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Welcome
to Harris County Family
History and Genealogy.
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elcome
to the Harris County, Texas - Family History and Genealogy web
site. Howdy.
My name is Douglas Anderson, and I am your volunteer host
and coordinator. This
is a non-commercial, Free
Access web site, a part of
the TXGenWeb
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This web site is currently being hosted by RootsWeb,
on their servers, and is totally supported by
volunteers and patrons like yourself, who contribute
family history information pertaining to Harris County,
Texas.
I am graciously thankful for
Ms. Rosanna Urban
Parra, Mr. Linwood Peterson, Mr. Ben Gantt, and the late
Doug Benton (founder), past host and coordinators, for all of
their contributions and hard work
for the Harris County web site.
Harris County is a big place and they all spent many hours
volunteering to make it a better place for family researchers.
They certainly have my admiration. If you would like to contribute please contact me.
And remember, aside from
your local friendly library, the best place to get help and
direction is on the RootsWeb TXHARRIS-L or
-D Mail List and the Harris
County Query Boards, both available for FREE
and on this page (below).
Thank you
for visiting us and stop back by regularly for new changes.
Sincerely, Douglas
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If you would like to host a county in Texas, please contact the
TXGenWeb
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New
Aug 2007
Would you like to sit down with a friend or a group and
exchange family history information. Go to the Harris
County Family History and Genealogy Chat Room. (click
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Pictures: circa 1891 Harris County Courthouse (top);
circa 1912 Harris County Courthouse (lower two). |
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Welcome.
You are the
 visitor
to the Harris County, Texas Family History and Genealogy Web
Site since March 19,1998. This
page was last updated:
July 12, 2008
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What's
New on the Harris County, Texas Family History and Genealogy Web
Site? Updates!
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Updated
Sep 2007 Histories
Related to Harris County, Texas
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New
Aug 2007 Computer
Information, Software and Tools (Free
Software)
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Jul 2007 Families
of Harris County
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Jul 2007 Harris
County Archives and Repositories Page
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New
Jul 2007 Vital
Records Information (births, marriages, divorce, deaths,
TX Death Index, SSI)
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Aug 2007 Immigration
Related Information (Search Engine, Passenger List, more
to come....)
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New
Sep 2007 Bible Records
- Vital Records Section (LOOK
inside your old family Bibles, you may be surprised what you
may find, births, marriages, deaths, etc. Submit your Bible
records now. Contact me for details.)
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Aug 2007 Surname
Information (much more to come....)
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Sep 2007 Military
and Government Service Related Records
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Oct 2007 Harris
County Educational Information Page (Includes Alumni
Associations for most Harris
County High Schools, Colleges and Universities)
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Aug 2007 Harris
County Census Related Records-Index (To Volunteer
for indexing or to transcribe all or part of a Harris County
Census, please contact me.)
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Jul 2007 Land
and Related Information of Harris County, Texas (Also,
Harris County Early Texas Land Grants-Grantee Sort)
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Updated
Sep 2007 Religious
Resources and Information Page (Churches, Buddhist
Temples, Mosques, and Synagogues)
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Jul 2007 Places,
Communities, Towns, and Cities of Harris County, Texas
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Oct 2007 Death
Notices and Obituaries (Search
engines and obituaries)
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Jul 2007 Harris County
Queries - Refer to the Query Box below.
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Jul 2007 Cemetery
Information Page
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Jul 2007 Mail
List of Harris County, Texas and Others (Refer to Mail
List Box below.)
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New
Aug 2007 Libraries
and Library Information (Houston
Public Library, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research,
Texas Room, College and University, Harris County, Pasadena,
HISD Libraries and more...)
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Aug 2007 Genealogical
Societies and Organizations Relating to Harris County, Texas
(If yours is not listed, or you know one, well....more to
come... {: >)
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New
Jul 2007 Newspapers
and Newspaper Information Relating to Harris County, Texas
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Jul 2007 Government
and Government Related Information Harris
County
Clerk's Office
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New
Jul 2007
Search Engines
(More to come....)
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Aug 2007 Books
Related to Harris County, Texas
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Jul 2007 Harris
County Maps Resource Page
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Aug 2007 Harris
County Lookups
(Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, RootsWeb Books We Own,
Genealogy LookUp Forum...)
