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The Texas State Library and most university libraries, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. The following are major manuscript collections and published sources for [[Texas]]. {{Adoption TXGenWeb}} | The Texas State Library and most university libraries, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. The following are major manuscript collections and published sources for [[Texas]]. {{Adoption TXGenWeb}} | ||
=== Manuscript Collections === | === Manuscript Collections === | ||
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=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
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''Texas Family Land Heritage Registry'', Eight Volumes. Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Agriculture, 1974—. (Family History Library book {{FHL|976.4 R25t|disp=976.4 R25t}}.) The Department of Agriculture inaugurated a program in 1974 to identify pre-1874 farms and ranches that have been operated continually by the same family. The published volumes list the original owners, location of the land, date of ownership, and names of the present owners. A complete set of the published records are available at the Texas State Library. It is listed in the catalog under TEXAS - GENEALOGY - PERIODICALS. | ''Texas Family Land Heritage Registry'', Eight Volumes. Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Agriculture, 1974—. (Family History Library book {{FHL|976.4 R25t|disp=976.4 R25t}}.) The Department of Agriculture inaugurated a program in 1974 to identify pre-1874 farms and ranches that have been operated continually by the same family. The published volumes list the original owners, location of the land, date of ownership, and names of the present owners. A complete set of the published records are available at the Texas State Library. It is listed in the catalog under TEXAS - GENEALOGY - PERIODICALS. | ||
[[Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1918470 FamilySearch.org] | |||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | |||
[[Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||