Welcome to Montgomery County!
Birthplace of the Texas Flag

New Librarian to the Genealogy & History Room effective June 1, 2022
Laura Politte
Laura.Politte@countylibrary.org

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Genealogy Staff in 2023

L-R: Wendy Packer, Cindy Amburgey, Laura Politte, & Michael Cook

Staff Contact Info

Laura Politte – Librarian
Replaced Carl Smith
936-522-2107

Cindy Amburgey
Took Pat Nichols position
936.522.2141

Michael Cook
Took Cindy's old position
936-522-2139

Wendy Packer
took Nelson's Place
936-522-5396

Direct Lines

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New Books Donated to the Genealogy & History Room by Margaret Montgomery Chapter, NSDAR on September 19, 2023

Members from Margaret Montgomery Chapter, NSDAR added new book plates to the books the chapter donated to the library

L/R) Jean Smoorenburg, Kay Kane, Kristal Wood, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, NSDAR Regent Kristine Phillips Rothwell, and Cindy Fanning-Amburgey

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August 2024 Newsletter

February 2024 Newsletter

January 2024 Newsletter

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New Books at the Library

New Books for July 2024

New Books for June 2024

New Books for May 2024

New Books for April  2024

New Books for March 2024

New Books for February 2024

New Books for January 2024

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Preservation Pad - 2024

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Lineage Fair January 25 2024 12-3

Downstairs in Large & Small Meeting Rooms

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Newsletter for December 2023

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Newsletter for October 2023

New Books for October 2023

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Genealogy & History Room Newsletter September 2023

New Books for September 2023

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L-R: Laura Politte, our new librarian, Kay Kane, Margaret Montgomery Chapter Librarian and Cindy Amburgey, Regent, Margaret Montgomery Chapter on July 25, 2022 after book plates were applied from Margaret Montgomery Chapter, NSDAR book donation s.

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The Staff in the Past

Renee Kernan, Carl Smith, Genealogy Librarian,
Pat Nichols and Nelson Kornegay in 2016

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Carl Smith left in August 2020 to become
Branch Manager - Aldine Branch Library

Update: Carl Smith is now branch manager at Clayton Library in Houston since February 2024

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Resources and Databases Available from
Home Using your Montgomery County
Library Card

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Why You Need A Library Card
and Maybe More Than On e
  by Natalie McLain
from
Genealogy Face2Face – Clayton Library Friends

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Preservation Pad at the Library

Instructions on how To Make Reservations
to use the Presentation Pad Equipment

1 . Please see the instructions below before proceeding to the equipment booking page.

• Select "Genealogy" from the "Location" drop-down box at the top of the equipment booking page.

• Click "More details" on the piece of equipment you would like to book.

• Select the green box that corresponds with the start time of your meeting room request.

• Ensure that your end time is correct and select "Add to Cart" if you would like to request other pieces of equipment or click "Add to Cart & Checkout" if you are finished selecting equipment. If you are not directed to the checkout screen, you can also click the green cart button on the top right-hand side.

• Enter the information requested and click "Submit My Booking. "

2 . Visit our equipment booking page linked below. This will open a new page .
https://mcmls.libcal.com/reserve/preservationpad

Preservation Pad Instructions Below
for Using the Preservation Pad
Equipment as of June 5, 2019:

Preservation Pad Fact Sheet

Preservation Pad Tri-Fold

Kodak High Speed Photo Scanner & Kiosk

Epson V850 Pro Flatbed Scanner

Funai VHS-to-DVD Converter

DVD/Blu-Ray / M-DISC Produplicator

Wolverine 8MM-Super8 Movie Maker Pro

Wolverine Slide Scanner

Ion USB Cassette Converter

Photos of the Preservation Pad Equipment
from 2017

Genealogy & Local History Room, the Genealogy & Local History Room at the Central Library of Montgomery County Memorial Library System is pleased to announce a new service for the public: The Preservation Pad. The MCMLS Genealogy department recognizes that the photos and documents of today are the historical records of future generations. The library's Preservation Pad is here to help individuals convert their print, photographic, and analog media into a digital format thereby helping to preserve and share precious family memories and moments for generations to come. The Preservation Pad is set up into four distinct stations with state of the art equipment to help you in this process:

Kodak High Speed Photo Scanner& Kiosk

Got shoeboxes or photo albums stuffed with print photographs? The new Kodak High Speed Photo scanner will help you convert those prints into a high-resolution digital image format. With an easy to use touch-screen interface as well as a scanner capable of scanning 50 photos per minute, you will be able to create digital copies of all those photographs in no time flat. Just bring in a spare USB flash drive and your photos to get started! Does single and double sided scans for those photos that are identified!

Wolverine F2D Mighty Scanner

Want to convert those old slides or negatives into a digital image? Our small but powerful Wolverine F2D Mighty Scanner is capable of handling 35mm, 100mm, 126K, 127K slides and negatives, as well as old 8mm / Super 8 film strips, converting them into a digital JPEG image format. Just bring in your old photographic media along with your USB Flash drive to get started!

Funai VHS-to-DVD Converter

The year 2016 marked the end of an era: The last VHS player was manufactured in July 2016. The time is ticking for those who have those old home videos saved onto VHS cassette tapes to convert them over to a DVD format. The Preservation Pad's Funai VHS-to-DVD Converter, literally the last of its kind, is here to help you do just that. Just bring in your old VHS tapes along with a blank DVD –R/-RW disk to get started. (Note: Our player can't read positive DVD discs (DVD +R/ +RW). Please double check your disc type before coming in to use the converter!)

DVD/Blu-Ray / M-DISC Produplicator

So you just finished converting those old home videos or photos and burned them onto a new DVD. Want to make some copies to share with family or friends? Our Produplicator is a disc-duplicating machine that can make up to  five  copies of a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray disk at once. It is also equipped with a powerful burner that can copy a normal DVD or Blu-Ray disk onto the new M-Disc archival media format that is capable of lasting up to 1,000 years without any degradation to data. Just bring in your source DVD along with a few blank discs to get started! The M-Discs come in various capacities.

If you are interested in using any of the machines in the Preservation Pad, we ask that you please contact the Genealogy Department to set up a reservation first by calling  936-788-8363 ext. 6249  or emailing us at  librarygenealogy@countylibrary.org . Due to anticipated high demand for our new equipment, reservations will be made at a first-come-first served basis. Thank you!

Volunteer Honored by
John Barker, Esq. Chapter

 Genealogy & History Room
Now a Family History Center!

The Genealogy & Local History Room in Montgomery County Memorial Library is now a Family History Center .