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Harris
County-Related Resources
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Aug 2007 Forms
and Charts
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Harris
County Information
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is much more on the way....
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The
TXGenWeb Project
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The
USGenWeb Project
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THE
TXGenWeb COUNTY INDEX WEB SITE
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Help
for Genealogy Researchers, The USGenWeb Project
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GEnealogical
Seminars and Events in Texas
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The
WorldGenWeb Project
Home Page
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TEXAS
POST CARDS - A SPECIAL PROJECT OF THE TXGenWeb
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CYNDI's
LIST OF GENEALOGICAL SITES ON THE INTERNET
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RootsWeb.com
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Oldest and Largest Free Genealogy Site
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Harris
County, Texas
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Harris County is a Southeastern Texas county. Harris County was
named for John Richardson Harris, who first arrived in this area
in 1824. He settled on land at the junction of Bray's and
Buffalo bayous (now a part of Houston). In 1825 the city of
Harrisburg was laid out. On December 30, 1835, the General
Council created the Harrisburg Municipality and designated the
town as the seat of its government. On April 21, 1836 the Battle
of San Jacinto was fought in what is now Harris County. This was
the deciding battle of the war between what would become the
Republic of Texas and Mexico. In 1836 the name of the area was
changed to Harrisburg County. In 1839 the name was again changed
to Harris County.
Today, Harris County is a vibrant part of the
10th largest metropolitan statistical area (seven counties) in
the US with 3.7 million people. Houston, the largest city in the
area and fourth largest city in the U.S., has a population of
1.6 million and is the county seat. Its port is the second
busiest in the country. Fifty-eight foreign governments maintain
consular offices in Houston; the fifth largest consular corps in
the nation.
Houston is home to the Texas Medical Center,
the largest medical complex in the world. The 14 hospitals in
the complex are world leaders in cancer and heart research.
Houston is the energy capital of the U. S. and a center for
biotechnology. Harris County is the home of NASA. All space
flights are controlled from the Johnson Space Center, south of
Houston.
Houston is a major cultural center and one of
a handful of U.S. cities with resident companies in opera,
theater, symphony and ballet. There are ten colleges and
universities and 36 museums in Harris County.
The Houston Public Library system is one of
the largest in the country and the Clayton Center for
Genealogical Research, with one of the premier collections of
genealogy materials in the nation, is a part of that library
system.
Harris County has 41 cities, many of which
have libraries with genealogy materials. Harris County is an
active place for genealogists with many active genealogical
societies.
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Our
thanks to Jeannette Prouse for the above images.
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to Harris County's TXGenWeb Neighbors and Friends |
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Waller
County TXGenWeb, Texas |
Montgomery
County TXGenWeb, Texas
and
the
Montgomery
County Genealogical and Historical Society (MCGHS) |
Liberty
County TXGenWeb, Texas |
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Fort
Bend County TXGenWeb, Texas |
HARRIS
COUNTY TXGenWeb, TEXAS |
Chambers
County TXGenWeb, Texas |
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Gulf
of Mexico (soon
to be a part of the TXGenWeb-Volunteer Now.) |
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Brazoria
County TXGenWeb, Texas |
Galveston
County TXGenWeb, Texas |
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PLACES,
COMMUNITIES, TOWNS, AND CITIES |
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All
Texas County Index |
La
Porte, Texas |
Morgan's
Point, Texas |
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Shoreacres,
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QUERIES
- Harris County, Texas
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POST, SEARCH, READ, AND CONNECT WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS -
BIOGRAPHIES, BIRTHS, BIBLE RECORDS, CEMETERY, CENSUS, DEATHS,
DEEDS, IMMIGRATION, LOOKUP, MARRIAGE, MILITARY, OBITUARY, PENSION,
WILLS, OR MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGY.
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Message Boards
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Harris
County, Texas Queries
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About Family History Research and Genealogy - No Spam Here - Many,
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individual email list, TXHARRIS-List, receiving each individual email
submitted, or the digest mode email list, TXHARRIS-Digest,
receiving a collection of the individual emails from the TXHARRIS-L
in one email. A search for all of the Harris Mailing List
Archives is also provided. Additionally, one can
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