Diane Tofte Kropp
3003 Country Club Drive  Pearland, TX 77581- 5010
E-mail: REKropp@prodigy.net

PROVIDING METICULOUS RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH

      
      
      

                     

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Get Organized

      
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FREE research charts to download
www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm

Sample Form letters to request genealogical information
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
http://www.genealogy.com/00000023.html?Welcome=1006754504

Relationship Chart
www.lonestargenealogy.com/relchart.html

          

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B. USA Archives and Libraries

Clayton Genealogical Library
www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton 

Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/

National Archives
www.nara.gov
vitalrec.com/index.html
statelocalgov.net
courth.com
courthousedirect.com
publiclibraries.com
thehistorynet.com

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Index
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

Cities/counties, state symbols, maps, newspapers, research links
(also List of Nations of the world links)
www.5Ostates.com

The American Colonist's Library
personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/

US Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory
www.funeralassistant.com 


United States Veterans Cemeteries Transcribed
http://www.interment.net/us/nat/veterans.htm


1840 Census of Pensioners - All States
www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/census/1840
     
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C  Time Lines, Geography, Professions, Medical Terms, Economics 

www.mapquest.com

US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information
place name, creeks, streams, cemeteries
www.usgs.gov

1895 USA Atlas Site with Index
www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm

topozone.com

Panoramic Maps of various cities and towns of USA
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

US Surname Distribution Site 1850 to 1920
http://hamrick.com/names/

Cartographic sites try Odden's Bookmarks
oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html

Growth in the USA between 1650-1983 visual
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Animation/us.gif

Birth Date Calculator
http://www.censusdiggins.com/birthdate_calculator.html

Archaic Medical Terms to Assist Genealogists and Historians
www.gpiag-asthma.org/drpsmith/ then click on amtl.htm
http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm 

What happened on this date in History
http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/massmarriages/history.html

The Inflation Calculator
www.westegg.com/inflation
     
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D. Texas Links To Favorite Research Areas

Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 www.tsl.state.tx.us

TX State Genealogy Society
www.rootsweb.com~txsgs/

TX Bureau of Vital.Statistics
www.tdh.state.tx.us/

Time Line of TX
www.lonestargenealogy.com/history.html

Texas Historical Atlas
Atlas.thc.state.tx.us

TX Historical Commission
www.thc.state.tx.us

The Handbook of Texas
www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online

Center for Studies in TX History, Geography, culture
www.tsha.utexas.edu

TX State Cemetery
www.cemetery.state.tx.us

TX Service Records and Pensions 1836 to 1935 and Republic of TX Claims
www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions

Gammel's "The Laws of Texas 1822-1897"
Learn about conditions under which your TX ancestors lived
texinfo.library.unt.edu/lawsoftexas/

1867 Texas Voter's Registration
Reveals personal data and immigration
(Clayton Library, Houston has all the film)
www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/votersreg.html 

Texas Cemeteries Transcribed by County
www.interment.net/us/tx/index.htm


Houston National Cemetery, Harris County, Texas
www.interment.net/data/us/tx/harris/housnat


Galveston Texas Immigration Database
www.tsm-elissa.org
     
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  FREE LOOK UPS
The Houston Chronicle
Houston, Harris Co., TX
Personal Collection of original obituaries June 1995 to present. 
Records saved every day.
Will send "original" obituary for postage and handling charge.
Will search Houston Central Library: Houston Post and Chronicle
for earlier dates
(Library Parking fee plus $5 per name with date) 
Can assist in locating date of death.
     
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Texas Vital Records
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/default.htm 

Births 1926-49 (parents listed)

Birth Summary Records  1950-1995

Death 1964-1998

Divorce 1968-1997

Marriage 1966-1997

TX State Death Index 1903-1998

TX State Birth Records Index 1903-1976

TX State Marriage records Index 1966-1993

TX State Divorce Records Index 1968-1993

Probate/Delayed Birth Records State Index 1880's to 1945

Texas Birth Index 1903-1995
Note:
1926 to 1949 includes parents names with mother's maiden name
A search can be done with just the parent name

Texas Delayed and Probated births 1880s to 1945

Texas Delayed and Probated births 1880s to 1945
Note: Created in the 1930s usually when applying for Social Security.
Can include citizens of Texas born in other states.

Marriage Index 1967-1998

Divorce Index 1968-1998

Death Index 1903-1998

Can check sources for availability of other years upon request
          
     
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