RESOURCES FOR TEXAS HISTORY

The Place to Start
The Handbook of Texas Online

Texas Education Agency
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies--Subchapter B. Middle School

History-Relevant Organizations
Center for East Texas Studies
Humanities Texas
Texas Archeological Society
Texas Catholic Historical Society
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Foundation
Texas State Historical Association
South Texas Historical Association
West Texas Historical Association

Libraries and Special Collections
Archivo Franciscano en línea (Franciscan Archives in Mexico)
Archivo General de la Nación (Mexican National Archives)
Catholic Archives of Texas
CAH Focus on Texas History
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
Documentary Relations of the Southwest
Institute of Texan Cultures
National Archives and Records Administration
Portal to Archives in Spain
Southwest Collection, Texas Tech
Southwestern Writers Collection
Texas General Land Office
Texas State Library & Archives

Museums
The Alamo
Amon Carter Museum
Institute of Texan Cultures
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
San Jacinto Monument and Museum
Texas Association of Museums
Texas Memorial Museum
Texas State History Museum
Texas Ranger Museum

Special Projects
Texas Constitutions
Gammel's Laws of Texas
Mexico, Ministry of Foreign Relations: Texas Revolution and Mexico-U.S. War
Selected Texas History Primary Source Documents
Women in Texas History

Virtual Texas
German-Texan Heritage Society  Mostly information about the society and contacts
Hispanic Genealogical Society Texas Hispanic family history and resources links
Lone Star Junction Excellent collection of links
Polish Texans Good site with genealogy search engine and more
Portal to Texas History Place to start for students and general public interested in getting started
Texas African American Genealogy Resources for Texas African American family history
Texas Beyond History The University of Texas at Austin Archeology Department’s guide to the state’s heritage
TxGen Web Portal to Texas genealogy sites and resources


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