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BEXAR COUNTY HISTORY
HISTORICAL RESOURCES

• Historical Markers
• Bexar County Courthouse history (1731-1978)

• LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
• ORGANIZATIONS
• PUBLISHERS, SUPPLIERS AND WEBSITES

1. Bexar County Courthouse, Main Plaza, San Antonio TX 78205. County Clerk, Spanish Archives, District Clerk. www.co.bexar.tx.us
2. Catholic Archives at the San Antonio, Chancery Office, 2718 W. Woodlawn, San Antonio TX  78228.  Telephone 734-2620.  Archdiocese: <www.archdiosa.org> Cemeteries:  http://catholiccemeteriesofsa.org
3. DRT Library at the Alamo, P.O. Box 1401, San Antonio TX 78295-1401.  Telephone 225-1071. www.drtl.org
4. L.D.S. Family History Center, 2103 St. Cloud Rd., San Antonio TX 78228.  Telephone 736-2940.  Call for schedule of days and hours open.  There are several others in the San Antonio area.
5. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society,
   PO Box 790087, San Antonio, TX 78297-0087.
   911 Melissa Dr, San Antonio, TX 78213.
   Telephone 210-342-5242.
   Website:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2/index.htm
   Email: saghs@sbcglobal.net
6. San Antonio Public Library, Central Library, 600 Soledad St., San Antonio TX 78205.Texana/Genealogy, District Clerk, 6th floor.  Telephone 207-2500. www.sat.lib.tx.us

1. Catholic Archives of Texas, P.O. Box 6296, Capitol Station, Austin TX 78711-3124.  Located at Chancery, 1600 N. Congress Ave.  Telephone (512) 476-6296. www.onr.com/user.cat
2. Center for American History (formerly Barker Texas History Center), University of Texas at Austin, 2.306 Richardson Hall, University Station, Austin TX 78712. www.cah.utexas.edu
3. Texas General Land Office, Archives and Records Divisions, S.  F.  Austin Building, 1700 Congress, Austin TX 78701.  Telephone (512) 463-5277. www.glo.state.tx.us
4. Texas State Library and Archives.  P.O. Box 12927, Capitol Station, Austin TX 78711.  Telephone (512) 463-5480.  Located at 1201 S. Brazos. link.tsl.state.tx.us  or www.tsl.state.tx.us

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), Family History Library, 35 North West Temple St., Salt Lake City UT 84150.  try: www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ldsfhlib  www.familysearch.org  http://cyndislist.com/lds.htm
2. National Archives and Records Service, 8^th and Pennsylvania Ave.  N.W., Washington DC 20408 (For requesting copies of records). www.nara.gov

1. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society,
   PO Box 790087, San Antonio, TX 78297-0087.
   911 Melissa Dr, San Antonio, TX 78213.
   Telephone 210-342-5242.
   Website:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2/index.htm
   Email: saghs@sbcglobal.net
2. Los Bexarenos, P.O. Box 1935, San Antonio TX 78297.  African-American Genealogical and Historical Society, P.O. Box 200784, San Antonio TX 78220.  Access through http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Bexar/
3. Kerr County Historial Commission
   www.co.kerr.tx.us/historical/

STATE

1. Texas State Genealogical Society, 254 County Road 4705, Sulphur Springs TX 75482-1831.
   Telephone 903-885-3523
   Website: www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs
2. Texas State Historical Association, same address as Center for American History #2 under STATE  above. www.tsha.utexas.edu
3. Hispanic Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 23171, Houston TX 77223.  email: joguerra@brokersys.com
4. Spanish-American Genealogical Association, P.O. Box 794, Corpus Christi TX 78303.  (512) 855-1183.  See # 8 under Publishers, Suppliers and Websites below to access website.
5. German-Texan Heritage Society, P.O. Box 684171, Austin TX 78768-4171.  (512) 482-0927. www.main.org/germantxn
6. Polish Genealogical Society of Texas, P.O. Box 432, Montgomery TX 77356. www.pgst.org
7. Czech Heritage Society of Texas, Rt 1, 233 Bayou Wood Cir., Angleton TX 77515. www.czechheritage.org

1. National Genealogical Society, 4527 17^th St.  North, Arlington VA 22207-2399.  www.ngsgenealogy.org

1. Ancestry, Inc., P.O. Box 476, Salt Lake City UT 84110. www.ancestry.com
2. Cyndi's List, www.cyndislist.com
3. Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 386, Logan UT 85321. www.everton.com
4. Heritage Quest, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful UT 84011-0329. www.heritagequest.com
5. List of state and local historical and genealogical organizations: www.usgennet.org  then select state.
6. National Archives Trust Fund, NEPS Dept.  721. P.O. Box 100793, Atlanta GA 30384.  (For ordering publications)
7. Roots Web  www.rootsweb.com
8. World Gen Web http://worldgenweb.org

Source:  T.  Gold, 6 Feb.  2001

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