Third in a series of KFA Reunion Information ... Research Opportunities Dallas Public Library (1515 Young Street, Dallas), owns one of the major genealogical collections in the U.S with more than 69,000 volumes and 99,000 microforms. In the Genealogy Section on the 8th floor (214-670-1433) and Texas/Dallas Special Collections on the 7th floor (214-670-1435), you will find the largest collection of genealogical and historical materials in the South. All states and countries are represented, but the emphasis is heaviest on the 13 original colonies, the upper and lower South, and the Midwest. While the Western, Northwestern, and Southwestern states are representated, the collections are less inclusive. Open: Mon-Thurs 9 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 9 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm-5 pm. Some resources include 1790-1920 Federal census, military & pension indexes 1776-1912, ship passenger/customs, vital records, family histories, CD Rom library, vertical files, naturalization. Special Collections include Draper Manuscripts, American City Directories prior to 1862, Freedmens Bureau records, Slave Narratives, Loyalist records, CT Barbour & Hale Collection, FL Archives of Spanish Government, GA Biographical Questionnaires, LA & FL records of the Dioceses, ME Old Cemetery Assoc. Records, MA Corbin Collection - Torreys New England Marriages - Charles E. Banks & Holbrook Collections, NH Provincial and State Papers, NY Vosbury Collection, NC McCubbins Collection - Cherokee Indian Enrollment Cards - WPA Cemetery Inscription, OH DAR Collection - Surname Index, OK Pioneer Histories - Dawes Rolls, Eastern Cherokee Applications, PA Tract and Land Patent Books, SC Archives - State Plats - Leonardo Andrea Collection, TN land grants, records of Cherokee Indian Agency, TX Election Registers - Military Records - Confederate Pensions, VA land patents - Bounty Grants, and more. National Archives-Fort Worth, Southwest Regional Branch, 501 W. Felix at Hemphill (817-334-5525), houses federal records and materials for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, including many Indian records concerning the Five Civilized Tribes Agency. Open Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm. Southern Methodist University, located on Hillcrest between Daniel and Mockingbird Lane (214-692-2327). The SMU campus has several libraries, including the Bridwell Theology Library (the major Texas repository for Methodist records), and the DeGolyer Library housing a respected Texana Collection. Hours University of Texas at Dallas Library at 2601 Floyd Rd., Richardson, (214-721-5329). The Library has microfilm copies of newspapers from all over the country. City of Dallas Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas, 214-670-3092). Birth and Death Certificates for City of Dallas are $8. Open: 8:15 am to 4:40 pm M-W-F, 7:15 am to 5:30 pm Tues, 8:15 am to 2:30 pm Thur. Public Records of Dallas County, 500 Main St, Dallas. For Dallas County; copies are $8. Vital records at 214-653-7477. Probate records at 214-653-7244. Land records at 214-653-7102. Family History Centers in the Dallas area which are near the hotel are located at: 10701 Lake Highlands Dr., Dallas (214-349-0730) 2700 Roundrock, Plano (972-867-6479) Linda-Jeanne Dolby Garland, TX [email protected] Dolby's Digs - my homepage http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1127 The Attic - for genealogy http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1127/attic.html Kemp Family Association - any time, any where http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926 Judson Connection - Judsons any time, any where http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/judson.html CTGenWeb - New Haven County http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/newhaven.html CTGenWeb - Litchfield County http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/litchfield.html TXGenWeb - Dallas County http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/dallas.html Garland Genealogical Society http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/society.html