and the Evolving Business of Medicine, 1799-1989
2023-07-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
A Family Practice: The Russell Doctors and the Evolving Business of Medicine, 1799-1989
presented by Dr Bill Lindsey, Mary Ryan & Bill Russell
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One-Step Website: A Potpourri of Genealogical Research Tools
2023-07-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
One-Step Website: A Potpourri of Genealogical Research Tools
by Steve Morse, One Step Webpages by Steve P Morse
The One -Step website started out as an aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census. Over the years it has continued to evolve and today includes about 300 web-based tools divided into 16 seperate categories ranging from genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay. This presentation will describe the range of tools available and give the highlights of each one.
Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, first-ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies.
In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering. He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today’s Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution more than 40 years ago.
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Brick Wall Challenge & Genealogy Serendipity
2023-08-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
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123 W Maple: Lessons in Doing a House History
2023-08-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
123 W Maple: Lessons in Doing a House History
presented by Heather Robb
Have you wondered about the history of the house an ancestor lived in? Or have you ever had thoughts of who lived in your house before you? Come learn steps that will help you to be able to make a start on your own house history project. We will look at a case study involving 123 West Maple Avenue in an Illinois town. Using examples from sources found for this property and those that resided there, help illustrate just what can be found when conducting a house history.
Heather Robb is a graduate student in the genealogy studies program at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. She is currently working on a topic for her master’s thesis. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and has done graduate studies in Public History where she developed an interest in museum studies as well as architectural history and historic building survey. She is a graduate of the Boston University Genealogy Certificate Program and holds a Professional Learning Certificate (PLCGS) in American records from the International Institute for Genealogical Studies.
She has worked in the archive and artifacts department at the Airborne Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina and has served as genealogical researcher for Purple Hearts Reunited for the last five years. She was a military spouse for the duration of her husband’s military career and found fulfilment in organizing events and activities with several organizations for military spouses at various duty stations.
Heather’s favorite genealogy records are military records with land records a close second. She loves being involved in genealogy education and has served as a coordinator for the ProGen study program as well as a facilitator with Boston University’s genealogy certificate program. She enjoys continuing her American genealogy education by attending national and state conferences as well as institutes like GRIP, IGHR, SLIG and TIGR.
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If This House Could Talk
2023-09-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
If This House Could Talk
presented by Mary-Russell Evans, Heritage Seekers
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Personal Archiving and Memory Lab
2023-09-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Personal Archiving and Memory Lab
presented by Heather Register-Zbinden, CALS
Learn how to organize your personal papers, photos, scrapbooks, and other items to digitize and store them for future generations. And find out more about CALS DIY Memory Lab and how to use it to preserve your family history.
Heather Register Zbinden is the Programs and Website Coordinator for CALS Roberts Library. She has an M.A. in Public History from UA Little Rock and has worked at a number of local museums including the Old State House Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and Central High School National Historic Site. Since coming to the Roberts Library in 2019, she has developed the system’s personal archiving and Memory Lab program as well as spearheaded the library’s virtual programming platform during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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I Have a Civil War Ancestor... Now What?
2023-10-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
I Have a Civil War Ancestor… Now What?
presented by Brian Rhinehart, CivilWarRecords.com
Civil War soldiers often left a rich genealogical paper trail. Many of these records are tucked away at the National Archives in Washington DC. Learn what records are available for your ancestors only at the National Archives, what records are online already, and how to access all of them. These records may unlock some of the family stories that have been forgotten over time, as well as break down a brick wall or two!
Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogist and speaker and is the owner of CivilWarRecords.com. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and his work has been featured in the PBS television show “Finding Your Roots.” A direct descendant of six Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there.
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Shakin’ Out the Smiths: Researching a Common Surname
2023-10-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Shakin’ Out the Smiths: Researching a Common Surname
presented by Nancy Calhoun, Oklahoma
Many of our genealogy brick walls come from common surnames on our family trees. The speaker is no exception with a mother named Ann Smith. She will share some tips and tricks for overcoming this obstacle, using examples from her over 40 years of Smith research across four states. Some include examples of what NOT to do. It ends with a surprise for everyone, including the speaker.
