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Welcome to the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Home page Our Mission: The main purpose of our Society is to foster and encourage interest in genealogy, provide county material for researchers, preserve county records, and to assist researchers in every way possible. The society's mailing address is: Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1388, Canton, TX 75103 Research Requests: We welcome Van Zandt County researchers and will be happy to help in any way that we can to obtain material on this county. Please check our Lookups page if you need any information from our publications. If you need more, we do simple research in the Library of Genealogy and Local History. We do this free of charge and only request that copying costs and postage be reimbursed. When you are requesting information, please be very specific as to what you need, such as a particular marriage record, census record, school record, etc. Email Requests: We will be happy to answer all email requests for information on Van Zandt County and all researchers should always include mailing addresses in case needed. Requests for "any and all information" will be forwarded as a query which will be printed in the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society's quarterly publication Our Heritage. The society has a membership of between 500 and 600 members annually so the queries will reach a large number of Van Zandt County researchers. Please include your mailing address with your request. For information other than family history research, please email the Society direct and you will receive the assistance you require. Please Search Our Site
Welcome to
the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society
Our Mission: The main purpose of our Society is to foster and encourage interest in genealogy, provide county material for researchers, preserve county records, and to assist researchers in every way possible. The society's mailing address is: Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1388, Canton, TX 75103 Research Requests: We welcome Van Zandt County researchers and will be happy to help in any way that we can to obtain material on this county. Please check our Lookups page if you need any information from our publications. If you need more, we do simple research in the Library of Genealogy and Local History. We do this free of charge and only request that copying costs and postage be reimbursed. When you are requesting information, please be very specific as to what you need, such as a particular marriage record, census record, school record, etc. Email Requests: We will be happy to answer all email requests for information on Van Zandt County and all researchers should always include mailing addresses in case needed. Requests for "any and all information" will be forwarded as a query which will be printed in the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society's quarterly publication Our Heritage. The society has a membership of between 500 and 600 members annually so the queries will reach a large number of Van Zandt County researchers. Please include your mailing address with your request. For information other than family history research, please email the Society direct and you will receive the assistance you require. Please Search Our Site
Our Mission: The main purpose of our Society is to foster and encourage interest in genealogy, provide county material for researchers, preserve county records, and to assist researchers in every way possible. The society's mailing address is: Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1388, Canton, TX 75103
Research Requests: We welcome Van Zandt County researchers and will be happy to help in any way that we can to obtain material on this county. Please check our Lookups page if you need any information from our publications. If you need more, we do simple research in the Library of Genealogy and Local History. We do this free of charge and only request that copying costs and postage be reimbursed. When you are requesting information, please be very specific as to what you need, such as a particular marriage record, census record, school record, etc.
Email Requests: We will be happy to answer all email requests for information on Van Zandt County and all researchers should always include mailing addresses in case needed.
Requests for "any and all information" will be forwarded as a query which will be printed in the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society's quarterly publication Our Heritage. The society has a membership of between 500 and 600 members annually so the queries will reach a large number of Van Zandt County researchers. Please include your mailing address with your request.
For information other than family history research, please email the Society direct and you will receive the assistance you require.
Before you leave, please sign our guestbook below. We really do welcome your comments and suggestions!
Membership
"Our Heritage," VZC Genealogical Society Publication
Queries Page
Library of Genealogy and Local History
Lookups Page
Publications: NEW!!!"Early Obituaries & Death Notices of Van Zandt County, Vol. II" See Publication Page for details!
Society Calendar of Upcoming Events
First Families of Van Zandt County Certificate
2009 Society Board Members
Mailing Lists
Awards
TSGS Partner Society The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society is proud to be a partner society of the Texas State Genealogical Society.
Arc Ridge School Census, 1923
Alamo Institute of Ben Wheeler Brochure, 1894-95
Ben Wheeler Headlight Newspaper, August 1898
Bible Records
Biographies of Early Doctors
Civil War Page
County Treasurer's Ledger, 1870-1875
Early Ministers of Van Zandt County
Early Pioneers' Biographies
Early Wills of Van Zandt County, Book I Index
Family Tales
Family Histories of Van Zandt County
Funeral Notices
History of Van Zandt County
History of the "Free State of Van Zandt"
History of Isaac Van Zandt
List of County Cemeteries and Locations
Local Authors
Naturalization Petitions
Old Newspaper Articles
Old Newspaper Clippings
Old Family Photos of Van Zandt County
Old Family Photos, Unidentified
Old Family Photo Collections
Old Photos of Van Zandt County Schools
Old Original Documents
Probate Records Index
Tax Roll, 1848 & 1849, Van Zandt County
Tombstone Photos
Unclaimed Original Marriage Records Index Updated! Many more names added!
Van Zandt County Histories and Biographies, Vol. I Index
Van Zandt County Histories and Biographies,Vol. II Index
WWI Draftees & Soldiers, "A Call to Arms"
Birth Records, 1926-1995, Index
Texas Death Records Online
Death Records, 1964-1999, Index
Marriage Records, 1966-2001, Index
Divorce Records, 1968-2001, Index
For further information and material relating to Van Zandt County, we highly recommend that researchers visit the following websites:
Van Zandt County Genealogical Research Group
Personal Websites Page
Favorite Links Page
Van Zandt County Library
Family History Center
Grand Saline Public Library
Blackwell House Museum, Canton
Canton Plaza Museum
Depot Museum, Wills Point
Edgewood Heritage Park
Edom Museum
Salt Palace, Grand Saline
Van Area Oil & Historical Museum
Neches River Chapter DAR
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Sons of the Republic of Texas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Confederacy
National Society of Sons of the American Revolution
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
The Society of Mayflower Descendants
Chambers of Commerce
County Offices
Churches
First Monday
Funeral Homes
Newspapers
Lodgings
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THE VZC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY make no claims as to the validity of the information contained in this site and you are reminded that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the oringinal material for verification.
The information posted to this site is the sole work and property of the submitter and/or the transcriber and has not been altered nor verified by the webmaster of this site. An effort has been made to give credit to all submitters and all documents that have been transcribed by the webmaster, other volunteers, or other individuals that submit information for posting to the site.
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