Moore Memorial Public Library
1701 9th Avenue North
Texas City, TX 77590
Phone: (409) 643-5979
Fax : (409) 948-1106
 
LOCAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT
 
Local History Resources
  • Archival Material (appointment necessary)
  • Oral Histories
  • Past City Directories
  • Vertical files
  • Digitized historical photos online through the Portal to Texas History (Click here for more information)
  • Heritage Quest (remote access available to library card holders)
Genealogical Resources
Books
  • Approximately 1900 volumes concentrating on the South
  • Circulating how-to books and videos on genealogy
  • Circulating Texas county histories
Special Resources
  • Complete 1850 Texas Census for most of the sourthern states and some other areas
  • Complete 1850-1910 Texas Censuses, plus some 1920
  • Texas City newspapers 1909 -1936
  • Microfiche abstracts from various Texas religious newspapers 1846-1881
  • Texas Birth (1903-1976), Death (1903-1995), and Marriage (1966 - 1995)
  • Some genealogical periodicals on microfiche
  • Family Group Sheets on microfiche
  • Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
  • Selected Census Indexes
  • 1880 United States Census on CDs
  • Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
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Genealogical Services
  • 2 microfilms readers and 1 microfilm printer
  • 1 microfiche reader/printer
  • Copies are .10 each
  • 1 computer in genealogy room for CD-ROMs
The library can inter-library loan some Texas county records that appear in Texas County Records (RG 976.4 H) and some old newspapers on microfilm from Texas State Library. A list of both sets of records can be found at the following web site: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/local/index.html
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Area Libraries
Moore Memorial Public Library
1701 9th Ave. N.
Texas City, TX 77590
409-643-5977
Website: http://www.texascity-library.org
Clayton Library
5300 Caroline
Houston, TX 77004
713-524-1999
Website: http://www.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/
Family History Center
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
505 Deseret
Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-9346

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy Ave.
Galveston, TX 77550
409-763-8854
Website: http://www.rosenberg-library.org

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Genealogical Societies
Group: Texas City Ancestry Searchers
When: Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Walter F. Holland Room at Moore Memorial Public Library

Group: Galveston County Genealogical Society
When: Meets every 1st Thursday of the month
Time: 7: 30 p.m.
Location: Wortham Room at Rosenberg Library
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If you need assistance, please call 409-643-5977 or email us.

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