Does the Center have materials for genealogy research?
Yes, the Center owns extensive collections and published materials relating to individuals and families in Texas and the 19th-century South. Nonetheless, the Center does not function primarily as a genealogical research facility. We urge genealogy researchers to visit the Texas State Library’s Genealogy Collection (512/463-5463) and the Texas General Land Office, both located approximately one mile from the Center for American History. The TSL’s Genealogy Collection includes: microfilm of the federal census schedules for all states through 1910, the 1920 census film for selected states, printed family and county histories, a variety of Texas government records, Vital Statistics Indexes, Index to Confederate Pension Applications, Index to Adjutant General Service Records, Index to Republic Claims, Confederate Indigent Families Lists, County Tax Rolls,County Records on Microfilm, City Directories, Telephone Directories, Newspapers on Microfilm, and 1867 Voters’ Registration. The Archives
