Library Resources

Burnet Library

• The Herman Brown Free Library
• Location: on the Square, at the corner of Main & Washington Streets
• Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 10-3 Saturdays. Please call for special holiday hours.
• Internet: 4 computers provide internet access for Burnet County library patrons. Filters available for children. Volunteer internet tutor is available. Appointments advised, but not required for tutor. Computers may be reserved up to one week in advance by phone or in person at the desk.
• Phone: (512) 756-2328
• Search the holdings of the Burnet County Library System at: http://www.youseemore.com/burnet/directory.asp
• Genealogy:
  • Repository for the bulk of the county's main genealogy and local history collection -- The Dobie Room--features large vertical file holdings.
  • One microfilm reader/printer, which may be reserved up to 1 week in advance, is available for use in 2-hour time blocks. Call ahead to make sure the machine is not reserved before you come in. Copies made on the reader/printer are 50 cents each.
  • The microfilm collection includes the Burnet Bulletin and Bertram Enterprise newspapers dating from 1874, with years 1882-98 missing; Texas Death records to 1940; Burnet County Tax Records; and Federal Census microfilm from 1860 to 1930.
  • One computer available in the Dobie room for use with Genealogy Research CDs (not for checkout). Ask for one CD set at a time at the front desk.
    • Family Tree Maker's Family Archives
    • Vital Records Index of the British Isles, 1538-1888
    • Vital Records Index of North America, 1631-1888
    • Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Index
    • 1851 British Census
    • Federal Pensioners' Roll of 1883
    • Family History Source Guide
    • Persi
    • National Genealogical Society Quarterly
    • Civil War Records
    • Burnet County Federal Census on CD -- 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
    • 1880 U.S. Census by LDS
    • Freedman's Records
    
    
• Click here for information on Burnet County Reference Books for Sale
• Click here to go to a family name index and inventory of the Dobie Room's genealogy surname vertical file.
• Click here to go to an index and inventory of the vertical file folders that contain historical information.
• Click here to go to an index of Oral Histories of Burnet County Citizens from the 1970s
  

• Location: 101 Main Street, Marble Falls
• Hours:
  Monday-Friday - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Saturday - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Internet: internet access available for Burnet County library patrons. Filters available for children. Volunteer internet tutors provide assistance to those who are technology challenged. Appointments advised, but not required for tutors. Computers may be reserved up to one week in advance by phone or in person at the desk.
• Phone: (830) 693-3023
• Search the holdings of the Burnet County Library System at: http://www.youseemore.com/burnet/directory.asp
• Genealogy: While the Burnet County library system's main genealogy and local history collection is housed at the Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet, the Marble Falls Public Library does have
  • basic how-to genealogy materials and some local history information in the Texana area
  • a few isolated family histories and photos of the Marble Falls area
  • Vertical File information on local history and families is kept at the Reference Desk
  • The microfilm collection includes Marble Falls newspapers dating from 1898 to present time and Federal Census microfilm from 1860 to 1920
  • One microfilm reader/printer is available for public use. It is advisable to call ahead to make sure the machine is available. During periods of high activity, patrons are restricted to 2-hour time blocks. Most of the time the machine is available for a research project without any restrictions.
  • Copies on the reader/printer are 50 cents each.

Hours are

Thursday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.;

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The library is staffed only with volunteers; please call 693-5363 to make sure they're open.

The LDS Church has hundreds of Family History Centers (FHC) around the world. These centers make the resources of the Family History Library available to people living outside the Salt Lake City area. FHCs also assist individuals with genealogical research. For a free list of FHC addresses in your area call 1-800-537-5971 and ask for one of these lists:

California: 35260, Mountain States: 35261, Nevada and Utah: 35262,

North Central States: 35263, Northeastern States: 35264,

Northwestern States and Hawaii: 35265, Southern States: 35266,

Southwestern States: 35267, Australia and New Zealand: 35269,

British Isles: 35270, Canada: 35268,

Europe and Scandinavia: 35271, Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean: 35943,

South America: 35942.

View and order copies of Texas Confederate Pension files online. Plus much more genealogy information online at this site.

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