HOWARD COUNTY RESOURCES

HOWARD COUNTY RESOURCES

Courthouse -

http://www.co.howard.tx.us/ips/cms

Located in downtown Big Spring on Main St. (between 3rd & 4th streets).
Write to: County Clerk-Howard County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1468
Big Spring, Texas 79721
432-264-2213

Birth certificates: certified copies@ $23.00
Death certificates: certified copies@ $ 21.00
Marriage License copies @ $ 6.00

Funeral Homes -

Myers & Smith Funeral Home & Chapel

915-267-8288

301 East 24th Street

Big Spring, TX 79720

johnmoseley@bigspringherald.com

Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home

915-267-6331; 800-284-2141

906 Gregg Street

Big Spring, TX 79720

npw@crcom.net

Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home

906 South Gregg Street

Big Spring, TX 79720

915-263-1321

Genealogical Society -

THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF BIG SPRING

Meets 1st Thursday of the month @7:00pm-Library
500 Main St. , Big Spring, Texas 79720
Dues: Individual $10.00 per year

Libraries

Howard County-Dora Roberts Public Library

500 S. Main St.
Big Spring, TX. 79720
915-264-2260

Reference Desk: 915-264-2262

Fax: 915-264-2263

HollisE@hotmail.com (email address of Hollis McCright, Director of Library)

Census records, newspapers on microfilm, and an extensive Genealogy Library.

The Library has the Big Spring Herald on microfilm, from 1901 when it was called The Enterprise. They will copy obituaries from this microfilm and mail to you if you can provide exact death date. The obituaries are not indexed so the date is necessary as otherwise it would take hours to search through all of the papers.

Provide them with - Name of Deceased

Date of Death

Stamped, Self Addressed Envelope

Fees - Research, $10/hour with a one hour minimum; 50 cents per copy - Research & copy fees must be prepaid.

Texas State Library & Archives Commission

Howard County Records Available on Microfilm through LDS - View List

Local Information

TexasEscapes.com

Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce

City of Big Spring

Big Spring Community Development Website - Includes A Slide Show of the Area

Museums

Heritage Museum of Big Spring

510 Scurry St.
Big Spring, Texas 79721
915-267-8255 Closed Sunday and Monday.

Books for sale!

They love to help with research.

Research requests should be mailed to the museum.

Research files from material collected and/ or donated to the museum:

Several Telephone Directories 1910> , Club Lists, Union Lists, Railroad Unions Lists, Texas Rangers Co. C, High School Annuals, Webb AFB Class Books, Bombardier School Annuals, Photographs approx. 2,500 (identified and labeled), and more.

Newspapers -

Big Spring Herald

710 Scurry St.
Big Spring, Texas 79721
915-263-7331
First issue: Oct. 7, 1904