St. Francis County, Arkansas – History & Families

The St. Francis County Museum is sponsoring, compiling, and publishing a new book documenting the history of St. Francis County and its people, from yesterday to today. The St. Francis County, Arkansas Family History Book, Volume I will feature all aspects of our communities, churches, businesses, farms, organizations, and more, plus hundreds of family histories, past and present. We would like to include your family’s rich history in our new book!

The St. Francis County, Arkansas Family History Book, Vol. I, will contain material from 1827 through 2023, with approximately 200 to 300 pages. This hardback, library quality, smyth-sewn 8-1/2 x 11-inch book will be bound in an elegant swirl-grained leatherette cover with a gold foil-stamped seal depicting St. Francis County’s rustic heritage on the front, and gold on the spine. What an heirloom to give your children and grandchildren!

IDEAS FOR WRITING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY: Everyone has a family history, and even if you recently moved to the county, we want yours! Give the date your family came to St. Francis County, where they originated, and vocation before settling here. Tell about any interesting stories from childhood; include marriages, children, job, military, education, organizations participated in, etc. Write your stories in third person (use he, she, they). The family history must be written in 500 words or less; there will be a charge of 15¢ per word for all over 500. Please submit your story typed on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, double spaced if possible.

PLEASE SEND ONE PHOTOGRAPH (current or historic) to be used with your family story; an extra photo can be included for only $15.00. Because the photograph will be handled many times, send a professional copy (no Xeroxes please) that is not valuable or irreplaceable. Write in pencil your name and address on the back of all pictures. Indicate the names of people, date, and caption for the picture. Your material will be returned when the book is completed. In addition, please feel free to send any rare historic photos you wish to be printed. We will print as many as we can.

Pay for extra photos here

Pay for extra words here

This historical book is AVAILABLE ON A PRESALE BASIS ONLY and is priced at $59.95. Your check should be made out to St. Francis County Family History Book. It will be necessary to collect orders in advance of publication, since we are going to print only a limited number of books. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to be recorded in St. Francis County’s family history book.

There is NO CHARGE to have your 500-word history and one photo published in this book. Your history, picture(s), and book order(s) should be sent in no later than August 15, 2022. Send your material to:

St. Francis County Family History Book
PO Box 1332 • Forrest City, AR 72336 • (870) 261-1744

Family histories, photographs, and book orders may also be emailed to stfranciscountybook@acclaimpress.com, delivered in person to the St. Francis County Museum, 603 Front Street in Forrest City, Tue-Sat., 10 am to 5 pm, or submitted by filling out the form below.

Click here for a copy of the brochure

St Francis First Brochure