San Antonio has a multitude of facilities and repositories for genealogical research—the best general research destination is the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society Library located at 911 Melissa Drive, in north-central San Antonio. The SAGHS Library houses a vast collection of records and more, featuring books, periodicals, maps, vertical files, microfilm, and family history volumes for San Antonio, Bexar County, and all 50 states. The library has city directories for 48 Texas cities and towns for various years as well as a few cities outside of Texas such as Hobbs, New Mexico; Lafayette, Louisiana; and Topeka, Kansas. There are 38 San Antonio city directories covering the years 1931-1989 plus phone directories for 1933, 1948, and 1957.
Texas represents the largest percentage of the holdings, which includes many titles of general state historical material as well as hundreds of Texas county books such as histories and vital records. The library also has numerous Colonial America books plus Revolutionary, Civil war, and other military history.
Hours are Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Consult the library catalog for available resources. The SAGHS Library was featured in the June issue of Stirpes in the article “A Hill Country Treasure.”
The SAGHS Library may have exactly what you’ve been searching for—plan to extend your time at the conference to research your family at the best privately-owned repository in South Texas.
Learn more about the conference, topics, speakers, and workshops.
Follow our Blog | Subscribe to our eNews | Check the Conference Site
Questions? Email conference@txsgs.org.
Join the conversation @ #TxSGS2024