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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="home">[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/home Home] in ''Harrison County Historical Museum'' (accessed 10 March 2014).</ref> [mailto:info@harrisoncountymuseum.org info@harrisoncountymuseum.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:'''<ref name="rc">[http://www.harrisoncountymuseum.org/research_center Research Center] in ''Harrison County Historical Museum'' (accessed 10 March 2014).</ref> | ||
:Harrison County Historical Museum<br> | :Harrison County Historical Museum<br> | ||
: | :Harrison County Courthouse built 1901 <br> | ||
:117 East Bowie (P.O. Box 1987) <br> | :117 East Bowie (P.O. Box 1987) <br> | ||
:Marshall, Texas 75671<br><br> | :Marshall, Texas 75671<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' 903-938-2680 <br> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="rc" /> 903-938-2680 <br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:''' | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="visit">[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/visithours_links Visit-Hours-Links in ''Harrison County Historical Museum'' (accessed 10 March 2014).]</ref>; Tuesday-Saturday 10-4. Last admission ticket issued at 3. Closed on [http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/visithours_links holidays]. | ||
'''Map, and public transportation:''' | '''Map, and public transportation:''' | ||
*'''''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harrison+County+Historical+Msm/@32.5459547,-94.3669664,17z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1sHarrison+County+Historical+Museum,+1+Peter+Whetstone+Square,+Marshall,+TX+75671!3m1!1s0x8636f670847e8259:0x40f9b3a4ffe70b38 Google Map] of Harrison County Historical Museum''''' | *'''''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harrison+County+Historical+Msm/@32.5459547,-94.3669664,17z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1sHarrison+County+Historical+Museum,+1+Peter+Whetstone+Square,+Marshall,+TX+75671!3m1!1s0x8636f670847e8259:0x40f9b3a4ffe70b38 Google Map] of Harrison County Historical Museum''''' | ||
*'''''City Bus Service: ''''' Marshall's green, red, and blue bus routes all stop next to the museum.<ref>[http://www.etcog.org/UserFiles/File/Transportation/FLEXROUTEBROCHURE.pdf City of Marshall Transit] in ''City of Marshall, Texas'' (accessed 10 March 2014).</ref> | *'''''City Bus Service: ''''' Marshall's green, red, and blue bus routes all stop next to the museum.<ref>[http://www.etcog.org/UserFiles/File/Transportation/FLEXROUTEBROCHURE.pdf City of Marshall Transit] in ''City of Marshall, Texas'' (accessed 10 March 2014).</ref> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Harrison County Historical Museum is 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.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{ | Harrison County Historical Museum is 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.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[http://harrisoncountymuseum.org/our_collection Our Collection] in ''Harrison County Museum'' (accessed 7 March 2014).</ref> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[National Archives | *[[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] letters, photos, maps, settlement history, American Indians, the Civil War, slavery, Chinese exclusion, repatriation, segregation, and World Wars I and II.<ref>[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Briscoe Center for American History] in ''University of Texas at Austin'' (accessed 10 March 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[National Archives at Kansas City]], MO, records of federal agencies and courts for '''''Iowa, Kansas, Missouri''''', and '''''Nebraska''''', censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, military records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, | *[[National Archives at Kansas City]], MO, records of federal agencies and courts for '''''Iowa, Kansas, Missouri''''', and '''''Nebraska''''', censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, military records.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 67. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/ National Archives at Kansas City] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 5 March 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases. Outstanding for the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England. | *[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases. Outstanding for the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England. | ||
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. | *[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Briscoe Center for American History] (Univ. of Texas at Austin) rivals the State Library collection. | ||
* | *[http://www.hillcollege.edu/info/texasheritagemuseum/ Texas Heritage Museum, Hill College], Hillsboro, outstanding Civil War collection. | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *County Vital Records Office | ||
* | *City Vital Records Office | ||
* | *County Archives | ||
* | *County Orphan's Court | ||
* | *County Probate Court | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Texas:''''' [[Gregg County, Texas | *County Recorder | ||
* | *County Coroner | ||
*U.S. District Court | |||
*County and local historical societies | |||
*County and local genealogical societies | |||
*Public Libraries | |||
*Museums and heritage societies | |||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Texas:''''' [[Gregg County, Texas|Gregg]], [[Marion County, Texas|Marion]], [[Panola County, Texas|Panola]], [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk]], and [[Upshur County, Texas|Upshur]], '''''in Louisiana:''''' [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo]]. | |||
*State Vital Records Office | |||
*State Historical Society | |||
*State Genealogical Society | |||
*University Libraries | |||
*Church archives | |||
*[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission], Austin, federal censuses, vital statistics indexes, military indexes, county tax rolls, city directories, newspapers, voter registration, convicts. | |||
*[http://www.thc.state.tx.us/ Texas Historical Commission], Austin, 5,000 publications of which 3,000 are books, historical sites, cemeteries, oral history, heritage trails, city and county histories, military history and photos. | |||
*[http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/certified_copy.shtm Texas DSHS Vital Statistics], Austin, births, deaths, marriages, divorces. | |||
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Mexico Archives and Libraries#State_Archives|Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas]] | *Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Mexico Archives and Libraries#State_Archives|Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 10 March 2014
United States
Texas
Archives and Libraries
Harrison County Historical Museum
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] info@harrisoncountymuseum.org Address:[2]
Telephone:[2] 903-938-2680 Hours and holidays:[3]; Tuesday-Saturday 10-4. Last admission ticket issued at 3. Closed on holidays. Map, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Harrison County Historical Museum is 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.[5] [6] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Harrison County Historical Museum, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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