Southwest Fast Facts and Key Resources

• Address for vital statistics: Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah State Department of Health, 288 N. 1460 West St., Salt Lake City, UT, 84114, (801) 538-6843, <health.utah.gov/vitalrecords>

 

Regional Resources

• Cyndi’s List

<www.cyndislist.com>: Scroll to the Main Category Index and click U for links to US states.

• National Archives and Records Administration regional facilities

<www.archives.gov/facilities/research_centers.html>: Visit Web sites for the National Archives’ Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Pacific regions.

• USGenWeb State Pages

<www.usgenweb.org/thestates.html>

Arizona

Web Sites

• 1883 Pensioners on the Roll

<homepages.rootsweb.com/~godwin/reference/arizona1883.html>

Organizations

• Arizona Historical Society

949 E. Second St., Tucson, AZ 85719, (520) 628-5774, <www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org>

• Arizona State Genealogical Society

Box 42075, Tucson, AZ 85733, (520) 275-2747, <www.rootsweb.com/~asgs>

• Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

State Capitol Building Room 200, 1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007, (602) 542-4159, <www.lib.az.us>

• Arizona State University Library

Box 871006, Tempe, AZ 85287, (480) 965-6164, <www.asu.edu/lib>

• Sharlot Hall Museum

415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ 86301, (928) 445-3122, <www.sharlot.org>

• University of Arizona Library

1510 E. University Blvd., Box 210055, Tucson, AZ 85721, (520) 621-6423, <www.library.arizona.edu/branches/spc/homepage>

• West Valley Genealogy Library

12222 N. 111th Ave., Youngstown, AZ 85363, (623) 933-4945, <www.rootsweb.com/-azwvgs/Index, htm>

Colorado

Web Sites

• Rita’s Colorado Genealogy Clues

<www.coloradoclues.com>

Organizations

• Colorado Genealogical Society

Box 9218, Denver, CO 80209, (303) 571-1535, <www.rootsweb.com/~cocgs>

• Colorado Historical Society

1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, (303) 866-3682, <www.coloradohistory.org>

• Colorado State Archives

1313 Sherman St., Room 1B-20, Denver, CO 80203, (303) 866-2358 or (303) 866-2390, <www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/geneal. htm>

• Denver Public Library

10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, CO 80204, (720) 865-1821, <denverlibrary.org/research/genealogy>

Nevada

Web Sites

• Nevada Women’s History Project

<www.unr.edu/nwhp/>

Books

• Nevada Guide to Genealogical Records by Diane E. Greene (Clearfield Co.)

• The Nevada Tombstone Record Book: Southern Nevada compiled by Richard B. Taylor (Bee Hive Press)

Organizations

• Nevada Historical Society

1650 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89503, (775) 688-1190, <dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/reno/his-soc.htm>

• Nevada State Genealogical Society

Box 20666, Reno, NV 89515, <www.rootsweb.com/~nvsgs>

• Nevada State Library and Archives

100 N. Stewart St., Carson City, NV 89701, (775) 684-3310, <dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/archives>

• Nevada State Museum and Historical Society

700 Twin Lakes Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89107, (702) 486-5205, <dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lv/vegas.htm>

• University of Nevada-Reno Library

Special Collections, Mail Stop 332, University Library, Reno, NV 89557, (775) 784-6500 Ext. 327, <www.library.unr.edu/specoll>

New Mexico

Web Sites

• New Mexico Ancestors

<www.rootsweb.com/~nma>

Online Archive of New Mexico

<elibrary.unm.edu/oanm>

Books

• Genealogical Resources in New Mexico, 2nd edition, by Karen Stein Daniel (New Mexico Genealogical Society Press)

Organizations

Albuquerque Public Library

501 Copper Ave. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 768-5141, <www.cabq.gov/library>

Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico

Box 51088, Albuquerque, NM 87181, <www.hgrc-nm.org>

Historical Society of New Mexico

Box 1912, Santa Fe, NM 87504, <www.hsnm.org>

• New Mexico Genealogical Society

Box 8283, Albuquerque, NM 87198, <www.nmgs.org>

• New Mexico State Library

1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507, (505) 476-9700, <www.stlib.state.nu.us>

• New Mexico State Records Center and Archives

1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507, (505) 476-7900, <www.nmcpr.state.nm.us>

• Special Collections Library

423 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 848-1376, <www.cabq.gov/library/specol.html>

• University of New Mexico Library

The Center for Southwest Research, General Library, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (505) 277-6451, <www.unm.edu/~cswrref>

Texas

Web Sites

• El Paso County, Texas TXGenWeb

<www.rootsweb.com/~txelpaso>

• Handbook of Texas Online

<tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online>

• Lone Star Junction

<lsjunction.com>

• Republic of Texas Claims

<www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/repclaims>

• The Texas Ranger Research Center

<www.texasranger.org/recenter/rcenter.htm>

Books

• Genealogical Records in Texas by Imogene and Leon Kennedy (Clearfield Co.)

• Research in Texas by Lloyd Dewitt Bockstruck (National Genealogical Society, out of print)

Organizations

• Baylor University

Texas Collection, Box 97142, Waco, TX 76798, (254) 710-1268, <www3.baylor.edu/Library/Texas>

• Center for American History

2.101 Sid Richardson Hall, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (512) 495-4515, <www.cah.utexas.edu>

• Clayton Library

Center for Genealogical Research, 5300 Caroline, Houston, TX 77004, (832) 393-2600, <www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton>

• Dallas Public Library

1515 Young St., Dallas, TX 75201, (214) 670-1400, <daIlaslibrary.org/central.htrn>

• Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library

Box 1401, San Antonio, TX 78295, (210) 225-1071, <www.drtl.org>

• Houston Public Library

500 McKinney St., Houston, TX 77002, (832) 393-1313, <www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/hplhome.html>

• Texas State Genealogical Society

Box 7, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483, <www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs>

• Texas State Historical Association

2.306 Sid Richardson Hall, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (512) 471-1525, <www.tsha.utexas.edu>

• Texas State Library and Archives Commission

1201 Brazos St., Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711, (512) 463-5455, <www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html>

Utah

Web Sites

• Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library

<pioneer-library.org>

• Tracing Mormon Pioneers

<www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm>

Organizations

• Family History Library

35 N. West Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84150, (800) 453-3860 Ext. 22331, <www.familysearch.org>

• Gerald R. Sherratt Library

Southern Utah University, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, UT 84720, (435) 865-7947, <lib.li.suu.edu>

• Harold B. Lee Library

Brigham Young University, Box 26800, Provo, UT 84602, (801) 422-2927, <www.lib.byu.edu/hbll>

• J. Willard Marriott Library

University of Utah, 295 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (801) 581-8558, <www.lib.utah.edu>

• Salt Lake City Public Library

210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, (801) 524-8200, <www.slcpl.lib.ut.us>

• Stewart Library

Weber State University, 2901 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408, (801) 626-6415 or (877) 306-3140, <library.weber.edu>

• Utah Genealogical Association

Box 1144, Salt Lake City, UT 84110, (888) 463-6842, <www.infouga.org>

• Utah State Archives

Archives Building, State Capitol, Box 141021, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, (801) 538-3013, <www.archives.state.ut.us>

• Utah State Historical Society

300 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (801) 533-3500, <history.utah.org>

 From the August 2004 issue of Family Tree Magazine.