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Texas Research Outline |
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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
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
NEWSPAPERS The best collections of Texas newspapers are in the archives listed in the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of a few newspapers, such as the Galveston Daily News from 1865 to 1900.
Guides to help you locate newspapers are:
Sibley, Marilyn McAdams. Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War. College Station, Tex.: Texas A&M University Press, 1983. (FHL book 976.4 H2smm.)
Texas Newspapers, 1813-1939: A Union List. Houston: San Jacinto Museum of History Association, 1951. (FHL book 976.4 B3h; 1941 edition is on film 1036813 item 4.)
Some obituaries and other vital statistics have been abstracted and published. An example is
Pearl Hendricks, comp., Texas Obituaries: Death Notices Taken From Early Texas Newspapers, 1835-1890. 2 vols. in 1 (Typescripts at the Clayton Library in Houston; FHL book 976.4 V4t; film 845442; a revised version with the dates 1832-1885 is on film 1398600 items 6-7).
The major periodicals and magazines helpful for Texas research are:
Footprints. 1968—. Published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 9767, Ft. Worth, TX 76147-2767. (FHL book 976.4 B2fa; films 1425706-07, vols. 11-26.)
Heart of Texas Records. (Formerly the Central Texas Genealogical Society Bulletin.) 1958—. Published by the Central Texas Genealogical Society, 1717 Austin Ave., Waco, TX 76701. (FHL book 976.4 B2c; films 1425708-9, vols. 15-27.)
Our Heritage. 1959—. Published by the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 17461, San Antonio, TX 78217-0461. (FHL book 976.4 B2o.)
The Roadrunner. 1974-1991 (final issue). Published by the Chaparral Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 606, Tomball, TX 77375-0606. (FHL book 976.4 B2ro.)
Stalkin' Kin. 1973—. Published by the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 3453, San Angelo, TX 76902. (FHL book 976.4 B2sk.)
Stirpes. 1961—. Published by the Texas State Genealogical Society, 204 Glentower, San Antonio, TX 78213. (FHL book 976.4 B2st.)
Yellowed Pages. 1971—. Published by the Southeast Texas Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 3827, Beaumont, TX 77704-3827. (FHL book 976.4 B2y.)
Probate records The Family History Library has microfilmed key probate records for about half of the counties in Texas. For example, the library has 55 microfilms of files from Bexar County, including an index to probate minutes
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PROBATE RECORDS
of Texas have been kept by the probate clerk in each county courthouse. You can obtain copies of the records from the clerk's office. In most counties, all information pertaining to a probate case is recorded in the “probate minutes.”
(1836-1973), minute books (1837-1913), wills (1865-83), general probate index (1837-74), final records (1837-59), bonds (1848-82), and exhibits (1864-78).
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