GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES
FOR TEXAS RESEARCH

Theresa G. Gold
106 Ranchland
San Antonio, Texas 78213-2305
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Last Update: 28 March 2003

PUBLISHED GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES

"Research Outline: Texas." Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1988. Item #31080, $.25; 11 pages.
Genealogical Records in Texas by Imogene Kinard Kennedy and J. Leon Kennedy. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987, 1992. Try Frontier Press.
Early Texas Birth Records by Alice Duggan Gracy et al. Easley, S. Car.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. Try LDS film 0496645/6 & 0897482/1.
Fisher-Miller Grant and G.E.C. Forever: German Emigration Company Passenger Lists to Texas, July 1844-February 1846 compiled by Charles W. Kleinecke, Jr., Rt. 6, Box 209 A4, Corsicana TX 75110. Try Ericson Books.
A New Land Beckoned: German Immigration to Texas, 1844-1847 by Chester W. and Ethel H. Geue. See other list, German-Texan history. Has passenger lists, but use with caution. 1966 ed. on LDS film #1,000,608/5.
New Homes in a New Land: German Immigration to Texas 1847-1861. See other list, German-Texan history. Has passenger lists, but use with caution.
Ships Passenger Lists, Port of Galveston, Texas, 1846-1871. Easley, S. Car.: Southern Historical Press, 1984.
Dalsearch: A Guide to Genealogical Resourcesd in Dallas County, Texas. Dallas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 12648, Dallas TX 75225. See Winter 1995, FGS Forum, p. 32.
"Genealogical Research in Texas: A Bibliographical Guide" by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck in National Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. 75, No. 3, Sept. 1987, pp. 194-215.
Many county marriage records, church records, census indexes and extracts, cemetery surveys have been published and/or filmed by LDS.

PUBLISHED HISTORICAL RESOURCES

Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library by John H. Jenkins. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, rev. ed. 1988. One of several bibliographies of Texas books. See also:
Cracker Barrel Chronicles: A Bibliography of Texas Town and County Histories by John H. Jenkins. Austin: Pemberton Press, 1965.
The Handbook of Texas, two volumes, Walter Prescott Webb, editor-in-chief. Texas State Historical Association, 1952. Out of print.
The Handbook of Texas: A Supplement. Volume III to above, Eldon Stephen Branda, editor. Texas State Historical Association, 1976. Out of print.
The New Handbook of Texas, six volumes, 7,000 pages, 23,640 articles. $395.00 + $20.00 postage. Texas State Historical Association, 1996.
Texas Almanac, since 1857, with gaps; variously named Texas Alamanc and Emigrant's Guide to Texas or Texas Alamanac and State Industrial Guide. Currently published biennially by Dallas Morning News. Also on CD-ROM.
Historical Atlas of Texas by A. Ray Stephens and William M. Holmes. University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. Try Frontier Press.

TEXANA PUBLISHERS

University of Texas Press, P. O. Box 7819, Austin TX 78713-7819. Telephone 1-800-252-3206; fax 1-800-687-6046
Texas A&M University Press, John H. Lindsay Building, Drawer C, College Station TX 77843-4354. Telephone (409) 845-1436; orders 1-800-826-8911; fax (409) 847-8752.
Texas State Historical Association, 2.306 Sid Richardson Hall, University Station, Austin TX 78712. Telephone (512) 471-1525 or 1-800-687-8132; fax (512) 471-1551.
Eakin Press, Sunbelt Media, Inc., P. O. Box 90159, Austin TX 78709-0159. Telephone (512) 288-1771; fax 288-1813.
State House Press, P. O. Box 15247, Austin TX 78761. Telephone 1-800-421-3378; fax (512) 846-2094.

TEXANA BOOK DEALERS

Frontier Press, 10 Cadena Dr., Suite 101, Galveston TX 77554-6329. (409) 740-7988, 1-800-772-7559; fax 740-0138; e-mail: KGFrontier@aol.com.
Ericson Books, 1614 Rosebud St., Nacogdoches TX 75961-2936. Telephone (409) 564-3625.
Texana Books, Scott and Lynn Highley, 4810 Rockford, San Antonio TX 78249. Telephone (210) 696-7538.
Bennett Walls, P. O. Drawer 1, Rotan TX 79546. Telephone 1-800-624-1739, fax (915) 735-3693.

