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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="GenSec">"Genealogy Section" at Dallas Public Library at http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php (accessed 18 October 2010).</ref> [mailto:genealogy@dallaslibrary.org genealogy@dallaslibrary.org] <br> | ||
[http://dallaslibrary2.org/central/index.php J. Erik Jonsson Central Library] Web Site | |||
'''Address:'''<ref name="GenSec" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="GenSec" /> | ||
:J. Erik Jonsson Central Library | :J. Erik Jonsson Central Library <br>8th floor <br>1515 Young Street <br>Dallas, TX 75201<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="GenSec" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="GenSec" /> 214-670-1433<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref>"Hours" in Genealogy Section at Dallas Public Library at http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php (accessed 18 October 2010).</ref> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref>"Hours" in Genealogy Section at Dallas Public Library at http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php (accessed 18 October 2010).</ref> | ||
:Monday 10 a.m. - | :Monday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.<br>Tuesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. <br>Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. <br>Thursday 10 p.m. - 8 p.m. <br>Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. <br>Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. <br>Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. <br>The library is closed during major holidays.<br><br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' <br> | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' <br> | ||
*[http://dallaslibrary2.org/directions-central.php Directions] for autos from north, east, south, or west. Pay parking underground is located on the Wood Street side of the library. Wood Street is one-way eastbound. Use the first ramp for | *[http://dallaslibrary2.org/directions-central.php Directions] for autos from north, east, south, or west. Pay parking underground is located on the Wood Street side of the library. Wood Street is one-way eastbound. Use the first ramp for parking. | ||
*Dallas Public Central Library [http://new.mapquest.com/embed?le=t&q=1515+Young+Street%2C+Dallas%2C+TX+%28J.+Erik+Jonsson+Central+Library%29&maptype=map&vs=embed on MapQuest]. | *Dallas Public Central Library [http://new.mapquest.com/embed?le=t&q=1515+Young+Street%2C+Dallas%2C+TX+%28J.+Erik+Jonsson+Central+Library%29&maptype=map&vs=embed on MapQuest]. | ||
*Getting to the Central Library [http://dallaslibrary2.org/directions-publicTransit.php via bus, or via train]. | *Getting to the Central Library [http://dallaslibrary2.org/directions-publicTransit.php via bus, or via train]. | ||
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*Dallas Public Library's [http://dallaslibrary2.org/hours.php other 27 branches]. | *Dallas Public Library's [http://dallaslibrary2.org/hours.php other 27 branches]. | ||
*[[National Archives | *[[National Archives at Fort Worth]] letters, photos, maps, settlement history, American Indians, the Civil War, slavery, Chinese exclusion, repatriation, segregation, and World Wars I and II.<br> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians. | *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians. | ||
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources | *[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources | ||
*[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England and New York since the 1600s. | *[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England and New York since the 1600s. | ||
*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records. | *[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records. | ||
*[ | *[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, & Britain. | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons. | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons. | ||
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*[http://www.dallashistory.org/ Dallas Historical Society] 3 million documents, 10,000 books on TX history, 30,000 photos. | *[http://www.dallashistory.org/ Dallas Historical Society] 3 million documents, 10,000 books on TX history, 30,000 photos. | ||
*[http://www.dallaspioneer.org/about_us/index.php Dallas County Pioneers Association] preserving history of early settlers. | *[http://www.dallaspioneer.org/about_us/index.php Dallas County Pioneers Association] preserving history of early settlers. | ||
*[ | *[[Texas Heritage Museum]], Hill College, Hillsboro, outstanding Civil War collection. | ||
*[http://smu.edu/libraries/ Southern Methodist University] history, biography, newspapers, ethnic studies, government papers. | *[http://smu.edu/libraries/ Southern Methodist University] history, biography, newspapers, ethnic studies, government papers. | ||
*[ | *[https://texasbaptists.org/ministries/texas-baptist-historical-collectionhttp://www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=1134 Texas Baptist Historical Society] histories of local congregations. | ||
*[http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/ | *[http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/ Fort Worth Public Library] newspapers, obituaries, biographies, histories and genealogies of the Southwest.<ref name="DB107">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 107. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Focus is on Texas, the South, the Midwest, and the original thirteen states. | ||
*Repositories in '''surrounding counties: | *Repositories in '''surrounding counties: ''' [[Collin County, Texas Genealogy|Collin]], [[Denton County, Texas Genealogy|Denton]], [[Ellis County, Texas Genealogy|Ellis]], [[Johnson County, Texas Genealogy|Johnson]], [[Kaufman County, Texas Genealogy|Kaufman]], [[Rockwall County, Texas Genealogy|Rockwall]], and [[Tarrant County, Texas Genealogy|Tarrant]]. | ||
*[ | *[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission]], Austin, federal censuses, vital statistics indexes, military indexes, county tax rolls, city directories, newspapers, voter registration, convicts. | ||
*[ | *[[Briscoe Center for American History]] (Univ. of Texas at Austin) rivals the State Library collection. | ||
*[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Houston records, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records. | *[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Houston records, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records. | ||
*[ | *[[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. | *[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 '''''in Mexico:''''' [[Mexico Archives and Libraries#State_Archives|Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas]] | ||
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[[Category:Texas_Archives_and_Libraries]] [[Category:Dallas_County,_Texas]] | [[Category:Texas_Archives_and_Libraries]] [[Category:Dallas_County,_Texas]] [[Category:Texas, United States]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | ||
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