List Of Recommended Web Site Resources 

The Internet has proved to be a magnificent tool for conducting Texas historical and genealogical research. In recent years, Below is a list of web sites recommended by the Texas Heritage Society. if you would like to suggest a web site not listed here, please contact us.

Websites useful to Texas History:

The Portal to Texas History

The Portal to Texas History could very well be the future of libraries.  On the Portal to Texas History the University of North Texas has digitized many complete Texas history books and magazines in the public domain. The Portal to Texas History has also digitized thousands of primary historical documents from museums and other archival sources around the State of Texas.

Lone Star Chapter No. 38 - The Sons of the Republic of Texas

Montgomery County Chapter of The Sons of the Republic of Texas located in the Woodlands. This is a very active chapter and is involved in a number of community projects to preserve the history of Montgomery County and Texas.

Lone Star Junction

Huge amounts of early Republic of Texas history can be found on this site.

Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Information regarding the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

Texas Genealogical Society

Information about the Texas Genealogical Society including guidelines for Texas First Families Certificates and the Texas Genealogical Society quarterly journal Stirpes.

Texas History Page

The Texas History Page provides amateur and professional historians with an outlet to publish their historical research and findings related to Texas history.  Initially the site focused primarily on Montgomery County history but is quickly branching into other areas of Texas history.  Some of Kameron Searle's research regarding the Lake Creek Settlement and the Early History of Montgomery County are available at the Texas History Page.

Danville Cemetery

Information about the Old Danville Cemetery, also known as the Shepard Hill Cemetery, located near the former townsite of Danville, Texas in Montgomery County, Texas. This excellent article was researched and written by Karen Lucas Lawless.

Journey to Danville

Web site with extensive historical research by Karen Lucas Lawless about the history of Danville, Texas. 

Wood and Vorwerk Family Genealogy

Genealogical research on the Wood & Torbert family and the Vorwerk & Wilson family. It is the master site of the Wood/Vorwerk project. Compiled by Elsa Vorwerk of Georgetown, Texas.

Friends of San Jacinto

The Friends of the San Jacinto Battleground is the assumed anme of the San jacinto Battleground Association.  The organization was founded in 2002 and is a Texas nonprofit corporation with Section 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Code.  The Friends is an all volunteer organization that receives funding support from membership, fees, grants, and donations.  There mission is two fold: 1)  To preserve, protect, and reclaim San Jacinto Battlefield National Historic Landmark; and 2) To promote historical scholarship, archeology, commemoration, and public understanding of the Battle of San Jacinto and the events surrounding the era of the Texas Revolution. 

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