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Research
family and local history at your library! The Family and Local History
Room, located in the basement, houses information of interest to
family and local history buffs.
Information includes:
- Titus County and Caddo Indian artifacts
- Online Virtual Exhibit
- Titus County history books, including the work
of R.L. Jurney and Traylor Russell
- Other genealogical books and materials
- Titus County Genealogical Society collection
- Local newspapers on microfilm (1923-1960’s)
- Newspapers (1990-current)
- Census information on microfilm
 Texshare
Databases are an excellent online resource consisting
of encyclopedias, magazines, electronic books
and much more. Texshare Databases may be accessed at the library
or at home using a login and password from the library. Family
historians will be especially interested in the “History
and Genealogy”
databases, which include Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps.
SERVICES
Research Assistance - Staff assistance
in locating family and local information is available in the Children’s
Area.
Titus County Genealogical Society volunteers
are available to help with basic research only. Request
for assistance from volunteers should be limited to one query
per week, and should be as specific as possible.
Tours
Tours may be arranged for groups, and can include family and/or
local history.
Walking tours of the downtown area may also be scheduled for groups.
Contact
the Youth Services Librarian for more information.
Classes
Four classes are currently offered periodically for family and local
historians.
- Family History for Beginners
- Family History Online
- History for Tomorrow (journaling/craft workshop)
- Memories to Keep (photo preservation and scrapbooking
workshop)
See the Library Calendar
for specific dates and times.
Public access computer- reserved
for family and local history research only! Cost of printouts is
25 cents per page.
Card Catalog computer- A card catalog
computer is located in the family and local history room.
Microfilm Reader/Printer- Two microfilm
readers, one with a printer, are available for public use. Cost
of copies is 25 cents per page.
A microfiche reader is also available.
Copier- A public copy machine is
located on the main floor. Cost of copies is 25 cents per page.
Forms- Copies of basic research forms
such as family group sheets and census records are available. Cost
is 25 cents per page.
TITUS COUNTY RESOURCES
Titus County Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 315
Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcypbgs
Titus County Cemeteries Online
http://www.rootweb.com/~txtitus/cemeteries.htm
Titus County Cemetery Search
http://www.tituscemeteries.com
Titus County Census Records Online
Available free of charge to Texas residents at TexShare Databases-
must have login and password from local library.
http://www.texshare.edu/mountpleasant/index.php3
Titus
County Courthouse
Titus County Clerk
100 W. 1st, Suite 204, Courthouse
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455-2398
Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune
www.dailytribune.net
Titus County site on US GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txtitus
HISTORY OF COLLECTION
 Traylor
Russell first began collecting local history materials in 1969,
when the library moved into its current building. Since that
time, families with local
ties have donated many artifacts and memorabilia
to the library collection.
The Native American collection includes many
items found in Titus County and surrounding areas. Items belonging
to Titus County pioneers and their families have been dated to the
early days of the county, which was formed in 1846.
Mount Pleasant Public Library formed an alliance
in 2002 with
Titus County Genealogical Society members to house the group’s book
and materials collection at the library, and to provide volunteer
research and maintenance services.
Family and Local History Collections were combined
in 2003, and are now located in the Family History room at the
library.
VIRTUAL EXHIBIT
Portraits from the original “Pioneers and Heroes” collection
have been digitized, and are available online. Click the Virtual
Exhibit link to view more than 100 portraits of early Titus County
residents.
Click here to visit the
Museum's Virtual Exhibit.
SUGGESTED WEBSITES
LDS Family Search
www.familysearch.org
US GenWeb
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