Research Guides: Genealogy: Home

Government Resources

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS)
Database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War
National Archives
Resources for genealogists
Texas General Land Office
Contains many resources that are useful for genealogical research, including a large amount Spanish language documents from the Spanish and Mexican eras of Texas history
United States Census Bureau
Follows the evolution of the decennial census by detailing the events surrounding each of them (organized by decade)

History Vault: Immigration Collection This link opens in a new window
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Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1880-1930.
For more assistance, please view the History Vault tutorial.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Regional, national, and international newspapers, in addition to television and radio news transcripts.
For more assistance, please view the Newspaper Source Plus tutorial.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps This link opens in a new window
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Digitized maps of Texas towns and cities throughout the past one hundred years.
For more assistance, please view the Texas Digital Sanborn Maps tutorial.

Typically public libraries have additional genealogical resources not available at the STC library.