Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 in collection highlights, collections, research. No Comments
Interested in researching your property in Travis County? The Austin History Center has produced a handy guide about the variety of resources available to assist in your research. http://www.austinlibrary.com/ahc/downloads/Property_Information_Sources.pdf Property records in the Travis County Archives include Tax Rolls and County Surveyor Records. Tax records provide the names of property owners and the tax assessed […]
Friday, April 15th, 2016 in collections, news, research. No Comments
Have you checked to see what’s new from Travis County on the Portal to Texas History? The Travis County Archives is currently working on a project to digitize County Clerk record books from the 1800s. These records are being made available for viewing and research on the Portal to Texas History (http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/TCCO/browse/). Check back often, […]
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 in research. No Comments
In 2008, District Clerk Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza launched an important project to identify District Court case files of historical significance and to preserve them in their original form for future use and reference. With the assistance of an archivist, and in collaboration with several notable judges, lawyers, and the District Attorney, case files dating from as early as […]
Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 in collection highlights, collections, research. No Comments
In Austin in late 1884-1885, 8 individuals were murdered by what was known as the “Servant Girl Killer.” The victims included Mollie Smith, Eliza Shelley, Irene Cross, Mary Ramey, Orange Washingon, Gracie Vance, Susan Hancock, and Eula Phillips. From http://www.servantgirlmurders.com/: The Servant Girl Murders were a series of crimes, including eight murders, carried out by an elusive […]
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 in genealogy, research. No Comments
Interested in doing genealogical research using county records? Here is a short slideshow that discusses the types of records available at Travis County and how to go about accessing them. (Click on the arrows at the bottom right-hand corner of the box to expand the slideshow to full screen mode.) [slideshare id=10074253&doc=genealogicalresearchatthecourthouse-onlineversion-111108112018-phpapp01]
