Austin County, Texas

Genealogy Education Resources
of Austin County, Texas

Gifts of Information -- for the new or experienced researcher.

This section of the website is our place for information sharing regarding the art or science of genealogy. Please make your contributions, and nclude sources when possible.

If you are aware of other tips and tricks for genealogy researchers, please let us know. You can contact us for knowledge donations.

 

Old Texas Newspapers

Located at UT, Dolph Briscoe Bldg, The Center for American History in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

A list of Austin County Newspapers is shown below. The original list of Texas Newspapers is show at the following website: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/documents/services/newspapers_fa.pdf

 

TEXAS NEWSPAPER COLLECTION

THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY

Format: OR=Original Newspaper, MF=Microfilm, RP=Reproduction, FC=Microfiche.

An asterix *: indicates microfilm available for inter-library loan.

A dagger �: denotes microfilm that may be purchased from the Center for American History.

Frequency: d=daily, bm=bi-monthly, bw=bi-weekly, m=monthly, sm=semi-monthly, sw=semi-weekly, tm=tri-monthly,

tw=tri-weekly, u=unknown, w=weekly.

 

BELLVILLE

Austin County Times (w)

[Sep 15, 1883-Sep 19, 1891 : incomplete] MF�*

[Sep 15, 1883-Sep 19, 1891: incomplete] OR

oversized

(Microfilm on misc. Beckville-Benjamin reel)

Bellville Countryman (w)

Sep 18-25, 1861;

[Jun 28, 1862-Aug 21, 1865: incomplete] OR

[May 29, 1861-Aug 21, 1865: incomplete] RP, MF�

see also Texas Countryman

Bellville Times (w)

[Feb 23, 1894-Dec 23, 1915; Sep 8, 1938:

incomplete] MF�*

Jan 18, 1895; [Feb 26-May 21, 1942: incomplete];

Jun 7, 1956 OR

(Microfilm on misc. Beckville-Benjamin reel)

Bellville Wochenblatt (w)

[Sep 17, 1891-Jul 29, 1909: incomplete] OR, MF�*

see also Wochenblatt (Austin, TX)

Texas Countryman (w)

[Sep 6, 1865-Aug 27, 1869: incomplete] OR, MF�

see also Bellville Countryman

Times-Standard (w)

Jul 7, 1893 MF�*

(Microfilm on misc. Beckville-Benjamin reel)

 

Austin Wochenblatt (w)

Nov 29, 1879 OR

Jun 4, 1881; May 19, 1886 MF�*

(Microfilm on misc. Austin reel)

 

NEW ULM

New Ulm Enterprise (sw)

Feb 1, 1973 OR

Aug 4, 1914; Jul 18, 25, 1918 MF�

(Microfilm on misc. Navasota-North Zulch reel)

 

SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN

Mexican Citizen (w)

Mar 17-24, Apr 21, May 26, 1831 RP, MF�*

(Microfilm on misc. Brazoria-San Felipe de Austin

reel)

Texas Gazette (w)

[Sep 25, 1829-Jan 31, 1831: incomplete] OR, RP,

MF�*

(Microfilm on misc. Brazoria-San Felipe de Austin

reel)

Index available (1829-1832)

Telegraph and Texas Register

see HOUSTON

SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN see also BRAZORIA

and HOUSTON 

 

SEALY

Sealy Chronicle (u)

Jan 4, 1888 OR

Sealy News (w)

[Jan 5, 1956-Dec 28, 1961: incomplete] MF

[Jul 18, 1913-Apr 17, 1936: incomplete] OR

Special Editions: OR

Apr. 17, 1936; (Texas Centennial Ed.)

[vol. 8, no. 15]

Sealy Semi-Weekly News (sw)

Aug 13, 1914; May 13, 1915 OR 

 

Format: OR=Original Newspaper, MF=Microfilm, RP=Reproduction, FC=Microfiche.

An asterix *: indicates microfilm available for inter-library loan.

A dagger �: denotes microfilm that may be purchased from the Center for American History.

Frequency: d=daily, bm=bi-monthly, bw=bi-weekly, m=monthly, sm=semi-monthly, sw=semi-weekly, tm=tri-monthly,

tw=tri-weekly, u=unknown, w=weekly.