Links

First Families Digitization Project

The First Families Committee is currently scanning and making available to the public all of the First Families volumes (281 currently) on our shelves. This link will give you access to what we have done so far.

Kendall County Texas GenWeb Project

Part of US GenWeb where volunteers work together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone.

Texas State Genealogical Society

The mission of TSGS is to research, record, accumulate, reproduce, distribute, and circulate genealogical and historical material. Assist in making such material available to those who are, or may be encouraged to be, in family and Texas history. Perpetuate the memory of Texans and their ancestors and inspire a wholesome regard for those who have been and are now part of the heritage of our state and nation.

Patrick Heath Public Library

Our Dietert Historical Archives department is filled with excellent resources, whether you use our library materials or whether you access our online databases.

AIPRM - Using AI in Genealogy

Technology is rapidly evolving, giving us access to more information and more ways to interact with that information than ever before. In the field of genealogy, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how we research and understand family histories, helping us to pull together piles of records and produce more cohesive narratives. Though caution is required to make sure that these tools don’t introduce inaccuracies or compromise our privacy, the integration of AI into genealogy promises to make family records more accessible and enhance our understanding of our ancestry.

Video Editing Tips for Family History Videos

This website helps you with suggestions about how to prepare for, create, and edit a family history video.

Library Science Degrees Online

Libraries are informational hubs for the communities they serve. Like other library services, genealogical and family tree research have come a long way, fully entering the twenty-first century with excellent digital tools and resources to make the research process even easier and more accessible.

Comfort Heritage Foundation

THE COMFORT HERITAGE FOUNDATION, INC. once called the Comfort Task Force is a dedicated group whose purpose is (1) to preserve all written documents pertaining to the history of Comfort, Texas community. The archives once located in the Comfort Public Library is now housed in the Old Comfort State Bank Building, corner of 7th and High Street; (2) to preserve local historical structures; and (3) to help students from grade level through college.

Kendall County Cemeteries

Here is a list of cemeteries in Kendall County, Texas maintained on the Kendall County Texas GenWeb site.

Portal to Texas History - Digital Newspapers

The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) partners with communities, publishers, and institutions to promote standards-based digitization of Texas newspapers and to make them freely accessible via The Portal to Texas History. The collection contains The Boerne Star from January 1940 to December 1965.