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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
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Genealogy
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Maps
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ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The following archivesLook this term up in the glossary., librariesLook this term up in the glossary., and societiesLook this term up in the glossary. have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

State Archives and Library Building
F 1201 Brazos
P.O. Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711
Telephone: 512-463-5460
Fax: 512-463-5436
Three divisions of the Texas State Library house materials of interest to genealogists: the Information Services, the Archives, and the Local Records divisions. The Information Services Division contains such records as published histories, vital record indexes, census records, and military records. The Archives Division preserves colonial, republic, and state government records, while the Local Records Division maintains valuable city and county government records. Microfilm copies of the city and county records are distributed among 26 Texas repositories.
A helpful guide to important sources at the Texas State Archives is Jean Carefoot, Guide to Genealogical Resources in the Texas State Archives (Austin, Tex.: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1984; FHL book 976.4 A3cj 1984; a 197? edition is on film 1036849 item 11).
The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see Texas State Library, Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List (Austin, Tex.: Texas State Library, 1992; FHL book 976.4 A3t; 1985 edition is on fiche 6047934).

501 West Felix Street
Building 1, Dock 1
P.O. Box 6216
Fort Worth, TX 76115
Telephone: 817-334-5525
Fax: 817-334-5621
  • Texas State Genealogical Society

2507 Tannehill
Houston, TX 77008-3052
Telephone: 713-864-6862
Fax: 713-864-3540

P.O. Box 1401
San Antonio, TX 78205-1401
Telephone: 210-225-1071
Fax: 210-212-8514

2310 Sealy Avenue
Galveston, TX 77550
Telephone: 409-763-8854
Fax: 409-763-0275
  • Clayton Library

Center for Genealogical Research
5300 Caroline
Houston, TX 77004-6896
Telephone: 713-524-0101
The Clayton Library has produced a series of subject guides to their collection. The Family History Library has copies of a number of these guides.

Houston Metropolitan Research Center
500 McKinney Street
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: 713-236-1313

1515 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: 214-670-1400
  • Center for American History

Sid Richardson Hall, 2.101
Austin, TX 78712
Telephone: 512-495-4515
Fax: 512-495-4542

Texas Collection
P.O. Box 97142
Waco, TX 76798-7142
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventoriesLook this term up in the glossary. of the county archives produced by the Historical Records SurveyLook this term up in the glossary. around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories.

The Texas County Records Inventory Project of North Texas State University Center for Community Services has produced more recent inventories of the records of about a third of the state's counties. These can be purchased from the Texas State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories. They are listed in the catalog under TEXAS, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES.


Computer NetworksLook this term up in the glossary. and Bulletin BoardsLook this term up in the glossary.

Computers with modemsLook this term up in the glossary. can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The InternetLook this term up in the glossary., certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line servicesLook this term up in the glossary. help family history researchers:

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Texas in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groupsLook this term up in the glossary. for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.


FamilySearch™Look this term up in the glossary.

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sourcesLook this term up in the glossary.; some have been automated from original sourcesLook this term up in the glossary..

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