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The material in our research library is extensive and covers the
county from its earliest days, when settlers began arriving in the
late 1830s, to the present time. The vertical file contains over
1700 file folders of history, including family history,
and more than 5000 surnames. We hope to offer the surname
list online, sometime in the future. Some of the file folders contain
family charts, pedigree charts, original records, pictures, letters,
etc., while others contain very little information.
You will also find genealogy books, ledgers, pictures, scrapbooks,
loose papers, census indexes, some census records, cemetery records,
church histories, birth, death and marriage records from early
newspapers, as well as family histories. If a surname appears
in an early county census record, there may be some information
in the files on that family.
The best way to access information about your family is to visit
the library, located inside the the Harrison County Historical
Museum, which is now in the old Ginocchio Hotel, 707 N.
Washington, Marshall, TX 75670. The museum and library are
open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If distance prevents you from visiting the Research Library, our
volunteer staff, all genealogists, will do its best to assist
you with look-ups. Research conducted within the library is at
no charge, except for the copy fee of 25 cents per page.
Copies of available obituaries may be obtained for $2.50. If research
outside the library is necessary, arrangements can be made for
a modest fee. Many of the resource materials listed in the
Harrison County Bibliography may
be found in the Research Library at the Harrison County Historical
Museum, although there are many books on our shelves not included
in that bibliography. For more information send e-mail
or call 903-938-2680.
This is a clickable map for the Harrison County
Historical Museum and Research Library, by Expedia.
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