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Dcrane is the moderator for Texas. If you are interested in being an assistant moderator for Texas, please contact a Sysop. 2010 Bridging Generations, 4-6 November 2010, Waco Texas. This is the Texas State Genealogical Society's Annual Conference. This year is special as we're celebrating our 50th Anniversary. Hosted by the Central Texas Genealogical Society, the three day's of fellowship and learning will be held at the Waco Hilton Hotel. For details, click here. The Great Family Search Genealogy Conference, October 9, 2010, Plano, Texas, for more information on this free conference, click here.

Texas Topics

Introduction American Indians Archives and Libraries Bible Records Biography Cemeteries Census Church Records Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration Gazetteers Genealogy History Institutions Land and Property Maps Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship Newspapers Obituaries Occupations Periodicals Probate Records Societies Taxation Vital Records For Further Reading

Did You Know?

County courts have been established in each county and have jurisdiction over major criminal cases, civil matters, and some naturalizations. A judge oversees matters and a county clerk keeps the records. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of county court records from many counties of Texas. From Galveston County, for example, county court minutes are available from 1867 to 1908. Probate records of Texas have been kept by the probate clerk in each county courthouse. You can obtain copies of the records from the clerk's office. In most counties, all information pertaining to a probate case is recorded in the "probate minutes."

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