Howdy TXBELL Listers... Forwarded for those of you who like to know about other possible sources of on-line information for folks who moved to Bell County is this piece from the TXGEN-L list. Bill Bost TXBELL Listowner ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Lynna Kay Shuffield" <friday@argohouston.com> Reply-To: <friday@argohouston.com> To: TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE:Houston Library Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 16:02:57 -5 You are referring to "The Clayton Library, Center for Genealogical Research" which is a branch of the Houston Public Library System. It is housed in a two building complex encompassing the new (two-story) Clayton Building and the former Clayton Home. It is ranked as one of the top ten genealogy research libraries in the United States. The URL for this library is: http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/ Yes, they do have the index to Texas Death Certificates ... the following is from the library's finding aid system: INDEX TO TEXAS DEATHS, 1903-1996 Cabinet: C70 Drawer: D07 Roll: SEE: 801 FICHE ID: DPH031; RO10 Format: FICHE Coverage: VITAL REC Total: 801 Dates: 1903-1996 Note: SHOWS NAME, COUNTY, MONTH AND DAY OF DEATH, AND FILE NUMBER. Hope this clears-up any problems or misinformation ... Also, you should consider conducting research at the "Houston Metropolitan Research Center"(HMRC), also a brach of the Houston Public Library System. This facility is also known as the "Texas Room" which includes original archival material related to Texas, Gulf Coast and Houston history. The URL for this library is: http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/hmrc.html Lynna Kay Shuffield County Coordinator, San Jacinto County Member, Friends of Clayton Library http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/clf.html _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com