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== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#tx County and Town | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#tx County and Town Histories], includes biographies | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2265 Texas, Index Card Collections, 1800-1900], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2265 Texas, Index Card Collections, 1800-1900], ($), index | ||
*[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online The Handbook of Texas], index | *[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online The Handbook of Texas], index | ||
*[http://www.historictexas.net/bios/ Historic Texas.net] | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online The Handbook of Texas] An encyclopedia of Texas history, georgraphy and culture. Includes biographies. | |||
==Biographies in Local Histories== | |||
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | *Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | ||
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book. | *Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book. | ||
*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler. | *Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler. | ||
*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included. | *These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included. | ||
===Finding Biographies=== | |||
*The [[Texas, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories. | *The [[Texas, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories. | ||
*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | *Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | ||
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{{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}}Most of the major archives mentioned in [[Texas Archives and Libraries]] have collections of biographical materials. | {{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}}Most of the major archives mentioned in [[Texas Archives and Libraries]] have collections of biographical materials. | ||
== Biographical Gazetteer of Texas == | |||
*An ongoing project to index more than 200 biographical and historical publications in the Texas Collection at Baylor University has produced the ''[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/index.php?id=69777 Biographical Gazetteer of Texas.]'' An online index is available in the [http://www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/index.php?id=69777 Baylor University Texas Collection and University Archives.]<br>Also available through the Family History Library, Austin, Texas: W.M. Morrison Books, 1985- Volumes 1-6, alphabetical; {{FHL|354916|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 D3bgt}} | *An ongoing project to index more than 200 biographical and historical publications in the Texas Collection at Baylor University has produced the ''[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/index.php?id=69777 Biographical Gazetteer of Texas.]'' An online index is available in the [http://www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/index.php?id=69777 Baylor University Texas Collection and University Archives.]<br>Also available through the Family History Library, Austin, Texas: W.M. Morrison Books, 1985- Volumes 1-6, alphabetical; {{FHL|354916|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 D3bgt}} | ||
== The Handbook of Texas == | |||
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. | ||
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:*TEXAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY | :*TEXAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY | ||
{{Texas|Texas}} | {{Texas|Texas}} | ||
[[Category:Texas, United States]]Biography]][[Category:United States Biography]] | [[Category:Texas, United States]]Biography]][[Category:United States Biography]] | ||
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