The following links are to others' websites that I have found helpful in my research, have contributed information to, or simply have found to be very interesting.
Texas Genealogical and Historical Sites
- Early Marriages of Brazoria County, Texas A page from the website of Jan Armstrong, listing marriages of Brazoria County during the colonial and Republic of Texas eras.
- Texans in the Civil War Randall Howald's fascinating site of Texas men and military units in the War Between the States. This site also contains biographies and rosters concerning Phillips's Georgia Legion.
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Texas Historical Commission
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Texas State Historical Association Be sure to browse the Handbook of Texas on this site. Click the "Handbook" tab on the homepage and then use the browse feature to look up Texas historical figures, events, and places.
- San Jacinto Museum of History This website contains biographies of each soldier who fought for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto. To get to that section of the site, click the "Library" tab and then "Veterans Bios."
- Star of the Republic Museum The historical museum of the Texas republic, located in Washington-on-the-Brazos–where 59 elected delegates gathered on March 2, 1836 to declare Texas’ independence from Mexico.
Other Interesting Sites
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Find a Grave Alphabetical and geographical listing of the final resting places of celebrities and not-so-famous people around the world.
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Amazon.com (Ronald H. Livingston, owner of the website "Brazoria County, Texas, Genealogical Research," aka, brazoriaresearch.com) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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Books 'n Such Texana and Americana books (selected by me) that you may wish to add to your personal library.
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The Political Graveyard "The Internet's Most Comprehensive Source of U. S Political Biography (or, The Web Site that Tells Where the Dead Politicians are Buried)."