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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 Records  ===
+===Online Resources===
-{{Click|Image:TX_ORP.png|Texas Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}
+*[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/arc Texas State Library and Archives Commission] online search
-=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Texas  ===
+===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===
-'''[[National Archives at Fort Worth]]'''<br><br>{{Adoption Hidden Ancestors}}
+'''[[National Archives at Fort Worth]]'''<br><br>
 :'''''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>[[Image:NARA Fort Worth.jpg|border|right|250px|NARA Fort Worth.jpg]]1400 John Burgess Drive<br>Fort Worth, Texas 76140<br>Telephone: 817-551-2051<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br><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>
-Internet for both: http://www.archives.gov/southwest
+Same website for both Microfilm research and Archival research:<br>[https://www.archives.gov/fort-worth Website]<br>
-:Subject specialties include censuses, westward expansion into the Southwest and settlement of [[American Indian Genealogy|Native Americans]] (especially [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokees]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaws]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaws]], [[Creek Indians|Creeks]], and [[Seminole Indians|Seminoles]]), slavery, bankruptcy court, ethnology, genealogy, military service records, pension and bounty land warrant applications, passenger lists and [[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes census cards and enrollment jackets for the Five Civilized Tribes]] of Oklahoma.<ref name="DB13031">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 130-31. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
+:Serves Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.[3] Includes federal censuses of all states, 1790-1930 (and indexes for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920); military service records, pension and bounty land warrant applications; passenger arrivals; Dawes Commision for the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. Manuscripts, photos, maps received from federal district and bankruptcy courts and 85 federal agencies in four states. Subjects emphasized are regional and national history, westward expansion and Southwest settlement, American Indians (especially Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and Seminoles), Revolutionary War, American Civil War and Recontruction, slavery, Chinese exclusion, segregation, World War I, World War II, economic development, oil, U.S. space program, public administration, political science, law, ethnology, and U.S. diplomacy.[4]
-:For further information, ''see&nbsp;'' [[National Archives at Fort Worth]].
+===Statewide===
-=== Statewide  ===
+'''[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]''' <br>1201 Brazos St.<br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Phone: (512) 463-5455 <br>[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ Website]<br>[mailto:ref@tsl.texas.gov Email]<br><div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Texas Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>{{DCfollowup}}
-'''[[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.
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 :A helpful guide to important sources at the Texas State Archives is:
-:*Jean Carefoot, ''Guide to Genealogical Resources in the Texas State Archives'' (Austin, Texas: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1984. {{FHL|185217|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A3cj 1984.}} A 197? edition is on film {{FHL|185217|item|disp=FHL film 1036849 item 11.}}
+:*Jean Carefoot, ''Guide to Genealogical Resources in the Texas State Archives'' (Austin, Texas: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1984. {{FSC|185217|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.4 A3cj 1984.}} A 197? edition is on film {{FSC|185217|item|disp=FS Library film 1036849 item 11.}}
 :The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see:
-:*Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List'' (Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992). {{FHL|1307259|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A3t}} A 1985 edition is available on {{FHL|611909|item|disp=FHL fiche 6047934}}<br>
+:*Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List'' (Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992). {{FSC|1307259|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.4 A3t}} A 1985 edition is available on {{FSC|611909|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6047934}}<br>
-[[Image:Briscoe Center for American History 2012.jpg|right|175px|Briscoe Center for American History 2012.jpg]]'''[[Briscoe Center for American History]]'''<br>University of Texas at Austin<br>2313 Red River Street<br>Austin, Texas 78705 USA<br>Telephone: Reference 512-495-4532; Information 512-495-4518<br>E-mail: [http://www.cah.utexas.edu/research/reference_help.php Reference Request Form]<br>Internet: [http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Briscoe Center for American History]<br><br>
+[[Image:Briscoe Center for American History 2012.jpg|right|175px|Briscoe Center for American History 2012.jpg]]'''[[Briscoe Center for American History]]'''<br>University of Texas at Austin<br>2313 Red River Street<br>Austin, Texas 78705 USA<br>Telephone: Reference 512-495-4532; Information 512-495-4518<br>[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php/ Website]<br>
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-:This collection is as large as the state archives including newspapers, biographies, private collections, the American South, military history, Western Americana, and photos, and the ''[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01227/cah-01227.html Natchez Trace Collection]'' papers from Mississippi and Louisiana.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>
