Welcome to
Newton County, Texas
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Genealogy Library
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112 Rusk
Newton, TX 75966
(409) 379-2416
THE SAM HOUSTON
REGIONAL LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER
LIBERTY, TEXAS
A part of the State Archives Division of the Texas State Library, it serves as the
Regional Depository for Southeast Texas which is defined as the ten counties of Chambers,
Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler.
Primarily a research facility for the general public, the Center collects items that
document the history of Southeast Texas. Its holdings include local government
records, manuscripts, artifacts, books, maps, photographs, oral history tapes, newspaper,
microfilms and archives of individuals, families, businesses and social organizations.
Even though
Shelby County is not included in this, this is a great resource for genealogy research.
Your library can interloan any of the above counties records that are available.
Please check with your local librarian.
For more information call 409-336-8821 or write P. O. Box 310 Liberty,
TX. 77575
The center is located 3 miles north of Liberty on FM 1011, off of State Highway
146. It is open to the public, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and
Saturday, 9:00AM to 4:00 PM. Additional hours are available for groups by
appointment. Group tours must be made two weeks in advance. Free admission.
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Newton County
TXGenWeb Project needs your records.
Please submit anything which maybe of value to other researchers:
Bible records, marriage records, wills, pension records, land records, death and obituary
records, photos, and old letters. County, community, church, and school histories. Your
help in helping other researchers is vital to
the success of the TXGenWeb Project.
Just contact
Eleanor Colson with your
information or questions.
Do you enjoy "surfing"
the TXGenWeb county websites and have a few extra hours
available each month? Then contact
Laura Gregory Roberts
for more information on joining the surfing
committee.
If you are interested in adopting a
county, please check out the
Orphan
page.
If you or your genealogy group would like to
sponsor a county, please contact TXGenWeb
State Coordinator:
Gina Heffernan .
Assistant State Coordinators:
Jane Keppler,
Laura Gregory Roberts and
Carla Clifton
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Eleanor Colson.
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permission
from
Eleanor Colson.
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information and please email me and let me know.
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the volunteers assume any responsibility for the information or material
given by the contributors or for errors of fact or judgment in material
that is published at this website.
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