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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]'' | {{TOCright}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''<br><br> | ||
These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Texas.<br><br> | |||
=== National === | === National === | ||
'''[[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)|National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]]''' | '''[[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)|National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]]'''<br><br>{{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}} | ||
:'''''for Microfilm research and public access computers:'''''<br>2600 West 7th Street<br>Suite 162<br>Fort Worth, TX, 76107<br>Telephone: 817-831-5620<br>Fax: 817-334-5621<br><br> | :'''''for Microfilm research and public access computers:'''''<br>2600 West 7th Street<br>Suite 162<br>Fort Worth, TX, 76107<br>Telephone: 817-831-5620<br>Fax: 817-334-5621<br><br> | ||
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:Come here for records of some of the earliest Texas settlers.<ref name="DB107" /> Also houses county records of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler counties.<br><br> | :Come here for records of some of the earliest Texas settlers.<ref name="DB107" /> Also houses county records of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler counties.<br><br> | ||
'''University of Texas Arlington Central Library'''<br>702 Planetarium Place<br>Arlington, TX 76019<br>Telephone: 888-565-9023<br>E-mail: [mailto:library-ref@uta.edu library-ref@uta.edu]<br>Internet: https://www.uta.edu/library/index.php<br> | '''University of Texas Arlington Central Library'''<br>702 Planetarium Place<br>Arlington, TX 76019<br>Telephone: 888-565-9023<br>E-mail: [mailto:library-ref@uta.edu library-ref@uta.edu]<br>Internet: https://www.uta.edu/library/index.php<br> | ||
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'''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/ Texas State Genealogical Society]<br>'''c/o Scott Fitzgerald, Treasurer [scottfitzgerald at tyler.net]<br>PO Box 7308<br>Tyler, TX 75711-7308<br>Phone: (903) 539-5572 <br>Fax: (903) 592-6782<br> | '''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/ Texas State Genealogical Society]<br>'''c/o Scott Fitzgerald, Treasurer [scottfitzgerald at tyler.net]<br>PO Box 7308<br>Tyler, TX 75711-7308<br>Phone: (903) 539-5572 <br>Fax: (903) 592-6782<br> | ||
=== Texas Online Records === | === Outside Texas === | ||
'''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lanatchi/ngl.htm Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association]''' in Louisiana<br>2nd Floor<br>Old Parish Courthouse<br>Natchitoches, LA 71458-1349<br>Phone: (318) 357-2235.<br> | |||
:"French" records from the early 1700's, with an index by the Parish Clerk. The collection has many references to Americans bound for Texas.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br> | |||
'''Family History Centers'''. Some of the collections described above are at least partially available on microfilms at the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, and through thousands of its branch Family History Centers. For further information see [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]. To locate a center near you, see [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Find a Family History Center]. | |||
=== Online Records === | |||
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=== | === Guides === | ||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories. | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories. | ||