Nancy Calhoun has been chasing relatives for over 40 years. While in Teacher Corps and graduate school in Kansas, she enrolled in a semester long genealogy class and has been pursuing family, both her own and others’ since that time. She found it to be a perfect combination with her bachelor degrees (history, English, vocational home economics with a minor in photography) and a masters in curriculum and instruction. With a teaching background and 20 years in newspaper work and publishing, she often used her research skills in the classroom and in writing.
Nancy was the Department Head of Genealogy and Local History at Muskogee Public Library in Muskogee, Oklahoma, for 13 years when she went to work for Oklahoma Historical Society. She then retired due to a stroke.
She has attended several NGS and FGS national conferences, in addition to area educational opportunities. She was the recipient of the librarian scholarship to attend IGHR and the Richard S. Lackey Memorial Scholarship for the 2017 session of Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. Her writings have placed in the annual contests held by the International Association of Family History Writers and Editors.
Memberships include APG, NGS, DAR, United Daughters of the War of 1812, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Oklahoma’s First Families of the Twin Territories, First Families of Wythe County, Virginia, Mayflower Society, and several county and state genealogical organizations. She is a board member of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society and Gen-Fed Alumni. Speaking opportunities have taken her all over Oklahoma and into Arkansas and Texas. Since the pandemic and a stroke, she is doing Zoom presentation for Texas, Oklahoma and California societies.
Her personal research includes Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, as well as Oklahoma.
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100 years of Arkansas State Parks: Shea’s Picks for Family History Destinations
2023-11-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
100 years of Arkansas State Parks: Shea’s Picks for Family History Destinations
presented by Shea Lewis, Director, Division of Arkansas State Parks.
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For Every Family, A Family Doctor Dr Sam Taggart
2023-11-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
For Every Family, A Family Doctor
presented by Dr Sam Taggart
Family Doctors hold a special place in our lives. The family physician is often the narrator, father confessor, the soul who is there for families from birth to death; the person who is called in time of need. One principal trait is trust, trust to do the right thing, trust to be there when he is needed. Wisdom is another of those traits that sets them apart.
For the first 150 years of Arkansas’s existence, physician care was provided by family physicians who did most of the surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, and medical care. In the first half of the 20th century, medical education shifted its emphasis to training specialists and by the 1940s Arkansas was beginning to experience a dramatic decrease in the numbers of family doctors. In 1947, the Arkansas Academy of General Practice was created, and, in 1970, it morphed into the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians. Slowly, over the last 75 years, the Arkansas Academy has worked hard to increase the numbers of family physicians in the state and provide them with the continuing education needed to keep up-to-date.. For Every Family, A Family Doctor is a narrative history of the Modern Family Medicine Movement in Arkansas. The lion’s share of the book is told through the lives of the men and women who led this movement.
Sam Taggart is a family doctor, raised in the White River Delta in Augusta, Arkansas. After medical school at UAMS, he completed a Family Practice Residency. He retired in 2013 as the senior partner and founder of Family Practice Associates of Benton. In 2012 he wrote The Public’s Health, describing a narrative history of health and disease in Arkansas over the last 200 years.
For Every Family, A Family Doctor began as a series of interviews, recorded during 2018-2022, looking at the lives and practices of the family doctors of Arkansas over the last seventy-five years. This series was produced by the Arkansas Physician’s Oral History Project, created in 2015. This is the second project for this group. In June of 2021 he published Country Doctors of Arkansas, as one of the products of that study. In April 2023, he published For Every Family, A Family Doctor a narrative history of the modern family medicine movement in Arkansas since 1947.
He and his wife, Dr. Annette Enderlin are presently working on a book called Against the Odds: Arkansas Women in Medicine before 1972.
