Category Archives: Research Facilities

It Is All In The Spelling!

We had an intriguing incident the other day at the library. A patron was having difficulty finding a death certificate. The patron had located a record of her ancestor’s Texas death certificate listed on Ancestry.com ’s database. When she went … Continue reading

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Texas Physicians Database

If you are researching physicians who practiced in Texas you may be in luck. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has a website devoted to Texas Physicians. Sometimes there is a reference to an obituary or it … Continue reading

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TEXAS ROOM OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY RESEARCHERS

TEXAS ROOM OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY RESEARCHERS (Please be aware this post was written in 2004 and published at that time in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) newspaper. Some of the news in this post, therefore,  may not be current. Current … Continue reading

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Heritage Quest Saved

HERITAGE QUEST SAVED (Please be aware this post was written in 2004 and published at that time in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) newspaper. Some of the news in this post, therefore,  may not be current. Current and future posts … Continue reading

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Funds Sought for Important Database

FUNDS SOUGHT FOR IMPORTANT DATABASE (Please be aware this post was written in 2004 and published at that time in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) newspaper. Some of the news in this post, therefore,  may not be current. Current and … Continue reading

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March is Texas History Month

MARCH IS TEXAS HISTORY MONTH (Please be aware this post was written in 2004 and published at that time in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) newspaper. Some of the news in this post, therefore,  may not be current. Current and … Continue reading

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Plantation Records Available

MICROFILM COLLECTION MAKES PLANTATION RECORDS AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS (Please be aware this post was written in 2004 and published at that time in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) newspaper. Some of the news in this post, therefore,  may not be … Continue reading

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Welcome New Genealogists!

WELCOME NEW GENEALOGISTS (Please be aware this post was written in 2004 and published at that time in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) newspaper. Some of the news in this post, therefore,  may not be current. Current and future posts … Continue reading

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