Some Helpful Links

The USGenWeb Project
Births Texas Birth Index, 1926-34
Deaths Texas Death Index, 1964-84
Marriages Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
Divorces Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2001
The USGenWeb Project Archives A sister-site to USGenWeb
El Paso Archives The page for our county
Texas Landmarks A TXGenWeb Resource
Statewide Links and Resources
Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
1100 W. 49th Street
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
512-458-7111
512-458-4751		 Texas State Historical Association
University of Texas/Austin
2306 Sid Richardson Hall
University Station
Austin, TX 78712
512-471-1525
Texas State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 110842
Carrollton, TX 75011		 Texas Military Historical Society
P.O. Box 2383
Bellaire, TX 77402-2383
Dallas Public Library and
J. Erik Jonsson Genealogy Section
1515 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214-670-1400
Fax: 214-670-7839
Brazoria County Historical Society/Museum,
Old 300 Genealogical Database
Courthouse Square
100 East Cedar
Angleton, TX 77515
409-849-5711 ext. 1208		 Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building
1201 Brazos Street
P.O. Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-5455
512-463-5463 (Genealogy Collection, Room 110)
Texas Historical Commission
P.O. Box 12276
Austin, TX 78711-2276
512-463-6100
Fax: 512-475-4872		 Stephen F. Austin State University Center for East Texas Studies
Ferguson Building 340
P.O. Box 6134, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
409-468-1392
Fax: 409-468-2190
  • Border Heritage Center, El Paso Public Library 501 North Oregon, El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 543-5440
  • Borderlands WebSite, El Paso Community College
  • City of El Paso Archives & Records Center
  • 617 Texas Avenue, 2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 541-4127
  • C. L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department University of Texas at El Paso Library
  • Wiggins and Rim Road, University of Texas at El Paso campus; University of Texas at El Paso Library, El Paso, TX 79968-0582 (915) 747-5697
  • El Paso County Historical Society
  • 603 Yandell Drive, El Paso, TX 79940 (915) 533-3603
  • The El Paso County Historical Society's Jane Burges Perrenot Historical Research Center offers researchers the following historical and archival resources of El Paso City Directories dating back to the late 1880s. They also contain searchable databases including: El Paso County Records Management and Archives
  • 800 East Overland, 3 Floor, Suite 330, El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 546-8101
  • El Paso Medical Heritage Foundation Museum
  • 1301 Montana, El Paso, TX 79902 (915) 533-0940
  • El Paso Museum of History
  • 2901 Gateway Boulevard West, El Paso, TX 79928 (915) 858-1928
  • Heritage House of the University of Texas at El Paso
  • Kerby & Randolph (inside UTEP campus) Mailing address: c/o Alumni Office, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968 (915) 747-5700 or 747-5592
  • Magoffin HomeState Historic Site
  • 1120 Magoffin Ave, El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 533-5147
  • Fort Bliss Curatorial Facility
  • Directorate of Environment, Building 624, Pleasonton Road, Fort Bliss, TX 79916 (915) 568-6697
  • Fort Bliss Museums and Study Center
  • Building 1735, Marshall Road, ATSC-GC-M, Fort Bliss, TX 79916-3802 (915) 568-6794, Ext. 2804
  • Mickelsen Libraries at Fort Bliss (includes both the Fort Bliss Community Library & the Air Defense Artillery School Library)
  • Mickelsen Libraries, Building 2E, Sheridan Rd.,Fort Bliss, TX 79916
  • U.S. Army Museum of Noncommissioned Officer
  • Bldg. 11331 SSGSimms Street, Fort Bliss, TX, 79918-8002U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy
  • 11291 SGT E. Churchill Street Fort Bliss, TX 79918-8002 (915) 568-9978
  • U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Learning Resources Center
  • 11291 SGT E. Churchill Street Fort Bliss, TX 79918-8002CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIH, MEXICOEl Archivo Histórico de la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe - The Historic Archive of the Cathedral of Señora Guadalupe
  • The Archivo de la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is located in the administrative offices underneath the Cathedral on the west side of the Plaza de Armas in downtown Ciudad Juárez. Mailing address: From U.S.: P.O. Box 1145, El Paso, TX 79947. From Mexico: Apdo. 53. Ciudad Juárez, 32000 Chihuahua + 656- 615-5562
  • The main foci are the Libro Bautismos (Book of Baptisms), Libro Confirmaciones (Book of Confirmations), Libro de Defunciones (Book of Deaths) and a collection known as Oficios Varios (various documents) that cover the period from about 1750 to the present. Inquiries should be directed to either the Archbishop or Martha I. Arroyo de Orozco. Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.El Archivo Histórico de Ciudad Juárez - The Historic Archive of Ciudad Juárez
  • Ignacio Ramirez #325 in Parque Borunda + 656-616-3767, ext. 17
  • The Historic Archive of Ciudad Juarez(AHCJ) houses over 5,600 books that contain the minutes of the Juarez City Council meetings from 1726 to 1970 as well as other documents relating to the city government. archivohistorico_municipal@yahoo.com.mx Don Felipe Talavera Garcia is the custodian of the AHCJ. Open Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Centro del Imagen: Camino Real del Museo Histórico la ex Aduana Fronteriza de Ciudad Juárez The Center for the Study of Images: Camino Real
  • Corner of Av. 16 de Septiembre and Av. Juárez in downtown Ciudad Juárez + 656-612-4707.
  • The Centro del Imagen: Camino Real contains about 1,100 digitized photos and negatives of Ciudad Juárez and the border region (Fondo Sepulveda: 1,000); Chihuahua between 1920 and 1925 (Fondo Flores: 50), and the Aduana th (customs house) itself at the beginning of the 20 century (Fondo Bauche: 50). This collection is available for consultation only. Open by appointment only.Universidad Autonóma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) Colecciones Especiales Special Collections of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez
  • Housed in the university Main Library, in the Institute of Social and Administrative Sciences (ICSA) campus, Av. Heroico Colegio Militar 3775, Cuidad Juárez, 32310 Chihuahua + 656-688-3870
  • uacj.mx
  • ICSA is located just south of the Bridge of the Americas and to the east of the Megabandera (The Giant Flag). There are ten collections (fondos), four of which are thematic and seven based on private libraries that the university inherited: Fondo Universitario; Fondo Juridico; Fondo Chihuahua; and Fondo Antiguo y Raro fall into the first category, while Fondo Fuentes Mares; Fondo R. Melgar; Fondo J. L. Orozco; Fondo Ruben Lau, Fondo Enrique Semo, and Fondo Guillermo Rousset were donated by their namesakes or their relatives. The range of material is extensive and includes manuscripts of Fuentes Mares and Enrique Semo, and books, pamphlets and documents important to the history of Chihuahua. Inquiries should be directed to Fabián Iguarán Soto figuaran@uacj.mx, the archivist. Open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • MESILLA VALLEY Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
  • 280 Med Park, Las Cruces, NM 88005 (505) 523-7577
  • Doña Ana County Historical Society
  • 500 North Water Street, Las Cruces, NM 88012 (505) 541-2155
  • New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
  • 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011-5067 (505) 522-4100
  • New Mexico State University Libraries
  • MSC 3474 P.O. Box 30006; University Libraries; New Mexico State University Library, Archives and Special Collections Departmentt, Las Cruces, NM 88003 (505) 646-3839
  • White Sands Missile Range Museum
  • Building 200 Headquarters Ave, P.O. Box 400, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-0400 (505) 678-8824
  • For more informatiom about above museum.