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Iceland, Land of Contrasts
2024-01-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Iceland, Land of Contrasts
presented by Betty Waldrup
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Navigating the Records From The War of 1812
2024-01-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Navigating the Records From The War of 1812
presented by Brian Rhinehart, CivilWarRecords.com
From bounty land to pensions, there are no shortage of genealogical records for soldiers from The War of 1812. Learn why these records were created, how to make sense of them, and what those records can contain for your ancestors.
Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogist and speaker and is the owner of CivilWarRecords.com. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and his work has been featured in the PBS television show “Finding Your Roots.” A direct descendant of six Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there.
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When Hell Came to Sharpsburg
2024-02-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
When Hell Came to Sharpsburg
presented by Steve Cowie, author
The Battle of Antietam, fought in and around Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day in American history. Despite the large number of books and articles on the subject, the horrendous effect that the battle had on area civilians is rarely discussed. When Hell Came to Sharpsburg by Steven Cowie rectifies this oversight.
By the time the battle ended that day, more than 23,000 men had been killed, wounded, or captured in just a dozen hours of combat—a grim statistic that tells only part of the story. The epicenter of that deadly day was the small community of Sharpsburg. Families lived, worked, and worshipped there. It was their home. And the horrific fighting and its aftermath turned their lives upside down.
When Hell Came to Sharpsburg investigates how the battle and its armies wreaked emotional, physical, and financial havoc on the people of Sharpsburg. For proper context, the author explores the savage struggle and its gory aftermath and explains how soldiers stripped the community of resources and spread diseases. Cowie meticulously follows fortunes of individual families—ordinary folk thrust into harrowing circumstances—and their struggle to recover from their unexpected and often devastating losses.
Steven Cowie earned a degree from California State University, Long Beach. As part of the Los Angeles film industry, he penned spec screenplays and sold his award-winning short film to the Sundance Channel. A lifelong student of the Civil War, Cowie dedicated fifteen years to exclusively researching the Battle of Antietam. When Hell Came to Sharpsburg is his first book.
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Behind the Scenes Tour at the Arkansas State Archives
2024-02-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Arkansas State Archives, 1 Capitol Mall, #215, Little Rock, AR, 72201, United States

The Importance of Belonging
2024-02-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
The Importance of Belonging
presented by Diana Crisman Smith
Many people seem to believe that joining organizations is out of style and unnecessary. In the case of genealogical societies, however, Diana strongly disagrees. There are many reasons to join societies, and there is something for everyone somewhere. We’ll discuss various types of societies and what’s in them for YOU. AND why they need YOU.
Diana Crisman Smith has been researching since childhood and has served as a lay librarian at her local Family History Center for more than 20 years. She has been active as a researcher, speaker, writer and teacher since the 1980s.
Since 2010 she has written online courses on a variety of topics including: Land Records, Civil War Pension Records, Military Records, Death Records, RootsMagic, Danish Research Basics and Scandinavian Research. She currently has two courses at Lisa Alzo’s ResearchWriteConnect Academy; Using City Directories and Vital Events 101, with more to come. She has also done crash courses on her favorite Midwestern states.
She has written for numerous genealogical publications, including current regular columns in the National Genealogical Society News Magazine and the Association of Professional Genealogists’ APG Quarterly and contributions to a wide range of local and national periodicals. Diana penned a genealogy column that ran for two years in the 27 editions of the Cleveland (Ohio) Sun Newspapers and is the listed author of Finding Your Danish Ancestors: A Primer for Research & History from Heritage Productions, Toronto, Canada.
Diana and her late husband enjoyed speaking at conferences around the country (and at sea) for the past 30+ years and she is now expanding her genealogical endeavors—speaking, writing, teaching and researching—after concluding a career in software consulting. She hopes to get back to sea for another genealogy cruise one of these days.
