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ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Become a part of Victoria County's legacy by taking part in the Victoria County Historical Commission's Oral History Project. Interviews are recorded, then
stored in the Archives to preserve the history of Victoria county. If you would be interested in being interviewed, please contact
Barbara Smith, Project Chairman and Interviewer.
For more information see the
Oral History flyer.
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HOW TO CLEAN AND REPAIR GRAVESTONES
This brochure also comes from the Victoria County Historical Commission. It explains the safest way to take care of gravestones and should
be a great guide for all genealogists. (To return to this page, use your back button.)
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Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
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Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
NEW for OCTOBER 2007
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- Spanish Genealogy This is a very helpful website by
Gloria Candelaria.
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VITAL RECORD EXTRACTIONS from the Victoria Advocate, Volume V 1900-1902 is now online.
Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
NEW for JULY 2007
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- Booker/Jewett Cemetery
Inventory of Graves with some pictures. Thanks to Marvin Lockhart II and the Victoria County Veterans Council
for this information.
- VITAL RECORD EXTRACTIONS from the Victoria Advocate 1898-1899
These records are the result of many hours of research by Ross Adamson, Betty Trotter, Bill Farnsworth, Mary Virginia Jacobs, Leonard McCameron,
Patricia Williams, and Janene Adamson. Many, many thanks to each of them and also to the Victoria County Genealogical Society
for giving us permission to publish this on the website. More volumes will soon be added.
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VITAL RECORD EXTRACTIONS from the Victoria Advocate, Volume II 1896-1897 is now online.
- Picture of Frederichs Hall, Raisin TX , ca.1910-1920
Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
- MARRIAGES
- OBITUARIES
NEW for MAY 2007
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- Fugitives - A listing of Victoria County Fugitives 1866-1877
- New names added to the Surname List: CLARK, CRAIN, CROCKER, SHIRKEY
- Welcome to
Debbie Quarles who has volunteered to do lookups and photographs in the Edna cemetery and also the Inez area.
This could be a big help to those who do not live near here.We are very thankful to have volunteers like Debbie.
Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
NEW for FEBRUARY 2007
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- Welcome to
Debbie Quarles who has volunteered to do lookups and photographs in the Edna cemetery and also the Inez area.
This could be a big help to those who do not live near here.We are very thankful to have volunteers like Debbie.
Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
- MARRIAGES
- DEATHS
- GENERAL
- VOLUME II OF "EXTRACTIONS OF VITAL RECORDS FROM THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE" is now available. To order this book or
Volume I, Nov. 1846 to Dec. 1880", use
the Vital Records Order Form. Cost of each volume
is $20.00 plus $2.50 for postage and handling.
NEW for JANUARY 2007
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- Welcome to
Debbie Quarles who has volunteered to do lookups and photographs in the Edna cemetery and also the Inez area.
This could be a big help to those who do not live near here.We are very thankful to have volunteers like Debbie.
Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
NEW for DECEMBER 2006
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Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50, 25 Years Ago column
NEW for OCTOBER 2006
NEW for SEPTEMBER 2006:
- Victoria Catholic Cemeteries provides a search engine for those buried in Victoria
County Catholic Cemeteries.
- Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50 25 Years Ago column
NEW for AUGUST 2006
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"Relatively Speaking", Martha Jones' weekly column in the Victoria
Advocate, can be read online. Click "Columnists" then scroll down the page to "Relatively Speaking."
There is also a link here to the 12 Beginning Genealogy Lessons offered online.
Information on the Victoria Family
History Center Library has been updated.
Newspaper gleanings from the Victoria Advocate 100, 75, 50 25 Years Ago column
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NEW for DECEMBER, 2005
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- Family History of John Linn with pictures.
- Present Day Pictures of Old Victoria
- FISHER-HELWIG Marriage November 16, 1930
- GOEHRING-GARRETT Marriage November 19, 1905
- BEYER-MASSEY Marriage November 20, 1930
- ROECKER-WAGNER Marriage December 5, 1905
- Obituary of SIMON LEVY, November, 1930
- Obituary of LOUIS HALFIN, December, 1930
- Obituary of JOHN W. MCKAMEY, December, 1955
Marriage records
for 1872, 1875, and 1876 have been added. Marriage records for 1838-1855,
1858-1871 were entered earlier.
NEW for OCTOBER 2005:
Webpage of member Iris Rose Guertin
Evans-McDonald Marriage September 14, 1930
Remick-Davidson Engagement September 14, 1930
Dedear-Weber Marriage October 11, 1930
Holzheuser-Forester Marriage October 17, 1905
Stockbauer-Kandler Marriage October 21, 1930
Pickering-Lightner Marriage October 25, 1905
Goltzman-Lazor Marriage October 28, 1930
Turpen-Albrecht Marriage November 3, 1930
Obituary of ALEXANDER R. BURKETT, September, 1930

Last update July 19, 2008