All 26 HCPL branches offer free Wireless Internet access.
We will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29. Our branches will close at 6pm on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Cy-Fair will close at 4:30pm on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Search the Ellis Island passenger lists by name.
Provides a unique, continuously expanding collection of research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture. 25,000 family and local histories are already online, and the complete US Federal Census from 1790-1930, the American Revolutionary War Pension Applications & Bounty Land Warrant Applications, the complete Freedman's Bank Records, and ProQuest obituaries from more than 150 newspapers across America will all be added soon. New enhanced digital images of every page and new linked indexing provide comprehensive resources for genealogists and local historians. You will need your library card number and PIN to access this database.
Offers links to a number of resources to help you get started.
Offers general tips for beginning your search as well as specialized information for finding genealogical data from various countries.
Tips for getting started, organizing your information, how to do research, and sharing your history.
Nationwide resource for obituaries and guestbooks. Includes newspaper sites.
National search by name, date, and text.
Devoted to African-American genealogy with an excellent beginner's guide.
Offers news relating to African-American genealogy as well as resources for research.
Headquartered in Houston, assists members in locating their family history.
Resources to aid in Hispanic genealogy searches. Includes a beginners guide.
Information and resources for Mexican genealogy. In English and Español.
Finding aid from the Texas General Land Office.
Extensive site with surname & town directory and variety of databases.
Directory of Jewish genealogy sites.
The location, and select photos, of cemetaries throughout Harris County.
Part of the Houston Public Library.
Aid to finding passenger lists for the Port of Galveston.
Information on obtaining birth and death certificates. Also offers databases for births, deaths, marriages, and assumed names.
Part of the USGenWeb and TXGenWeb projects; links to genealogy resources.
Information on obtaining birth & death certificates, marriage and divorce reocrds, among others.
Search records from 1964 - 1998.
Part of the USGenWeb project; links to genealogy resources.
Board with postings from people searching for Texas ancestors.
Information on library resources.
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