Texas History
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The Handbook of Texas is a digital state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) that is free and accessible on the Internet for students, teachers, scholars, and the general public.
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A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas.
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Forum discussions and photo archives.
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Genealogy Web Site about Burnet County, Texas
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60+ databases all in one location.
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Flickr website with historical photos from the Lower Colorado River Authority’s archives. Includes photos of the construction and early operation of the dams in the Highland Lakes region.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcra_photos/albums/72157651844987370/
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Texas Digital Archive | TSLAC
The Texas Digital Archive manages, preserves, and facilitates access to the electronic records collections of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including those transferred by state agencies or digitized by the State Archives.
https://tsl.access.preservica.com/
University of Texas at Austin Collections
A collection of digitized materials from the University of Texas Libraries. Items include newspapers, images, books, maps, and more.
https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/
Texas Archival Resources Online
TARO makes descriptions of the rich archival, manuscript, and museum collections in repositories across the state available to the public. The site consists of the collection descriptions or "finding aids" that archives, libraries, and museums create to assist users in locating information in their collections. Consider these an extended table of contents which describe unique materials only available at the individual repositories. In most cases, the collections themselves are NOT available online.
Local Resources
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burnetcgs@gmail.com
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The Burnet County History Books Vol. I & Vol. II along with the Cemetery Books are available at the library for checkout. If you would like to purchase a copy, please stop by the library or contact the Burnet County Historical Commission. Click the link below to view a searchable PDF version.
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Bowden, M. G. (Malvin George), 1914-1985
1940 Theses of Burnet County using personal files or recollections of people of the county and from the records in the county court house.
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Hill Country Community Foundation provides online copies of most Burnet county Yearbooks from 1926 - 2000
General Research
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The ultimate goal of the Open Library is to make all the published works of humankind available to everyone in the world. Search the archives for digital loans.
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Sites for researching multiple records in one location:
Allen County Public Library: Genealogy Center, Forty Wayne Indiana
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The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Military service records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri.
Post-WWI regimental and unit records are primarily held at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland.
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Geneanet.org is a free website where you can build your family tree and search Canadian records.
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Historical Texas Case Law
Information on the Texas State Law Library website about official and unofficial case reporters throughout Texas history.
https://guides.sll.texas.gov/historical-texas-cases
Caselaw Access Project
A website by Harvard Law School that makes all published U.S. court decisions freely available online to the public. The Caselaw Access Project aims to digitize and provide free access to 360 years of U.S. case law from state, federal, and territorial courts in a consistent format.
Bouvier 1856 Law Dictionary
A LAW DICTIONARY ADAPTED TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF THE SEVERAL STATES OF THE AMERICAN UNION by John Bouvier Revised Sixth Edition, 1856
CourtListener
CourtListener is a free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts. With CourtListener, lawyers, journalists, academics, and the public can research an important case, stay up to date with case law as it develops, or do deep analysis using our raw data.
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Created by the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is an online resource that documents the creation and evolution of every U.S. county and county equivalent from the colonial period through the 20th century. It provides maps and extensive documentation of every boundary change over time.
