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WHAT'S NEW!! 06-24-09 - Added a TX Landmarks page.

HELP NEEDED!! 09-13-08 - This news just in from Tom Maas. 28-year veteran director of the Alamo Township Museum, Mary Goble, is considering calling it quits after she closes this fall? She is 83 years old and ready for a break. She used to have a small army of local widow ladies helping her out, but noone seems to have the time or the interest (or the good health) in helping her out anymore. The museum has many items of local interest, including photos. I took some time to scan some of their best local photos and I posted them here: Can you spread the word amongst the local historians about this? Perhaps there is someone out there who may have an interest in helping keep it open.

Bexar (pronounced "bear") County was created in 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. The County Seat is San Antonio, the Alamo City.

You probably know us best for being the home of Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo, the Cradle of Texas Liberty. However, our history began in 1718 with a formal military and civilian settlement and then in 1731 when the Canary Islanders established the first civil government. Our county is rich in heritage and history. This web site hopes to bring to you in the upcoming months tips and resources on genealogy research in our county. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. We especially invite those of you who know of genealogy links for Bexar County research to forward those addresses.

Archives/Other TX Counties

- TX Counties A-Z

- Bexar County Archives

- USGenWeb Archives

Bibliography

- Bibliography

Cemetery Information

- Bexar County Cemeteries

- Cemetery & Obit Bibliography

- SAGHS List of Bexar County Cemeteries

- Rancho Grande Cemetery, Dallas TX, with Montalbo family burials

- Political Graveyard

- Tombstone Transcription Project

- Interment Net - Bexar County

- National Veteran's Gravesite locator

Census

- 1900 San Antonio State Hospital Census

- Offsite Guide to Understanding the Census 1790-2000

- 1850 Bexar County Census

- 1870 Bexar County Census

- 1930 Protestant Orphans Home Bexar County Census

Churches

- Northminster Presbyterian Church

- Stone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church

City/County Data Links

- Home Web Page of Bexar County Government

- Complete List of : Mayors and Alcaldes of San Antonio, Texas from August 1, 1731 to present

- San Antonio State Hospital Index

- Bexar County Clerk

- Bexar County

- San Antonio/Bexar County Information Sites

City Directories

- 1877-1878 City Directory

- 1891 City Directory

Elections - Voters

- 1895 Registered Voters

Family Websites

- Yoakum Ingalls Website

- Hessbrook/Hesbrook Family Home Page

- Padilla Family of San Antonio

- Gibson Family Home Page

- Wehmeyer Family Home Page

- Voss Family Home Page

- Combs Families

- Reynolds Family Research

Funeral Homes

- Funeral Homes

Genealogical and Historical Societies

- Canary Island Descendants

- Siege of Bexar Descendants

- African American Genealogical & Historical Society

- Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society

- Los Bexarenos Quarterly Register Publications

- Hispanic Genealogical Society

- San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society

- Bexar County Czech Heritage Society

- Polish Genealogical Society of Texas

GenWeb Project Sites

- TXGenWeb Project

- USGenWeb Project

History

- Bexar Genealogy - Lots of good historical info here too!

- Texas Historic Sites Atlas

- Bexar Facts

- Chronology of Bexar County

- Texas during the Republic

- Texas Poorhouse History

Land Records & Land Patents

- Texas L:and Grants

Landmarks & Historical Sites

- National Register of Historic Places - Bexar County

- Remember the Alamo

- The Alamo

- Texas Landmarks

Libraries

- Texana/Genealogy Department Programs

- San Antonio Public Library

- Texas State Library

- Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library

Lookups

- Lookups

Maps

- 1895 U.S. Atlas - Bexar County

- Bexar County Extension Office Locator Maps

Military/Veteran Links

- Data concerning the families of the Alamo de Parras Cavalry Company that were stationed at the Alamo from 1803-1835

- Texas Dependents of Civil War Soldiers

- Military Records in the TX USGenWeb Archives - Offsite Link

- The 189 Men who fought and died at the Alamo

- Historic Sites of the U.S.-Mexican War in Bexar County, TX.

- Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas

Newspapers

- Excerpts from the October 29, 1913 San Antonio Lights

- Prime Time Newspapers

- La Prensa - San Antonio's Only Bilingual Newspaper

- San Antonio Express-News

- Olden Times - Historic Newspapers Online

Photos/Postcards

- Postcards of Bexar County

- TXGenWeb Special Postcard Project - Includes loads of San Antonio

- Photo Album - Please send yours!

Queries

- Onsite Query Page - Send me yours

- Archived Queries Sept 1996 - June 1997

- Archived Queries August 1997 - August 1998

- Archived Queries September 1998 - March 1999

- Archived Queries April 1999 - November 1999

- Archived Queries December 1999 - October 2000

- Archived Queries November 2000 - July 2001

- Archived Queries August 2001 - May 2002

- Bexar County Query Message Boards

Surnames

- Help with Genealogy Research

Surnames

- Surnames - Send me yours

Towns

- Bexar County Towns

Vital Records Information

- TX Death Record Images 1890-1976

- TX Births - 1926 - 1995

- Obituaries - Send me your families

- Bexar County Vitals in the TX Archives

Year Books

- 1955 Majellan - St. Gerard High School

I was at a flea market (just outside of Fredericksburg) the other day and they had a ton of old pictures (circa late 1800s -early 1900s) with the last name Lorentzson. Some of the pictures had Kansas City on the back-I'm not sure if that is Kansas City Kansas or Kansas City Missouri. I thought the name was unusual enough that I might could locate a family researching this branch. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to get these pictures back to someone who might really enjoy them. Please email me at my home email -Valerie -- if anyone is interested in the pictures.

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Site Last Updated 29 November 2008
Site created 19 January 2003
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