The National Marshals Museum is Coming to Ft. Smith!!

FORT SMITH - The word is now official. The National U.S. Marshals Museum is coming to Fort Smith. Claude Legris, chairman of the Fort Smith Marshals Museum Steering Committee, made the announcement live on KFSM's 5NEWS at 5 on Thursday evening.  

Among those who will be honored at the museum will be the Black US Deputy Marshals who rode for Judge Isaac C. Parker.

More information about the museum and the announcement can be found HERE.

Descendants of Black US Deputy Marshals Show Support of US Marshals Museum

 Judge Parker's Black U.S. Deputy Marshals

Ft. Smith University Students will Help in Marshals Museum

Ft. Smith Musical Treasure-The Legacy of Alphonso Trent

If you grew up in Ft. Smith, on the North side, you probably heard of Alphonso Trent, and remember his beautiful home on North 9th street. But few are living, who ever had the opportunity to hear his music. Now, you have the opportunity to finally hear the music of this gifted musician, and also learn about some of the early roots of American jazz from our own local legend.  

Hear his music online: Alphonso Trent's Music

The History of the 11th U. S. Colored Infantry, Ft. Smith's Black Union Army Regiment

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The Entire Roster of Soldiers that Served in the 11th  U.S. Colored Infantry 1863-1866 

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Burial Sites of Arkansas Black Civil War Soldiers

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Black Civil War Soldiers Honored in Van Buren!

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History of all 6 Black Civil War Regiments in Arkansas

Coming This Month:

Battles fought in Arkansas Black Soldiers 

Civil War Battles in Arkansas with Black Soldiers from other States 

Ft. Smith Black History:

Earliest Black Residents of Ft. Smith & Van Buren

Ft. Smith and Van Buren Early Black History

Slave Owners from Ft. Smith 1860 

Ft. Smith Freedman's Bureau Field Office

Freedmen at Last!  Ft. Smith Black Population - 1870

Earliest Black Marriages of Ft. Smith

Judge Parker's Black U.S. Deputy Marshals

Black Newspapers of Ft. Smith

Ft. Smith Regional Links

African American Deaths

& Burials in Ft. Smith, Arkansas

Crawford County Arkansas Black History

Slave Owners from Crawford County, 1850

Black Civil War Soldiers of Crawford County

 African American Burials in Crawford County:

Slave Burials of Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren  

Beal Cemetery  

Crown Hill (Pickett Hill)  

Lewis Cemtery  

St. Paul's Cemetery (coming soon)

African Americans Buried in Historic Fairview Cemetery (coming soon)