Texas History Resources

Libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions have produced a wide variety of resources for students, teachers, genealogists, and researchers. Here you can explore some of these resources.

Finding Aids

Finding aids are documents that describe the scope, contents, and provenance of collections. In many cases, they provide a list of the contents of the collection as an aid to researchers who may wish to use the collection.

Games and Activities

Many institutions have made games and interactive activities available for students and learners of all ages. Enjoy these tools featuring Texas history!

Lesson Plans

Archives, libraries, and museums in Texas make primary resource materials available for educational use. Often, they also provide resources for teachers that can be used as a starting point for developing lesson plans.

Web Resources

Texas libraries, archives, and museums make many online books, encyclopedias, and exhibits available online as web resources. You can use this search tool to find articles, items, and other resources not included in the main Texas Heritage Online search tool.

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We are always seeking to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of the resources included on this site. If your institution has resources available and would like to ensure that they are included here, please send an email to tho@tsl.state.tx.us. Please include the name of your institution and the URLs of the online resource.