SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY
South Texas
Researcher
Volume 5, Number 2
February 2007
November 2006
Inside This Issue
Introduction
1
News and Calendar
2
Websites
11
Archives
11
Note: the South Texas Researcher is also now available on the San Antonio
Public Library’s web site (www.sanantonio.gov/library/) under “News & Events”
then “News & Newsletters.”
Please remember that the purpose of this newsletter is to keep librarians,
historians, archivists, genealogists, archaeologists, educators at all levels, and those
in other allied fields informed of what is going on that may be helpful in these fields
so they may pass this information on to other interested parties in their
locations.
South Texas is being broadly
defined as beginning in Val Verde
County in the west; moving east
to Austin (Travis County); and
then southeast through Caldwell,
Lavaca, Jackson, and Calhoun
counties to the Gulf of Mexico.
I am willing to include important events or acquisitions from other areas, in some
instances, if they may be of particular usefulness to those in our area. News from
our neighboring Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and Coahuila would
also be welcome.
If you have items you or your organization would like others to know about, please email the address at the end of this newsletter.
Feel free to forward this communication to anyone who might be interested.
Thank you!
News and Calendar of Events
New in Texana/Genealogy
Texas County Microfilm
WEBB COUNTY
County Court Criminal Docket, 1883-1887
County Court Minutes, 1884-1935
Deed Record, 1848-1887
Marriage Record, 1852-1909
Probate Minutes, 1851-1911
(Naturalization) Declarations of Intention, 1883-1906
WILSON COUNTY
County Court Civil Minutes, 1895-1915
County Court Criminal Minutes, Index for volumes 2-10 (actual minutes not filmed)
Deed of Trust Record, 1877-1888
Deed Record, 1860-1886
Marriage Record, 1860-1908
Probate Minutes, 1862-1914
District Court Civil Minutes, 1896-1908
Divorce Minutes, 1893-1897, 1922-1985
Naturalization Record, 1891-1896, 1903-1924
Naturalization Petitions, 1891-1906
Tax Rolls, 1860-1910
ZAVALA COUNTY
County Court Minutes, 1884-1918
Deed Of Trust Record, 1884-1901
Deed Record, 1856-1890
Deed Record, 1838-1858
Deed Record, 1874-1883
Deed Record, 1877
Marriage Record, 1884-1930
Patent Record, 1884-1916
Probate Minutes, 1885-1906
(Probate) Will Record, 1884-1975
News and Calendar of Events (cont.)
Texana/Genealogy Class Schedule
San Antonio Public Library
All classes are on Saturdays from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Programs are free and held at the San Antonio Central Library,
600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas, 78205.
E-mail: genealogydesk@sanantonio.gov
To register (so we have enough handouts) or for information please
call the Texana/Genealogy Department at (210) 207-2500 (ask for
Texana) or E-mail: genealogydesk@sanantonio.gov
3 February
U. S. Census (Population Schedules)
3 March
U. S. Census (Non-Population Schedules)
7 April
(1) Organizing Your Research (2:00-3:15)
(2) Scrapbooking (3:30-4:45)
5 May
Researching Female Ancestors
2 June
Beginning Genealogy
All programming is subject to change — Please call ahead to register and verify dates
and times.
News and Calendar of Events (cont.)
Texana/Genealogy Department Internet Classes
All classes are on Mondays from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Programs are free and held at the San Antonio Central Library,
600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas, 78205.
E-mail: genealogydesk@sanantonio.gov
To register (so we have enough handouts) or for information
please call the Texana/Genealogy Department at (210) 207-2500
(ask for Texana) or E-mail: genealogydesk@sanantonio.gov
5 February
“Cyndislist” – the Ultimate Genealogy
Connection
12 March
Secrets of “Heritage Quest Online”
2 April
Searching “Ancestry, Library Ed.”
7 May
Putting Together a Family Website
11 June
Beginning Genealogy: the Internet as a
Source for Genealogical Research
News and Calendar of Events (cont.)
Los Bexareños Genealogy Society
The Bexareños will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, 3 February, in the Central
Library auditorium.
Refreshments will be served and everyone is invited.
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San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society
The February meeting of the San Antonio Genealogical & Historical
Society, will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, February. 17th, 2006 at the LDS
Church in Windcrest, located on the corner of Crestway and Midcrown.
Featured speaker: Rita Worthy, will speak on "Where there's No Will, there
is a Way. Sources for proving Relationships."
Meetings are free and open to all.
The Society is pleased to announce that Nora Shire of Houston has donated
to SAGHS, the Lucille S. Krish Library collection. Lucille Stewart Krisch who died
in 1984, was a professional genealogist who wrote the Twigs & Trees genealogy
column which appeared weekly in the San Antonio Light newspaper for 23 years.
Also a historian, Mrs. Krisch was a longtime member of the San Antonio
Conservation Society and a member of the Texas and Bexar County Historical
Commissions. She lectured to groups on genealogy in Texas and other states.
A native and life long resident of San Antonio, she was a member of the Alamo
Chapter DAR, prior to organizing her own chapter ‘Ol Shavano. She was also a
member of the National Society of Colonial Dames of the 17th Century.
