ARKANSAS Prior Birth Index Volume 1 Find your ancestor's birth certificate that has not been available before!!!!!!!!! ORDER NOW, an advance copy of the new and never published index of Arkansas birth certificates prior to 1902, published by the Arkansas Genealogical Society. Two exciting items in researching Arkansas genealogy are available, one in book form and one on CD-ROM. These are indexes of persons born prior to 1902. The book is hard bound, containing 571 pages of data compiled from the original birth certificates from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Little Rock, AR. The CD is searchable by child's name, county of birth, and mother's maiden name. It will work on computers that have Windows 98, Version 2 and above. Even though Arkansas law had required a birth certificate since February 1, 1914, many people did not have one. Beginning in 1942 they were allowed to file applications for a delayed birth certificate. There was never an accurate index to the certificates thus they were not accessible to the public. In 1995 Arkansas law allowed people doing genealogical research to have access to birth records if they were 100 years old. The Arkansas Genealogical Society approached the Arkansas Health Department and was successful in finding volunteers to index the "Priors." This is the result of the three years of effort and is a comprehensive index of every name in the first binder that is 100 years old. Of the nearly 30,000 names in the index, the oldest one is dated 1849. The volunteers have begun the indexing of the second binder in 1942 which will be published in the near future, along with the 100 year old certificates of binder one. There is more data on the certificate than is listed in the indexes. For instances, the name, age, residence, occupation and place of birth of the parents is on the certificate. The birth order of the child, number of the children living at the time of the birth, twin or multiple births and the number of children born to this mother at this time are also listed. Some certificates are handwritten with signatures of parents and others are typed. All were mailed to the individual, after they were processed, which could be in any state. The spelling of the names was entered as it appeared on the original. If there are siblings listed in the index, get a copy of all of them as the information is not identical. This is a gold mine for genealogical research for Arkansas families. The price of the CD is $30.00 and for the book $60.00. This includes shipping and handling. The book is available now and the CD will be available by the end of August. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. To Order: complete this form and send with check or money order to: Arkansas Genealogical Society P. O. Box 908, Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908. Mail to: ___________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________ City, State and ZIP: _________________________________________________ Book: ________________ CD_____________