As most of you know AR did not require vital statistics to be taken until 1914. But there are some counties that did require it in scattered years prior to 1914. In 1942 when it was mandatory to have birth records for social security and military service more than 300,000 births was registered. AGS (AR Genealogical Society) was permitted several years ago to begin indexing "prior" births. This year AGS made available a cd anda published book with this information. It will contain an index to those born between 1849 and 1902 (AR has a 100 year privacy act). The published book has the same information but with the cd you can cross reference names...rather than just by the child's name (for instance if you want a list of all the children by a particular mother). If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the cd or book available thru AGS (AR Genealogical Society) Contact Marge Hubbard if you have any questions or wish to order either...you can email her at: MHubbardAR@aol.com The CD is $30.00 postpaid. The hardbound book is $60.00 postpaid. If you find the person(s) you are looking for you can then order the document from: AR Department of Health Division of Vital Records 4815 West Markham Slot 44 Little Rock AR 72205-3867 (501) 661.2726 or go to the website: <A HREF="www.healthyarkansas.com">www.healthyarkansas.com</A> to down load an application. Or you can order the information from the website: <A HREF="www.vitalchek.com">www.vitalchek.com</A> To order this from the state of AR be sure to put on the top of the form "PRIOR BIRTH RECORDS, BINDER I, 1942 This last website does have the other state listings. Hope this helps you in your research! Good luck in your search! Kathy Stokes Hudson