MAJOR STATEWIDE ARCHIVES, REPOSITORIES, MUSEUMS

Texas General Land Office, Archives and Records Division, Stephen F. Austin Bldg., 1700 N. Congress Ave., Austin TX 78701. Telephone: (512) 463-5277.
Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Department of Health, 1100 W. 49th St., Austin TX 78756-3199. Telephone (512) 458-7111. Search and/or record of Birth ($11) & Death ($9) from 1903/early 1920s. Check indexes first via LDS microfilms, 25 reels.
Note: Marriage, land, probate, early naturalization records can be in any county. Address: (__Name of County__) County Clerk, (___County Seat Town__), Texas (__Zip_). Some naturalization records may be found in the District Clerk's records, so substitute "District" for "County." Get name and zip code of county seat from Genealogical Records in Texas or from Texas Almanac. Many records are available by LDS films.
Travel and Information Division, Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, P. O. Box 5064, Austin TX 78763-5064. Telephone 1-800-452-9292. State maps and travel guides (free); also monthly magazine (subscription).
Center for American History (formerly, Barker Texas History Center), University of Texas at Austin, Sid Richardson Hall, University Station, Austin TX 78712. See: The University of Texas Archives: A Guide to the Historical Manuscripts Collection in the University of Texas Library, compiled and edited by Chester V. Kielman. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967.

Texas Historical Commission, P. O. Box 12276, Austin TX 78711. Telephone (512) 463-6100; FAX (512) 463-6095. State historic preservation office, historical markers, archaeology. Each county has its own County Historical Commission. See also: Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at The Alamo, P. O. Box 1401, San Antonio TX 78295-1401. Telephone (210) 225-1071.
National Archives Southwest Region, (501 W. Felix St.) P. O. Box 6216, Fort Worth TX 76115. Telephone (817) 334-5525.
Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 S. Bowie, San Antonio TX 78205-3296. Telephone switchboard (210) 458-2300; library/photo archives 458-2228; research programs 458-2208. Fax: 458-2218
Texas Confederate Research Center, Hill Junior College, 112 Lamar Dr., Hillsboro TX 76645. Telephone (817) 582-2555.
Texas Ranger Library, P. O. Box 2570, Waco TX 76702-2570.
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, I-35 at Brazos River, Waco TX 76703. Telephone (817) 754-1433. But, service records are in Texas State Archives.
Texas Seaport Museum, 2016 Strand, Galveston TX 77550. Telephone (409) 763-0027 or -1877. Immigration and port museum, tall ship Elissa, computerized data base on Galveston passenger arrivals.
Port of Indianola, Reconstruction of Passenger Arrival Lists, Victoria County Historical Commission, c/o Patsy Hand, 417 Cottonwood St., Victoria TX 77904. Telephone (512) 575-0049. Request form to submit info on Indianola arrivals for computerized data base.

ORGANIZATIONS

Texas State Genealogical Society, Editor, 204 Glentower Dr., San Antonio TX 78213. Telephone (210) 341-8372. Quarterly plus newsletter.
Texas State Historical Association, 2.306 Sid Richardson Hall, University Station, Austin TX 78712. Telephone: (512) 471-1525. Scholarly organization; publishes Southwestern Historical Quarterly plus "Riding Line" newsletter; annual meeting.
German-Texan Heritage Society, (507 E. 10th St.) P. O. Box 684171, Austin TX 78768-4171. Telephone (512) 482-0927; Fax 482-8809. Maintains old German Free School as headquarters, library, activities; publishes newsletter and Journal with genealogy section three times a year; also book publications; annual meeting.
Texas German Society, President: P. O. Box 366, Brookshire TX 77423. Telephone (713) 375-5094. Has 15 or more county chapters; museum (409) 836-9127; newsletter three times a year, annual meeting.
Order of Sons of Hermann in Texas, Grand Lodge, (515 S. St. Mary's St.) P. O. Box 1941, San Antonio TX 78297-1941. Telephone (210) 226-9261. Fraternal, charitable, social.
Dallas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 12648, Dallas TX 75225.
Houston Genealogical Forum, P. O. Box 271469, Houston TX 77277-1469.
Houston Area Genealogical Association, 2057 Tannehill, Houston TX 77008-3052.
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, P. O. Box 17461, San Antonio TX 78217-0461. Quarterly, newsletter, library at 401 Isom Rd., Suite 550; telephone (210) 342-5242.
For others, see July/August issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper.