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Women in The Civil War
2024-03-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Women in The Civil War
presented by Angela Walton-Raji
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Brick Wall Challenge & Genealogy Serendipity
2024-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Brick Wall Challenge & Genealogy Serendipity
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Genealogical Treasures at NARA-St. Louis
2024-04-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Genealogical Treasures at NARA-St. Louis
presented by Lori Miller, APG, Military Researcher, lecturer
Boy, doesn’t the NARA-St. Louis Archival facility and NPRC have military files? Why would I want to see them, aren’t they filled with only troop information?
Come find out the difference between the two sides of NARA-St. Louis, how to plan a visit for research, and learn that you might find some unexpected genealogy treasures that can help you in the search for family history in a military file.
Lori Berdak Miller is a military researcher/genealogist located in the St. Louis area. Her love of genealogy started in high school back in the days of Soundex and no internet, to learn more of her dad’s Slovak/Rusyn roots. Combining her proud Air Force Brat blood and history degree led her to start Redbird Research LLC in 2006 to aid in searches at NARA ST LOUIS.
Lori has helped museums, associations, authors, tv shows, military collectors, genealogists and families find answers to their military questions. She recently was filmed in an international documentary showing her work. She also has taught classes for SLIG, IGHR (with Michael Strauss) and lectures for groups and societies.
She is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists, Missouri Genealogy Society, Ohio Genealogy Society, Czechoslovak Genealogy Society International, St. Louis Genealogy Society, Orders and Medals Society of America, International German Genealogy Partnership, a Civil War Roundtable and other local and state societies.
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Flora, Faces, and Fauna: Reading Cemetery Symbolism
2024-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Flora, Faces, and Fauna: Reading Cemetery Symbolism
presented by Holly Hope, Special Projects Historian, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
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Iconography Scavenger Hunt at Mount Holly Cemetery
2024-05-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Mount Holly Cemetery, 1200 Broadway St Little Rock, AR 72202, Little Rock, AR, 72202, United States
Iconography Scavenger Hunt at Mount Holly Cemetery
Led by Holly Hope, Special Projects Historian, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program

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My Great-grandfather: His Letters Home from the Civil War and Other Stories
2024-05-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
My Great-grandfather:
His Letters Home from the Civil War and Other Stories
presented by David W. Bash
Through 50 letters written home from his Civil War service and other memorabilia, was my great-grandfather William G. Kendrick arrogant, narcissistic, a daredevil, or just telling it as he really was? Maybe all four traits or maybe just boasting to his wife? Zoom in and determine it for yourself.
David Bash, Ph.D., earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics in 1969. After teaching for a few years, he became interested in applying mathematics instead of teaching it – especially after having a fellowship sponsored by the National Science Foundation about applied mathematics for college professors of mathematics. His major career was as an Operations Research Analyst with the US Army doing war game development and nuclear weapons effects analysis. David is also a long-standing member of the Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas & Heritage Seekers.
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Scavenger Hunt (of sorts) at Mount Holly
2024-06-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Mount Holly Cemetery, 1200 Broadway St Little Rock, AR 72202, Little Rock, AR, 72202, United States
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Flora, Faces, and Fauna: Reading Cemetery SymbolismHolly Hope, Arkansas Historic Preservation ProgramScavenger Hunt!NOTE: Park on 13th Street & enter from that gate. Public restrooms will be open.

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There’s a Spreadsheet for That! Excel for Genealogists
2024-06-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
There’s a Spreadsheet for That! Excel for Genealogists
presented by Linda Debe, The Sleepless Genealogist/ Geniebug
This presentation aims to equip genealogists with the fundamental Excel skills necessary to evaluate their family history data. Whether you’re just starting or looking to streamline your research process, this session will cover the basics of Excel tailored specifically for genealogical tasks. By the end of the presentation, attendees will have a solid understanding of how to leverage Excel to organize, analyze, and visualize their family history data. With these foundational skills, genealogists can enhance their research process and uncover new insights into their ancestral heritage.
