Williamson County
Historical Commission

contact Wayne Ware (512) 863-2202

Links of Interest

                         Williamson County City Websites

Other Resources & Links

           a great site for genealogy and history of Swedes in Texas
          
http://www.swedesintexas.com/


Texas History and Social Studies
Chisholm Trail
Cattle Trailing
THE COMMUNITY ACEQUIA: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
THE AGUAYO EXPEDITION INTO TEXAS AND LOUISIANA,  1719-1722
THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF TEXAS
EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF W. Y. ALLEN,  1838-1839
ALLEN'S REMINISCENCES OF TEXAS, 1838-1842
The battle of Brushy Creek
Webster massacre
Texas history: People, places and events from the Lone Star State
Giants of Texas History
Texas Almanac
University of Austin on Texas History
TEXAS HISTORY PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET
Missions on the San Gabriel River, 1745-1749
The founding of the missions on the San Gabriel river, 1745-1749 book
by Herbert Eugene Bolton, - Published in 1914, The Texas State Historical Association
THE CHEROKEE INDIANS IN TEXAS
APACHE RELATIONS IN TEXAS, 1718-1750
A BRIEF COMPENDIUM OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE 
OCCURRED IN THE PROVINCE OF TEXAS  FROM ITS CONQUEST,
OR REDUCTION,  TO THE PRESENT DATE
Texas History

Battle of Medina - El Encinal de Medina 1813
Texas History Timeline

The TXGenWeb Project

TEXAS HISTORY

History of the Texas Region from The Dinosaur Era to Historic Times.
How Texas Got It's Name.
SPANISH TEXAS
Old 300 Anglo Settlers in Texas.
Will Goyens, early-day Texan
Sam Houston
History of the Texas Revolution.
Texas Declaration of Independence (1836).
Jim Bowie, Hero of the Alamo
William Travis, Hero of the Alamo
Goliad Massacre(1836)
Battle of the Alamo (1836)
Battle of San Jacinto
Officers and Men in the Texas Revolution
Important Documents of Early-Day Texas
General Santa Anna
Indian Captive Cynthia Ann Parker
Military Forts in Early Day Texas
History of the Republic of Texas
General George Custer
Generals Robert E. Lee and U.S. Grant
Letters by Early-Day Texas Settlers.



other links of interest

Academic

Digital Publications

Catholic Southwest: A Journal of History and Culture

The Handbook of Texas Online

Index to Military Rolls of The Republic of Texas

Journal of the Texian Expedition Against Mier

Links to some Texas History Primary Source Documents on the Internet,

Notes from an Unfinished Study of Fannin and His Men with biographical sketches,
by
Harbert Davenport, 1936, edited by H. David Maxey, 2002

Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas

Samuel E. Chamberlain's My Confession

Federal Offices

Historical Organizations

Maps and Atlases

 Texas Maps / Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

 Maps of Texas Counties

 Historical Maps of Texas

 Texas Historic Sites Atlas, Texas Historical Commission

 Texas General Land Office Map Collection Texas History Maps

Museums, Historical Societies, and Special Collections

Specialized Sites

Texas State Offices


“Links to Museums around the World”

AUSTIN Museum of Art:
http://www.amoa.org

AUSTIN Children’s Museum:
http://www.austinkids.org

AUSTIN – Texas Memorial Museum:
http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/index.html

AUSTIN – University of Texas Library –
also see Harry Ransom Center (museum):
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/

AUSTIN – Texas Military Forces Museum (Camp Mabry):
http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/index.htm

AUSTIN –  Symphony - links to Austin Ballet, Opera, Chorus,
UT Performing Arts Center, Paramount Theater,
KMFA (classical music), KUT (University radio), etc.:
http://www.austinsymphony.org/links.html

AUSTIN – KLRU (Public Broadcast System):
http://www.klru.org
  

AUSTIN – Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/tspb/tSHM/About/About.htm

http://www.museum.com/

SAN ANTONIO Museum of Art:
http://www.sa-museum.org

SAN ANTONIO – The Alamo:
http://www.thealamo.org/

WACO – Texas Ranger Museum:
http://www.texasranger.org/

DALLAS Museum of Art:
http://www.dm-art.org/

DALLAS – State Fair of Texas:
http://www.bigtex.com

FORT WORTH – Amon Carter Museum:
http://www.cartermuseum.org/

FORT WORTH – Kimbell Art Museum:
http://www.kimbellart.org/

HOUSTON Museum of Fine Art:
http://mfah.org/

HOUSTON Museum of Natural Science, Planetarium, IMAX, Butterfly Center:
http://www.hmns.org/

