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=== Statewide Collections === | === Statewide Collections === | ||
The [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online Handbook of Texas] is a encyclopedic collection of history, geography and biographies. It is now available on line through the Texas State Historical Association. | *The [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online Handbook of Texas] is a encyclopedic collection of history, geography and biographies. It is now available on line through the Texas State Historical Association. | ||
*Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. {{FHL|547664|item|disp=FHL film 850123 (first of 44 films)}}; A similar DAR collection was filmed in 1961. {{FHL|424813|item|disp=FHL film 227500}} and {{FHL|227516|film|disp=FHL film 227516}}. | *Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. {{FHL|547664|item|disp=FHL film 850123 (first of 44 films)}}; A similar DAR collection was filmed in 1961. {{FHL|424813|item|disp=FHL film 227500}} and {{FHL|227516|film|disp=FHL film 227516}}. | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
*[https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ Texas State Library and Archives Commission] | *[https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ Texas State Library and Archives Commission] | ||
*[http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] | *[http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||