Web site for German American heritage brought to you by the German National Tourist Office and the German Information Center USA.

Home page for Wendel Voigt's Genealogy (and other stuff, too!)

This site's Land Grant Database contains 620,000 plus records f property titles the land office has issued since the Republic of Texas established it in 1836.

A German food store with over 5,000 German food items for USA residents!

The Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) is an umbrella organization for carrying out research in representative Texas German speech communities in central Texas. The goals of the TGDP are: * to preserve the Texas German dialect as it reflects the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of its residents * to gather basic research information about linguistic diversity in order to understand the nature of language variation and change * to provide information about language differences and language change for public and educational interests * to use the material collected in research projects for the improvement of educational programs about language and culture

Cyndi's list of Texas research links.

The Comal County page for the TXGenWeb Project. This page includes a number of useful links for Comal County.

Online catalog, newsletters, Texshare access

A site for finding Obituaries, funeral homes, and cemeteries. This was brought to our attention by Liz Hicks, Genealogy Director, Clayton Library and Genealogy Editor for GTHS.

The Sophienburg: New Braunfels Archives and Museum of History. Dedicated to preserve the history of the settlement of New Braunfels and the subsequent development of this city and area of Texas. The Sophienburg Museum relates the history through the display of artifacts and displays of early life in New Braunfels. The Sophienburg Archives preserves the written history of the area through thousands of collections of personal and public documents.

The site has information and pictures on over 1700 Texas Towns & Ghost Towns. This site also has a number of articles by Texas columnist on Texas History, Humor, Topics, and Opinion. One caution, this site is sponsored by a Texas Travel agency and it also includes a lot of Google ads. So watch where you click.

A great source for the latest genealogy news!

Linkpendium's links on Texas. Linkpendium's goal is to index every genealogy, geneology, (: family history, family tree, surname, vital records, biography, or otherwise genealogically-related site on the Internet.

Comal County Records Available on Microfilm from Texas State Library and Archives Commission

The German genealogy internet portal for the society for Computer genealogy (Verein f?r Computergenealogie). The society maintains several servers on which can be found a lot of information related to German genealogy. From this portal page you can access most services and databases directly.

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library is part of the Alamo complex in San Antonio, Texas. The library has been developed and is supported and maintained by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas for the use of all researchers. The non-circulating collections pertain to the history of Texas, San Antonio, and the Alamo.

A listing of Comal County cemeteries found on findagrave.com Each one has listings (mostly partial) of those buried there. Some have pictures.

Many links for Comal County government and local information.

New Braunfels Archives and Museum of History

A great FREE resource for online records for Texas. Includes links to resources for each county in the state.

Description of Comal County on the online free encyclopedia.

The Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground is a non-profit group whose mission is to support, preserve and honor the site of the 1836 battle where Sam Houston?s Texan troops were victorious over the forces of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, dictator of Mexico. In just eighteen minutes on the afternoon of April 21, those seeking liberty and freedom from tyranny won a battle that accelerated the westward expansion of the United States to the Pacific coast, a decisive event that changed the course of world history. Indeed, the San Jacinto Battleground is a National Historic Landmark with state, national and international significance.

Scroll to Archival Finding Aids to access databases of nearly 54,700 Confederate pensions, Confederate indigent families, citizens' claims against the Republic of Texas, and Adjutant General service records from 1836 to 1935.

18th Century Pennsylvania German Naming Customs & Patterns. Some of the same German naming traditions were used outside of Pennsylvania as well.

The purposes of the AGS are to investigate, collect, record, publish, and deposit in libraries and archives the genealogical and historical materials of Texas, especially those items pertaining to the City of Austin, Travis County, and the adjoining counties, and to educate members in the use of these and other reference materials in preparing and publishing genealogical material and family lineages.

For 52 years, we brought you German Polkas, Waltzes and other Folk Music on New Braunfels Radio. Now we are pleased to bring our show to the world via the Internet.

The GNIS contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the feature location by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. Other attributes include names or spellings other than the official name, feature designations, feature classification, historical and descriptive information, and for some categories the geometric boundaries.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data.

A Texas history resource provided for the benefit of both Texans and "foreigners" alike. If you have an interest in Texas and its rich history, you've found the right place in cyberspace.