To date, the SAGHS Library Committee has accessioned the Family
Histories in the collection and they are available on the new book shelf. For more
information call 210/342-5242, visit www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2 or the library @
911 Melissa Drive.
Beethoven Maennerchor
Where :
Beethoven Halle und Garten
422 Pereida Street, San Antonio, Texas
Additional information: 210-222-1521,
http://www.beethovenmaennerchor.com
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Transcribers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help transcribe oral histories recorded as
part of Tejano Heritage Month and received on other occasions.
Please contact Frank Faulkner at frank.faulkner@sanantonio.gov for more information.
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Early Texas Art – Ongoing
Austin, "Frank Reaugh On the Plains with Pastels, Pencils and Paints" - an
exhibition organized by the Capitol Visitors Center; Features 18 works, 11 small
and seven major, including "Challenge", "Prophets Ford" and a version of
"Margaret's Peak". Also in the exhibition are Reaugh artifacts. Through May 28,
2007.
112 E. 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
512.305.8400
www.tspb.state.tx.us/CVC/exhibits/other/upcoming
Austin "Art Seen: Circa 1961"- A year-long show, featuring leading Texas artists
prominent on the Austin scene during the height of the Texas Modernist Movement.
Through September 23, 2007.
Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria
700 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 458-8191
www.amoa.org
CASETA will host the 5th Annual Spring Symposium at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre,
April 20-22, 2007.
Baylor University, “Texas Modern, The Rediscovery of Early Texas Abstraction, 19351965”, Martin Museum of Art, Hopper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 1401 South University
Parks Dr. One Bear Place #79263, Waco, Texas. Opening reception, January 18, 7-9 pm,
and lecture by Mark Smith, Curator at 7pm. Closes March 3, 2007. Museum hours 10am –
5pm, Tuesday – Friday and Saturday at selected times. For more information – 254-7101867 or www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.
The Family of Worthie Harwood Briles (1894-1979) is seeking his work. He was a Texas
artist in the Fort Worth area. Several examples of his paintings were included in First Light:
Local Art and the Fort Worth Public Library 1901-1961, which was published in October
2001. Contact Susan Briles Kniebes,at skniebes@localnet.com.
News and Calendar of Events (cont.)
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San Antonio Museum of Art
2 December-15 May
A Noble Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the
Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
10 February, 9:30am-3:30pm
Mays Seminar: Jewelry Traditions Through
the Ages
200 West Jones Ave
San Antonio, TX 78215
(210) 978-8183
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Witte Museum
Fashions That Roared: Clothing from the 1920s, through 18 March 2007
Gems of the Collection: Community as Curator, through 29 July
Build It! Celebrating National Engineers Week, 24 Feb 2007
Spring Break Adventure Club: FUN-QUEST (Children’s) 12-16 March 2007
Jazz Meets Classical XV: The Music of Brazil, 3 April 2007.
For more information: (210) 824-5368
http://www.McNayArt.org
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McNay Art Museum
Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series, 10 January through 25 March
Harlem to Broadway: Black History on the Musical Stage, 10 January through 25
March
Factory Work: Warhol, Wyeth, and Basquiat, 17 January through 8 April
For more information: (210) 824-5368
http://www.McNayArt.org
News and Calendar of Events (cont.)
The Journal of the Life and
Culture of San Antonio
Call for Papers
The Journal of the Life and Culture of San Antonio, an online publication at
uiw.edu/sanantonio, welcomes submissions from writers interested in expanding the
understanding of San Antonio’s history and culture. The Journal will publish papers by
writers who express critical information in clear and concise prose. The Journal publishes
research papers and short entries on history, language, exploration, religion, biography,
culture, art, architecture, and business, and all other topics relating to human experience in
Bexar County. Papers remain online perpetually. The Journal has no submission deadline;
editors accept submissions continuously.
Research Papers:
The Journal publishes research articles of 4000 to 15000 words. Papers should focus on
events within Bexar County and represent the highest quality of research writing on
academic topics. Editors seek original research that interprets primary and secondary
sources and presents insightful conclusions about San Antonio’s past. All aspects of
inquiry that fall within the purview of humanities studies meet the needs of the Journal.
Anonymous, or blind, peer review by qualified scholars will determine the acceptability of
submitted papers.
Short Entries:
Short entries of 500 words or more use close focus to illuminate one very specific aspect of
life in Bexar County. Editors seek well-written and well-documented articles that explain
the experience of San Antonians to students, visitors, scholars and researchers. Entries must
focus on a specific topic. For instance, the Journal will reject an entry entitled “The River
Walk” because the topic is too broad. Editors require more limited subjects such as “Robert
Hugman’s Early River Walk Drawings” or “The Politics of the 1968 River Walk
Extension.”
See Style Guide: uiw.edu/sanantonio
Email: draves@uiwtx.edu
Funding from Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Websites
Website of Interest: http://www.rootstelevision.com
Check out this site. There are genealogy blogs. Also, you can attend, hear and see,
classroom presentations on genealogical topics.
Website of Interest: http://www.scotlandsfamily.com
This site seeks to provide free online data and information. Links are
arranged by subject and county, and include maps, occupations, and Scots
dictionaries.
Archives
[None this month]
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San Antonio, Texas 78205 210-207-2500
e-mail: genealogydesk@sanantonio.gov
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April 2007 issue by 15 March
May 2007 issue by 15 April