Linda Debe is a lecturer, writer, and lifelong student with 40 years of genealogy experience. She has many genealogy passions, but she gets excited when it comes to technology. Her motto is to work smarter, not harder, and technology allows her to do just that especially when it comes to maps and timelines. She has spoken to numerous genealogy audiences and has a YouTube channel where she creates short technology how-to videos. In the Fall she will be presenting a 4-week course on Native American Records with the App Gen Institute.
She holds an AAS degree in Electronics Technology from the United States Air Force. She is an alum of Pro Gen 54, a coordinator for Pro Gen 64, and she expects to graduate from the International Institute for Genealogical Studies in 2024. She has attended national genealogical conferences and week-long institutions to further her education. She is a member of several state and local genealogical societies where she conducts research. She is the Program Chair for North Hills Genealogists in Pittsburgh PA.
Being Microsoft Office certified in Access and Excel, she applies her training by creating automated spreadsheets to help with genealogy research. Linda created a free Google calendar for genealogists to locate and register for genealogical educational opportunities, located on her website, Thesleeplessgenealogist.com.
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The Public's Health with Dr. Sam Taggart, MD
2024-06-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
The Public’s Health with Dr. Sam Taggart, MD
On June 24th, Dr. Sam Taggart will give a presentation to the Heritage Seekers of Central Arkansas entitled: The Public’s Health: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Two hundred years of health and disease in Arkansas. This lecture will look at the evolving history of Arkansas through the prism of health and disease. In the presentation he will discuss the various problems faced by Arkansans over the last two centuries. Beginning with malaria, yellow fever, smallpox and cholera in the 19th century and progressing to, COVID, AIDS, Drugs Addiction and Obesity. We will look at the illnesses faced, the tools they had to deal with them and how the people responded. Please join us.
Sam Taggart is a family doctor, raised in the White River Delta in Augusta, Arkansas. After medical school at UAMS, he completed a Family Practice Residency. He retired in 2013 as the senior partner and founder of Family Practice Associates of Benton. In 2012 he wrote a book describing a narrative history of health and disease I Arkansas over the last 200 years, The Public’s Health.
In 2015, he created the Arkansas Physician’s Oral History Project. As a part of this project, he went around the state interviewing country physicians to create a video record of their lives and the practice of medicine in rural Arkansas for the last 75 yrs. In June of 2021 he published Country Doctors of Arkansas, as one of the products of that study. In April 2023, he published For Every Family, A Family Doctor a narrative history of the modern family medicine movement in Arkansas since 1947.
He and his wife, Dr. Annette Enderlin are presently working on a book called Against the Odds: Arkansas Women in Medicine before 1972.
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National Youth Administration (NYA): the New Deal for Young People
2024-07-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
National Youth Administration (NYA): the New Deal for Young People
presented by Lori Thornton
The National Youth Administration trained young people for vocations during its duration. Learn about the program, its camps and centers, the jobs, its records, and its legacy.
Lori Thornton, MLS, professional genealogist and academic librarian, resides in Morristown, Tennessee. The Mississippi native specializes in Southern States research and religious records. Lori speaks to librarians and genealogists locally, regionally, and nationally. Her own ancestry includes early New England settlers who migrated to the Midwest, Amish who immigrated to Pennsylvania and beyond, and Southern ancestors.
Lori holds master’s degrees from Cincinnati Bible Seminary and University of Kentucky and studied at Institute for Genealogical Research (IGHR), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and Texas Institute for Genealogical Research (TIGR). She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, and several state and local societies. She previously served as a director on North Carolina Genealogical Society’s board.
She authored Research in Mississippi in National Genealogical Society’s Research in the States series in 2017. She wrote articles appearing in several genealogical publications.

The Homestead Act
2024-07-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
The Homestead Act
presented by Ranger Amber Kirkendall, Homestead National Historic Park & Heritage Center of Beatrice, Nebraska.
