The Fort Smith National Historic Site has added the Federal Court Employee Database to its web site. The database includes the names and positions of those who served the Federal District Court for the Western District of Arkansas during 1872 - 1896. This was the court presided over by Judge Isaac Parker and its jurisdiction included Indian Territory (what is kow Oklahoma.) The URL for the data base is: www.nps.gov/ctd-base/ Other helpful URLs are: www.nps.gov/fosm (for information about the Fort Smith National Historic Site) www.nps.gov/ (National Park Service--known as ParkNet)