DM's Book, Postcard & Paper Links
Book Links
www.texasbooksellers.org
The Texas Booksellers Association sponsors three book and paper shows across Texas and boasts an impressive membership roster. Nearly all of TXBA's members have posted their physical shop addresses or websites as well so this site is definitely worth a visit. |
Postcard Links
Texas Postcard Clubs
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www.ctxpc.org
Serving Austin and Central Texas. This club has a monthly meeting schedule and hosts an annual postcard show in conjunction with Courthouse Square Antique Postcards. |
www.dallaspostcardclub.org
Serving the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area and North Texas. This club has a monthly meeting schedule and hosts an annual postcard show in conjunction with Courthouse Square Antique Postcards. |
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Serving the greater Houston metro area and Southeast Texas. This club has a monthly meeting schedule and participates in the annual Houston Vintage Book, Postcard & Paper Festival |
Texas Postcard Collections
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http://home.sprynet.com/~rreed/typc-main.htm
A well-organized page containing many interesting views of "The Rose Capital of America". |
www.houstonshow.com/fwtour.html
DM Promotions (proprietor of this website) has created an online postcard tour of Cowtown for your browsing pleasure. More images will be added soon so check back often! |
www.austinpostcard.com
A great site containing hundreds of Austin postcard images. There are also sections on Austin photographs and ephemera. |
Irene Carnes Texas Postcard Collection
http://dallaslibrary.org/texas/archives/08315.html
Donated to the Dallas Public Library in 1983, this collection includes many small towns and at least one full box of categorized Dallas postcards. |
The Postcard Collection of Russell Hill
http://spotted.lubbockonline.com/galleries/417143/
Not only will you find a collection of early Lubbock postcard images, but you'll also find links to Lubbock postcards from 1940-1980 and Texas Tech University images too. |
Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection
http://mcgovern.library.tmc.edu/data/www/html/texascoll/post/index.html
Over 1,000 postcard and photographic images of healthcare facilities all across Texas. One of the more interesting niche Texas collections I've found so far. |
www.familyoldphotos.com/tx/texas-cities-towns.htm
A nice combination of postcard and photographic images from across Texas. |
The Perry Reed Postcard Collection (Corpus Christi)
http://archives.tamuk.edu/new/Reed_1.htm
Hundreds of postcards from Corpus Christi and surrounding areas. Next time you're in Kingsville, stop by and see this great collection. |
Texas and Houston Postcard Collection
http://info.lib.uh.edu/sca/digital/texpost/histexpc.htm
This website contains a portion of the George Fuermann Postcard Collection. Mr. Fuermann was a Houston resident and editor/columnist for several Houston newspapers. The collection is housed at the M.D. Anderson Library on the central campus of the University of Houston. |
Jenkins Garrett Postcard Collection
http://library.uta.edu/spco/spcoCollections.jsp
The UTA library's Special Collections department website. Here you can find out about viewing the Jenkins Garrett Collection. You can also read an informative article about the collection by clicking here. |
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpstcrd
Over 4,000 Texas postcard images and growing. You can also sumit new images for inclusion if you don't see your town listed! |
Local/Statewide History Links
Genealogical Organizations
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www.censusfinder.com/texas-genealogy-society.htm
One of the more comprehensive listings I've found. This site ists many statewide organizations, groups, and projects. |
www.hgftx.org
This organization hosts monthly field trips and activities as well as an annual membership meeting. |
www.pgst.org
This organization meets several times each year in Houston at the Tracey Gee Community Center. Their website also contains links to Polish genealogical publications and databases maintained by PGST and other organizations. |
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsgs
This site contains links to websites for each county in Texas and includes a wealth of other information. This organization hosts an annual conference as well. |
Historical Organizations and Museums
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www.houstonhistory.com
This has to be one of the most complete websites about Houston's history, culture, and heritage that I've ever come across. |
North Fort Worth Historical Society
www.stockyardsmuseum.org
This organization maintains a very interesting collection of Stockyards memorabilia including a light bulb that has been working since 1908! The NFWHS also hosts monthly meetings and events. |
www.tshaonline.org
The TSHA publishes many fine books and historical accounts of Texas as well as the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, an invaluable resource of scholarly information about the history of Texas and the Southwest. TSHA also hosts an annual conference that floats between Texas' major cities each year. |
The Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society
www.1940airterminal.org
Located on the west side of Houston's William P. Hobby Airport, this growing museum displays many interesting aviation related artifacts all housed in our city's original Art Deco inspired air terminal building. This is a must-see! |
www.heritagesociety.org
Located in downtown Houston, The Heritage Society maintains and operates a group of restored homes and buildings as well as a museum containing many interesting exhibits. |
Other Cool Sites
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www.texascourthousetrail.com/resources.htm
A great resources page for anything and everything relating to our 254 Texas courthouses. Links to historical information, images, and museums is just a click away. |
www.texasescapes.com/TexasPhotography/TexasPhotoImages.htm
This site boasts over 13,000 photographic, printed, and postcard images of Texas. The "Ancestors Gone Wild" section is hilarious! |
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