Genealogy Library

Hours:

Located on the second floor of the Central Library in Conroe, Texas.
Phone: (936)788-8363 ext.260

Monday and Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Children must be 12 or older, unless working on a school or scout project. They must be supervised by an adult.

Request an Obituary Look-Up:

Use this electronic form to request obituaries published in the Conroe Courier.

We can only search for obituaries for the city of Conroe, Texas, from the years 1911 to present. Microfilm - missing years: 1914, 1915, 1924, 1927, 1928; September 4, 1942 through January 3, 1945. We cannot fill requests for those years.

  GENEALOGY DATABASES:

 Ancestry.Com:

Genealogy Research Database with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000  databases. Includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, newspapers, downloadable images, forms, charts, & family group sheets. (Ancestry.com is NOT Available Through Remote Access; IN-HOUSE use only)

HeritageQuest

Designed specifically for patrons in public libraries who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past. Contains a growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Use from home or at the library.
   


Holdings:


CENSUS RECORDS

All Texas film 1850-1920. All other states fairly complete from 1790-1880.

Soundex:
1920 Texas
1910 Texas & Oklahoma
1900 Texas, Oklahoma, & Louisiana
1880 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.
 

MILITARY RECORDS

A project of the Society is to place all of the Revolutionary Pension Film in the library. Other records: Revolutionary War including Tories, Civil War- Blue & Gray, other conflicts. Index compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers from Texas in the National Archives.

FAMILY HISTORIES

Many family histories have been donated to the library and new contributions are always welcome.

FOREIGN COLLECTION

British, Ireland, France, Canada, Mexico/Spain, Germany, Scotland


PASSENGER LISTS

Galveston: Index 1896-1906 & 1906-1951, Passenger lists 1893-1948.
New Orleans: Index only before 1900 & 1900-1952.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina: Index 1890-1924.

PERIODICALS

Unique with this library are the Periodical Topical Index and the Periodical Surname Index covering some 200+ periodicals exchanged by the Society.

STATE & COUNTRY

Books are shelved by states, alphabetically, with the County name shown on the spine.

VERTICAL FILE

Folders contain loose papers including family histories, Bible Records, and other records. Ask the staff to check these files for you.


SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Microfilm readers, Microfiche readers, and copiers available.


Free tutorial on how to do genealogy research:

www.learnwebskills.com/family/intro.html



Montgomery County Memorial Library System
Genealogy Department
104 I-45 North
Conroe, Tx 77301
(936)788-8363
11/15/2007