This is the complete index to RootsWeb's mailing lists.

This web site is helpful in determining the relative value of an amount of money in one year compared to another (1774-present).

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) was established in 1999 as a resource for networking among researchers. RAOGK links researchers who need documents from a distant location with others able to obtain them. Genealogical researchers have always had the need for documentation to make progress in their family history research. Before the Internet, it was necessary to travel great distances or use postal mail to obtain the needed information because many of us do not live in close proximity to the places where our ancestors lived. Today, assistance is often just a mouse click away. RAOGK is a global volunteer organization. With volunteers in every U.S. state and many International locations, we have helped thousands of researchers. Our volunteers take time to do everything from looking up courthouse records to taking pictures of tombstones. All they ask in return is reimbursement for their expenses (never their time) and a THANK YOU.

WeRelate is a free web search engine and wiki for genealogy. Their goal is to help you discover and share information about your ancestors. * Free to the Public and always will be. * Dedicated to helping people discover and share their family history * Search Over 6,000,000 genealogy web pages * From over 1,300,000 sources that you can show on a map! * Create a home page and personal research pages to tell others about your lines (here's an example homepage and a personal research page) * Find fellow researchers * Post research tips for places, surnames, sources, or anything! * Help author articles and joint research

The online Texas history center since 1996. [Ed. Note: This site looks to be a little outdated]

This website offers guidance in the deciphering of manuscripts and other old documents that were printed in old typefaces or written in old handwriting styles. Languages covered here include English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The Texas State Genealogical Society was founded in 1960 at Fort Worth, Texas. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation. Individuals, Societies, Libraries, Museums and Family Surname Associations may apply for membership. The purpose of TSGS is to promote, assist, develop, and conserve the genealogical and historical resources of Texas and to cooperate with local, regional, and statewide groups in promoting an awareness of the need to preserve family heritage.

New Braunfels paper since 1852.

A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.

Designated as a National Historic Trail in 2004, El Camino Real de los Tejas (Highway 6 in Louisiana and Highway 21 in Texas) has existed for more than 300 years. El Camino Real has its easternmost beginning in Natchitoches, Louisiana and runs from Piney Woods through rolling hills to the arid lands of Old Mexico.

Interested in finding the right genealogy software package to help with all your family information? This site lets people rate the genealogy software they use. Find out what others are using and saying about the software they use -- what they like and what they don't like.

This Library of Congress web site acquaints you with preparing, protecting and preserving your family treasures (books, photos, documents, recorded discs and tapes, paintings and textiles) for long-term safekeeping.

A short history and description of Comal County in The Handbook of Texas.

Penny Postcards from across the US. What are "Penny Postcards"? These postcards cost 1? to mail. Postage was temporarily raised to 2? from 1917 to 1919 to cover the cost of World War I & from 1925 to 1928.

The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world.

LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere?even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth. A free account allows you to catalog up to 200 books. A paid account allows you to catalog any number of books.

GenQueries.com is a FREE service that provides an online database for genealogy queries for individuals as well as advertisements for societies, professional and amateur genealogy researchers, authors, publishers, genealogy web sites, adoptee searches, and more.

What to find a cemetery? Or the grave of a ancestor or relative. This is the place. Find A Grave is a resource for finding the final resting place of family, friends, and 'famous' individuals. With millions of names and photos, it is an invaluable tool for the genealogist and family history buff. Find A Grave memorials can contain rich content including photos, biographies and dates. Visitors can leave 'virtual flowers' on the memorials they visit, completing the online cemetery experience.

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is the state agency for historic preservation. THC staff consults with citizens and organizations to preserve Texas? architectural, archeological and cultural landmarks. The agency is recognized nationally for its preservation programs.

New Braunfel's AM Radio Station

Descriptions of the various book and microfilm collections at the library. Also listings for upcoming events, classes, and programs.

The La Vernia Historical Association was established March 19, 2002. It was formed out of the desire to accurately and properly preserve the truthful history of La Vernia for this and future generations. The purpose of the LVHA is to research, record, recognize, publish, document and encourage interest in the history of La Vernia, Wilson County, Texas.