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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' {{TX-sidebar}} | |||
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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 === | ||
[ | *[http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/ Portal to Texas History] online search | ||
*[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/search Texas State Historical Association] online search | |||
*[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/landing/collections.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission] online search | |||
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== | === 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]] | ||
== | === National Archives === | ||
'''[[National Archives at Fort 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 | :'''''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 Archival research using textual records by appointment:'''''<br>1400 John Burgess Drive<br>Fort Worth, Texas 76140<br>Telephone: 817-551-2051<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br> | :'''''for Archival research using textual records by appointment:'''''<br>[[Image:NARA Fort Worth.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Ft. Worth]]1400 John Burgess Drive<br>Fort Worth, Texas 76140<br>Telephone: 817-551-2051<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br><br> | ||
Internet for both: http://www.archives.gov/southwest | Internet for both: http://www.archives.gov/southwest | ||
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:For further information, ''see '' [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]. | :For further information, ''see '' [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]. | ||
=== | === Statewide === | ||
'''[[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] | |||
:Original manuscripts for Texas while a part of Mexico, as a republic, and as a state, including all counties, vital records, newspapers, books, and maps.<ref name="DB107" /> 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. | :Original manuscripts for Texas while a part of Mexico, as a republic, and as a state, including all counties, vital records, newspapers, books, and maps.<ref name="DB107" /> 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. | ||
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:One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas, adjoining states, and Tennessee.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br> | :One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas, adjoining states, and Tennessee.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br> | ||
[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|200px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987<br>Telephone: 214-670-1400<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library] | [[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|200px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987<br>Telephone: 214-670-1400<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library]<br><br> | ||
:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /> | |||
:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /<br> | |||
'''[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ The Portal to Texas History]'''Libraries, archives and societies from across the state. | |||
== Regional | === Regional === | ||
[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 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> | ||
== | === Out of State === | ||
'''[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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:"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> | :"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]. | |||
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 | |||
== Guides == | === 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 | ||
:''' | :'''TEXAS, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES'''. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
{{reflist}} {{Texas|Texas}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} {{-}}</div> | {{reflist}} {{Texas|Texas}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} {{-}}</div> | ||
[[Category:Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | [[Category:Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | ||