2. Genealogical & Historical Societies
Houston Genealogical Forum http://hgftx.org/
Bear Creek Genealogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txgcgs/index.html
Texas State Genealogical Society http://www.txsgs.org/
District 4: http://www.txsgs.org/about/district-map/district-4/
Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
http://www.aahgs.org/
Houston Chapter: http://htown.aahgs.org/
Cypress Historical Society - Darline Roth Research Library (at
Cypress Top Historic Park) Their Library is open Tuesday through
Thursday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm and every third Saturday from
11:00 am – 2:00 pm http://www.cypresshistoricalsociety.com/
3. Libraries
Houston Public Library
http://houstonlibrary.org/research/resources-by-category/234
Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
http://houstonlibrary.org/location/clayton-library-center-genealogical-research
http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/
Texas State Library & Archives Commission https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/genfirst.html
Genealogy Records: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/genfirst.html
Fort Worth Library - Genealogy, History & Archives Unit of the Fort Worth
Library http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/genealogy/
The National Archives https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/
Fort Worth, Texas https://www.archives.gov/fort-worth/index.html
Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/
Chronicling America – some historic newspapers
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/
4. Books (using Amazon as an example for costs)
Genealogy Offline: Finding family history records that are not online
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ5NY68/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1
Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy
http://www.amazon.com/Researchers-American-Genealogy-Edition-
Paperback/dp/0806319739/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=516sJvhE1bL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160
_&refRID=1SVBT2G5QBFES86A77RQ
Courthouse Research for Family Historians
http://www.amazon.com/Courthouse-Research-Family-Historians-
Genealogical/dp/0929626168/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1456328666&sr=1-13&keywords=Research+genealogy
5. Maps
National Archives – Resources for Genealogists
http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/
Atlas of Historical Boundaries
http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names® Online
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn
Library of Congress – Historical Maps
https://www.loc.gov/maps/
Maps of the U.S. (Historical) http://www.mapofus.org/maptypes/
University of Texas at Austin – Historical Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/index.html
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Maps of the U.S. (Historical) http://www.mapofus.org/maptypes/