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Texas Tides
Texas Tides Digital Learning Consortium funded by the Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Texas Tides offers a digital gateway to rich historical, cultural and scientific resources held in Texas and Mexican libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, private collections, state parks and wildlife preserves. These resources (photographs, scanned documents and artifacts, video and more) are accompanied by custom-made, standards-based curriculum material and are freely available to teachers, students, and researchers worldwide
Handbook of Texas Online is a full text encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture with articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, etc.
The
Texas Almanac
The Texas Almanac Online is an electronic version of
the Texas Almanac. This database provides information
seekers with valuable information about the history,
culture, political climate, and geography of the state
of Texas.
The
Texas Constitutions Digitization Project
Presented by the Jamail Center for Legal Research, Tarlton
Law Library, University of Texas School of Law
Texas
Historical Sites Atlas
Texas Historical Commission puts out this atlas of historical
sites around Texas. You can search by address, county,
site name, and the full-text of the marker.
Texas
Historical Commission
The mission of "preserving the state's historic and
prehistoric resources. . .for present and future generations"
is obvious from their site. Links to lots of stuff!
Nineteenth
Century Law Online: Gammel's The Laws of Texas (Volumes
1-10)
"H.P.N. Gammel's Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 is one of
the most important primary resources for those studying
the history of Texas during the nineteenth century.
It reveals the legal history of Texas during crucial
time in its development."
Documents
of Early Texas
The most referenced early documents from Texas from
1836-1861.
Lone Star History Links: Selected Texas History Primary Source Documents on the
Internet
Compiled by Roger Griffin, professor at Austin Community
College.
Brazoria
County Museum
Very nice site with lots of graphics! Selected as a
History Channel site and it was well deserved.
Sam
Houston Memorial Museum
Tour this Huntsville museum dedicated to a Texas legend.
San
Jacinto Monument and Museum
Visit this tribute to those who battled to bring and
end to Mexico's rule over Texas. Includes links to over
900 biographies of the Texans who fought in this battle.
The
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
This museum, located in the Texas School Book Depository
Building, is dedicated to the life, times, death, and
legacy of John F. Kennedy.
Texas
Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
History and lore about this law enforcement agency.
Texas
Association of Museums Museum Search
Search of museums in Texas that are members of the Texas
Association of Museums.
War
of Independence, 1832-1836
Information on all battles which led toward Texas independence
from 1832 to 1836.
The
Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty
A site dedicated to this very popular Texas attraction.
Includes biographies of some of the major figures in
the battle.
The Alamo
The Alamo site!
Alamo
de Parras
The story of the Alamo's early history.
Goliad
Massacre
Information on the Goliad Massacre from the Handbook
of Texas.
Texans
in the Civil War
Biographies and lists of those who fought in the Civil
War that were from Texas.
Famous
Texans
Brief biographies of Texans who made their mark.
Stephen
F. Austin Papers
Finding aid to the collection in the M. D. Anderson
Library, Department of Special Collections and Archives,
University of Houston Libraries.
Stephen
Austin--NSH Statue
Brief biography of Austin, along with a photograph of
the statue by Elisabet Ney.
Sam
Houston: The Man
This site was put together by Sam Houston State University--good
biographical information on this important Texas figure.
Sam
Houston
Brief biographical sketch on this Texan.
William
Barrett Travis
Brief biographical sketch of this Alamo commander.
San
Jacinto Veterans
A collection of biographical sketches on those who fought
for Texas independence by Louis Wiltz Kemp.