+:This collection is as large as the state archives including newspapers, biographies, private collections, the American South, military history, Western Americana, and photos, and the ''[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ Website] ''Natchez Trace Collection'' papers from Mississippi and Louisiana.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>''
-[[Image:Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg|right|200px|Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg]]'''[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]'''<br>5300 Caroline<br>Houston, TX 77004<br>Telephone: 713-284-1999<br>Internet: [http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/ Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]<br><br>
+[[Image:Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg|right|200px|Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg]]'''[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]'''<br>5300 Caroline<br>Houston, TX 77004<br>Telephone: 713-284-1999<br>[https://houstonlibrary.org/clayton-library-center-for-genealogical-research-7393 Website]<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]<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>[http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php/ Website]<br>
-:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /<br>
+: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>[http://drtl.org/ Website]
 :Especially good collection for the Mexican colonial era in Texas, good resources for the Texas Republic, and genealogical reference works.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>
-'''[http://www.mysapl.org/ San Antonio Public Library]'''<br>600 Solidad Plaza<br>San Antonio, TX 78205<br>Phone: (210) 207-2500<br>
+'''[http://www.mysapl.org/ San Antonio Public Library]'''<br>600 Solidad Plaza<br>San Antonio, TX 78205<br>Phone: (210) 207-2500<br>[http://mysapl.org/ Website]
 :Good genealogy and Texana collection.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>
-'''[http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc East Texas Research Center]''' (Stephen F. Austin State University)<br>1112 North St.,<br>Nacogdoches TX 75962<br>Phone: (936) 468-4100<br>
+'''[http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc East Texas Research Center]''' (Stephen F. Austin State University)<br>1112 North St.,<br>Nacogdoches TX 75962<br>Phone: (936) 468-4100<br>[https://library.sfasu.edu/ Website]
 :Good genealogy collection including the pre-Civil War period, the East Texas lumber industry, and oral histories.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>
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 :Their strength is records of ethnic Germans in Texas, and a database of immigrants to the Gulf Coast.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br>
-'''[http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/info/default.aspx?id=24852 Fort Worth Public Library]''' (Central Library)<br>500 W. Third St.<br>Fort Worth, TX 76102-7305<br>Phone: (817) 392-7740<br>
+'''[http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/ Fort Worth Public Library]''' (Central Library)<br>500 W. Third St.<br>Fort Worth, TX 76102-7305<br>Phone: (817) 392-7740<br>
 :Very good genealogy collection of newspapers, obituaries, biographies, histories and genealogies covering the entire Southwest.<ref name="DB107" /> Focus is on Texas, the South, the Midwest, and the original thirteen states.<br><br>
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 :Come here for records of some of the earliest Texas settlers.<ref name="DB107" /> Also houses county records of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler counties.<br><br>
-[[Image:Old Harrison Co Courthouse in Marshall, TX.JPG|right|250px|Old Harrison Co Courthouse in Marshall, TX.JPG]]'''[[Harrison County Historical Museum|Harrison County Historical Museum]]''' <br>117 East Bowie Street (P.O. Box 1987)<br>Marshall, Texas 75671<br>Phone: 903-938-2680 <br>E-mail: [mailto:info@harrisoncountymuseum.org info@harrisoncountymuseum.org] <br>Internet: [http://www.harrisoncountymuseum.org/ Harrison County Historical Museum] <br><br>
+[[Image:Old Harrison Co Courthouse in Marshall, TX.JPG|right|250px|Old Harrison Co Courthouse in Marshall, TX.JPG]]'''[[Harrison County Historical Museum|Harrison County Historical Museum]]''' <br>117 East Bowie Street (P.O. Box 1987)<br>Marshall, Texas 75671<br>Phone: 903-938-2680 <br>[http://www.harrisoncountymuseum.org/ Website]<br>[mailto:info@harrisoncountymuseum.org/ Email]
+: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&nbsp;''''' and '''''Texas&nbsp;''''' 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>[https://www.uta.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:library-ref@uta.edu/ Email]
-:Good Texas newspapers collection, including many online.<br><br>
+:Good Texas newspapers collection, including many online.<br>
-'''[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/ Baylor University]'''<br>Texas Collection <br>P.O. Box 97142 <br>Waco, TX 76798-7142<br>
+''' Baylor University'''<br>Texas Collection <br>P.O. Box 97142 <br>Waco, TX 76798-7142<br>Phone:1-800-229-5678<br><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>
+'''Texas State Genealogical Society<br>'''c/o Scott Fitzgerald [mailto:scottfitzgerald.net/ Email]<br>PO Box 7308<br>Tyler, TX 75711-7308<br>Phone: (903) 539-5572 <br>Fax: (903) 592-6782<br>[mailto:president@txsgs.org/ Email]<br>
-=== Out of State  ===
+===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://sites.rootsweb.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>[mailto:ngha@wnonline.net./ Email]
 :"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].
+'''FamilySearch Centers'''. Some of the collections described above are at least partially available on microfilms at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City, and through thousands of its branch [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library has copies of all of these inventories.
-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 FamilySearch Library has copies of most of these inventories which are listed in the '''''Place Search''''' of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under
 :'''TEXAS, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES'''.
-=== References  ===
+===References===
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