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND ARCHIVES

Catholic Archives of Texas, (1600 N. Congress Ave.) P. O. Box 6296, Capitol Station, Austin TX 78711-3124. Telephone (512) 476-6296; message and Fax 476-3715. Central repository, but many sacramental records are at local diocese or parish.
Texas Catholic Historical Society, 1325 Rutherford Lane, Bldg. D, Austin TX 78754-5105. Publishes Catholic Southwest: A Journal of History and Culture, one issue annually, and newsletter; annual meeting with TSHA.
Lutheran: Records are kept by individual churches on a local basis.
Baptist: Texas Baptist Historical Collection, 4144 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204. Telephone (972) 331-2235. Email tbhc@bgct.org. The Texas Baptist Historical Society uses the same contact information.
Methodist: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX 75075-0476. Also: United Methodist Archives Center, Texas Wesleyan University West Library, Fort Worth TX 76105, telephone (817) 531-4800; also Travis Park United Methodist Church, 230 W. Travis St., San Antonio TX 78205, telephone (210) 226-8657.
Texas Jewish Historical Society, try P. O. Box 10193, Austin TX 78766 or Barbara Rosenberg, 219 Lombardy, Sugarland TX 77478. Telephone (713) 494-2668; fax 494-0199.

MAJOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Texas State Library and Archives, see above under major statewide archives. Austin Public Library, (800 Guadalupe) P. O.Box 2287, Austin TX 78768-2287. Telephone (512) 472-5433.
Dallas Public Library, Genealogy Section, 1515 Young St., Dallas TX 75201-9987. Telephone (214) 749-4100.
Fort Worth Public Library, 300 Taylor St., Fort Worth TX 76102.
Rosenberg Library, 2310 Sealy, Galveston TX 77550. Telephone (409) 763-8854.
Clayton Library, genealogy branch of Houston Public Library, 5300 Caroline, Houston TX 77004. Telephone (713) 224-5441.
San Antonio Central Library, Texana and Genealogy, 600 Soledad, San Antonio TX 78205. Telephone (210) 207-2500, Genealogy/Texana 207-2514.
George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview, Richmond TX 77469.
For others, in smaller towns, consult May/June issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper, or Texas State Library, or write to: Library, (___County Seat Town__), Texas (__Zip__).

LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, ORGANIZATIONS IN TEXAS GERMAN SETTLEMENTS

Austin County Historical Commission, 206 S. Masonic St., Bellville TX 77418.
Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington, Columbus TX 78934. Telephone (409) 732-3392.
Fayette County Heritage Museum and Archives, 855 S. Jefferson St., La Grange TX 78945. Telephone (409) 968-6418.
Sophienburg Archives, 200 N. Seguin St., New Braunfels TX 78130. Telephone (210) 629-1900; Museum at 401 W. Coll, Telephone 629-1572.
Comal County Genealogy Society, c/o Sophienburg Archives, above.
Fredericksburg Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 164, Fredericksburg TX 78624.
Gillespie County Historical Society, 312 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg TX 78624.
Genealogical Society of Kendall County, P. O. Box 623, Boerne TX 78006-0623.
Comfort Heritage Foundation, P. O. Box 433, Comfort TX 78013.

OTHER NATIONAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS

Texas Wendish Society, Rt. 2, Box 155, Giddings TX 78942. Telephone (409) 366-2441. Museum, archives and library. Ship register abstract on LDS film.
Castro Colonies Heritage Society, P. O. Box 663, Castroville TX 78009. (Alsatian)
Polish Genealogical Society of Texas, Rt. 1, Box 475-S, Navasota TX 77868.
Czech Heritage Society of Texas, 7411 Kite Hill, Houston TX 77041.
SPJST Museum, Library, and Archives, 520 N. Main, Temple TX 76501. Telephone (817) 773-1575. (Czech)