TEXAS Commission on the Arts:
http://www.arts.state.tx.us/

TEXAS Historical Commission:
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/

TEXAS State Historical Association (History Links):
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/history-online/index.html

TEXAS Renaissance Festival (Plantersville, TX):
http://www.texrenfest.com

TEXAS - travel info including cities, attractions, events:
http://www.tourtexas.com/@texas.html

TEXAS State Parks & Historic Sites:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/parklist.htm

TEXAS – Information & History:
http://www.lsjunction.com

TEXAS – guide to small towns:
http://www.texasescapes.com

TEXAS Highways Magazine – scheduled events:
http://www.texashighways.com/
   (click on Events Calendar)

SAN FRANCISCO – Exploratorium - Museum of Science, Art, Research, etc:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/index.html

LOS ANGELES County Museum of Art:
http://www.lacma.org/

BOSTON – Museum of Fine Arts:
http://www.mfa.org/home.htm

PHILADELPHIA Museum of Art:
http://www.philamuseum.org

PENNSYLVANIA – Heritage Map Museum:
http://www.carto.com/

NEW YORK – Metropolitan Museum of Art:
http://www.metmuseum.org/

NEW YORK – American  Museum of Natural History, Hyden Planetarium, etc.:
http://www.amnh.org/

WASHINGTON D.C. – Smithsonian Institute:
http://www.si.edu/

WASHINGTON D.C. – National Gallery of Art:
http://www.nga.gov/

WASHINGTON D.C. – Library of Congress:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/

WASHINGTON D.C. – Folger Shakespeare Library:
http://www.folger.edu/welcome.htm

WASHINGTON D.C. – various categories (see Museums & Tourism) site also has category of Federal Government links:
http://dcpages.ari.net/

U.S. – National Aeronautics & Space Administration:
http://www.nasa.gov/siteindex.html
  

MEXICO - Museums
http://www.inah.god.mx/inah_ing/face.html

CANADA - Royal Ontario Museum
http://www.rom.on.ca

LONDON – British Museum:
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

PARIS – The Louvre:
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
  

ROME - Index of Museums
http://www.thais.it/citta_italiane/roma/index/index.htm

RUSSIA – State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg:
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/

EGYPT – The Egyptian Museum (Cairo):
http://www.tourism.egnet.net/attractions_detail.asp?code=6

CHINA – Hong Kong Museum of Art:
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk./CE/Museum/Arts/

Links to Museums around the World (Virtual Library/Oxford):
http://www.icom.org/vlmp/overview.html

GEORGETOWN page:
http://www.georgetown.org/

WILLIAMSON COUNTY page:
http://www.williamson-county.org/

AUSTIN page:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/

TRAVIS COUNTY page:
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/

TEXAS government page:
http://www.state.tx.us/
  

UNITED STATES - on line services
http://www.firstgov.gov

ROUND ROCK – future cattle drive statues (Jim Thomas):
http://www.texsculpt.com
  (click on Round Rock)

ROUND ROCK Library – also see reference page:
http://www.ci.round-rock.tx.us/library/library.html


ROUND ROCK page – also see FRONTIER DAYS:
http://www.ci.round-rock.tx.us/

GEORGETOWN – Southwestern University Library:
http://www.southwestern.edu/library/

MISCELLANEOUS – Resources of Information:
http://www.libraryspot.com
http://www.grammarlady.com

http://www.familysearch.org

additional links

the online resource for historic preservation,
building restoration and cultural resource management
in the United States

http://www.preservationdirectory.com/

AHA Presidential Addresses

family old photos over 10,000 photos,
representing over 25,000 surnames

http://www.familyoldphotos.com/tx/

TEXAS STATE
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/

visit this web site for more on Genealogy
 
Genealogy Websites

US GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
http://www.rootsweb.com/