TUTORIALS

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GENEALOGY LIBRARY

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:

NEWSPAPERS:

The Genealogy & Local History Room maintains The Courier newspaper on microfilm. As a local history resource, the collection is important for news items of the day, events, opinions, and obituaries. The microfilm can be viewed during normal open hours of the Genealogy & Local History Room. The following years are unavailable:
  • 1911-1915
  • 1921-1922
  • 1924
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1933-1935
  • September 4, 1942 - January 3, 1945
  • Parts of 2008 and 2009
  • 2011-2012
The department also has the Montgomery County News on microfilm from August 31, 1922 to August 8, 1963. The years 1929, 1930, and 1931 are missing.

CENSUS RECORDS
All Texas film 1850-1930. 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.

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MILITARY RECORDS

Miscellaneous Revoultionary Pension Film, Revolutionary War including Tories, Civil War- Blue & Gray, other conflicts, WWI Texas Draft Registrations.

Index compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers from Texas in the National Archives.

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FAMILY HISTORIES

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

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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.
  • New York: Index 1820-1846
  • Philadelphia, PA: Index 1800-1906
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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 - not limited to Montgomery County Families, Bible Records, and other records. Ask the staff to check these files for you.

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

  • Montgomery County Records (deeds, tax lists, probate and marriages)
  • Texas Birth Record (Index Only 1903-1973)
  • Texas Death Record (Index Only 1903-1997)
  • Texas Marriage Records Project (Various counties)
  • Texas Voter Registration (1867-1869)
  • Alabama Death Index Only (1908-1959)
  • Connecticut Vital Records before 1960 (Barbour Collection)
  • Georgia Marriage Index Only (1964-1995)
  • Georgia Death Index Only (1919-1996)
  • Hollingsworth Collection
  • Kentucky Vital Records (1852-1910) (Birth, Death, Marriage)
  • Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions (Microfiche)
  • Mississippi Marriages (prior to 1926)
  • Mississippi Territorial and State Census
  • Missouri County Records (Assorted)
  • North Carolina Marriages (from N.C. Archives-microfiche)
  • South Carolina Wills (1728-1868)
  • Tennessee County Records (Assorted)
  • Corbin Collection
  • Draper Collection

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MICROFILM READERS

Microfilm readers, Microfiche readers, and copiers available.

OBITUARIES

To request an Obituary Look-Up: follow this link and use the 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 1916 to present.  Microfilm - missing years: 1911-1915, 1924, 1927, 1928; September 4, 1942 through January 3, 1945; parts of 2008 and 2009. We cannot fill requests for those years.

The Genealogy Library, located on the second floor of the Central Library in Conroe, Texas, houses the fourth largest genealogy collection in the state of Texas .

Contact Us
Phone:
936-788-8363 ext.6249
Hours:
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, and must be supervised by an adult.)

TUTORIALS
GENEALOGY DATABASES
HOLDINGS:
NEWSPAPERS
CENSUS RECORDS
MILITARY RECORDS
FAMILY HISTORIES
FOREIGN COLLECTION
PASSENGER LISTS
PERIODICALS
STATE & COUNTRY
VERTICAL FILE
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
MICROFILM READERS
OBITUARIES