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Local History & Genealogy
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Irving Public Library Local History & Genealogy

Hours
Monday through Thursday 2 - 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 2- 6 p.m.
Sunday 1- 5 p.m.

Local History and Genealogy is located on the third floor of the Central Library. Family history resources include U.S. Census material, books, periodicals,access to genealogical online databases, and local genealogical and historical information. Genealogical material is chiefly of Texas, The South, and the 13 original colonies.
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Reserve a Librarian
Need help with your research project? Make an appointment for a 30-minute one-on-one session with an expert librarian at the Central Library.
Family History Databases
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Local Genealogy Societies
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Find Your Roots
Winding Road
Plan your Genealogy Vacation
If you enjoy traveling, genealogy is a great hobby! You can visit record repositories around the world, see the village your ancestors came from or even plan a reunion for your whole extended family in a centralized location. Hit the road...


-Research Trip
-Family Reunions
-Tracing Your Family Tree
- Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates
Online Genealogy Journals
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Top Genealogy Websites
Best Genealogy Sites for Tracing Your Roots
Family Tree Magazine lists the following free websites as the best of 2011. List includes ethic interests and storage sites for conducting research.
Irving High School Yearbooks
Locate your Irving ISD yearbook. Both Local History and Genealogy and the Irving Archives have local yearbooks available for reference use.

YEARBOOKS

Irving High School Yearbooks located in the Archives Department
1940-1948, 1951-1954, 1956, 1957-1960, 1972, 1997-2006.

Irving High School Yearbooks located in Irving Archives and LHG
1961-1970, 1973-1977, 1978-1996.

* Irving High School-1995 Alumuni Directory located in the Genealogy Department.


MacArthur High School Yearbooks located in the Archives Department
1965, 1968, 1969, 1975-1978, 1980-1985, 1998, 2002.

MacArthur High School Yearbooks located in the Archives & Genealogy Department
1996-1967, 1970-1973, 1989, 1992-1994, 1996.

MacArthur High School Yearbooks located in the Genealogy Department
1974, 1979, 1986, 1987-1988, 1990-1991, 1995-1996.

* MacArthur High School-1995 Alumuni Directory located in the Genealogy Department.


Nimitz High School Yearbooks located in the Archives Department
1971, 1976-1979, 1981-1985, 1988, 1989, 1991-1996.

Nimitz High School Yearbooks located in the Archives & Genealogy Department
1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981-1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996

* Nimitz High School-1995 Alumuni Directory located in the Genealogy Department.
Irving Junior High School Yearbooks
Irving Archives and LHG 's junior high yearbooks are available for reference use only.

YEARBOOKS

Located in Irving Archives

Austin Junior High School yearbooks 1980-1983
Bowie Junior High School Yearbooks 1978, 1992
Crockett Junior High School Yearbooks 1957, 1958, 1973, 1974, 1989, 1992
Houston Junior High School Yearbooks 1990-1992
Lamar Junior High School Yearbooks 1978, 1992-1996
Travis Junior High School Yearbooks 1990, 1992, 1997

Located in the Genealogy Department

Austin Junior High School Yearbooks 1980-1983
Bowie Junior High School 1958, 1960, 1980-1982
Crockett Junior High School 1972, 1974-1986
Houston Junior High School 1980-1985, 1988-1990
Irving Junior High School 1951, 1953, 1954
Lamar Junior High School 1980-1982, 1984
Travis Junior High School 1972-1976, 1980-1984, 1990, 1992, 1997
Genealogy Websites
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Irving Genealogical Society
Irving Genealogical Society meets 7 p.m., the third Monday of the month in the Irving Central Library auditorium. Programs, featuring genealogical experts, are free and open to the public. Presentations are followed by an IGS meeting and are sponsored the the Irving Genealogical Society and Irving Public Library.
1940 CENSUS
The 1940 U.S. Census, the 16th enumeration of the United States, is now available.
Family History Resource Centers
Arlington Family History Center
3809 Curt Drive, Arlington

(817) 446-7088

Hours: Wed. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 6 to 9 p.m. Thurs. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Mon., Tues. and Fri., all national holidays and LDS conference dates.

Dallas Family History Center
1019 Big Stone Gap, Duncanville

(972) 709-0066

Hours: Wed. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 6 to 9 p.m. Closed all national holidays.

Dallas, Lake Texas East Family History Center
10701 Lake Highlands Dr., Dallas

(214) 342-2642

Hours: Tues. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 6 to 9 p.m. ; Thur. 6 to 9 p.m. Closed all national holidays.

Denton Family History Center
3000 Old North Road, Denton

(940) 566-5035

Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; closed the last two weeks of December.

Fort Worth Family History Center
5001 Altamesa Blvd., Fort Worth

(817) 292-8393

Hours: Mon., Fri., Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tues. & Wed. 6 to 9 p.m.; Thurs. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hurst Family History Center
4401 East Loop 820 North, North Richland Hills

(817) 284-4472

Hours: Tues. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thurs. 6 to 9 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lewisville Family History Center
615 MacArthur Blvd., Coppell
(972) 393-6976

Hours: Tues. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

* Hours subject to change, verified on 12/15/10 *