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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | {{TX-sidebar}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | ||
{{ | {{TOC left}}<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. | ||
These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Texas. | |||
=== Online Resources | == Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Texas == | ||
[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]{{·}}[[Briscoe Center for American History]]{{·}}[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]{{·}} [[Dallas Public Central Library]]{{·}} [[Daughters of the Republic of Texas]]{{·}} [[San Antonio Public Library]]{{·}} [[Ralph W. Steen Library]] {{·}} [[Galveston and Texas History Center]]{{·}} [[Fort Worth Public Library]] {{·}} [[Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center]]{{·}} [[Harrison County Historical Museum]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association]] | |||
== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/ Portal to Texas History] online search | *[http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/ Portal to Texas History] online search | ||
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{{Click|Image:TX_ORP.png|Texas Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}} | {{Click|Image:TX_ORP.png|Texas Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}} | ||
== | == Nationwide Repositories == | ||
'''[[National Archives at Fort Worth]]'''<br><br>{{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}} | '''[[National Archives at Fort Worth]]'''<br><br>{{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}} | ||
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:For further information, ''see '' [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]. | :For further information, ''see '' [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]. | ||
== Statewide Repositories == | |||
'''[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]''' <br>Building F 1201 Brazos <br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Phone: (512) 463-5460 <br>Fax: (512) 463-5436 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov]<br>Internet: [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ Texas State Library and Archives Commission] | '''[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]''' <br>Building F 1201 Brazos <br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Phone: (512) 463-5460 <br>Fax: (512) 463-5436 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov]<br>Internet: [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ Texas State Library and Archives Commission] | ||
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'''[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ The Portal to Texas History]''' Libraries, archives and societies from across the state. | '''[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ The Portal to Texas History]''' Libraries, archives and societies from across the state. | ||
== Regional Repositories == | |||
[http://drtl.org/ '''Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library''']<br>P.O. Box 1401 <br>San Antonio, TX 78205-1401 <br>Phone: (210) 225-1071 <br>Fax: (210) 212-8514<br> | [http://drtl.org/ '''Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library''']<br>P.O. Box 1401 <br>San Antonio, TX 78205-1401 <br>Phone: (210) 225-1071 <br>Fax: (210) 212-8514<br> | ||
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:A key repository for locating selected early '''''Missouri ''''' and '''''Texas ''''' settlers. This was a center for Missouri Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. It has a great collection of family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, and surname lists for northeast Texas.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref> <ref>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br><br> | :A key repository for locating selected early '''''Missouri ''''' and '''''Texas ''''' settlers. This was a center for Missouri Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. It has a great collection of family folders, books, letters, diaries, journals, and surname lists for northeast Texas.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 67.</ref> <ref>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
== University Repositories == | |||
'''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> | ||
== | == Repositories Outside of 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> | '''[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> | ||
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'''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]. | '''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]. | ||
== 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. | ||
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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 which are listed in the '''''Place Search''''' of the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under | 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 which are listed in the '''''Place Search''''' of the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under | ||
:''' | :'''United States, Texas, [County] - Archives and Libraries''. | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | [[Category:Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | ||