Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Ancestry.com Texas

"Ancestry.com Texas" allows free access to Texas State Library and Archives records that have been digitized by Ancestry.com and made available for free to Texas residents. Note that this requires the creation of a free "Ancestry.com Texas" account.  That can be done at the following link:

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/ancestry

This free account does not allow access to ALL Texas-related databases on Ancestry.com, only those that were digitized thru partnership with TSLAC.  This includes the following databases:

  • Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
  • Texas, Prison Employee Ledgers, 1861-1938
  • Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900
  • Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974
  • Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945
  • Texas, Court of Criminal Appeal Indexes, 1892-1947
  • Texas, Capitol Building Payroll, 1882-1888
  • Texas, Memorials and Petitions, 1834-1929
  • Texas, Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846–1920
  • Texas, Index Card Collections, 1800-1900
  • Texas, Voter Registration Lists, 1867-1869
  • Nacogdoches, Texas, Spanish and Mexican Government Records, 1729-1836
  • Texas, Land Title Abstracts,1700-2008 (original records held by the Texas General Land Office)

  • Note that all of the above databases are freely available thru Ancestry Library Edition, but with a free "Ancestry.com Texas" account, a Texas resident can freely access these databases from home without having a paid subscription to Ancestry.com.

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