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Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell County
We are also known as
Caldwell County Genealogical and Historical Society
Our Address:
215 South Pecan Avenue, Luling TX 78648
How to Find Us!
Email: C.C. Gen. & Hist. Society
Phone: 830-875-9466
The purpose of the organization is educational: to provide and maintain an
organization for the study of historical and genealogical records, to collect
and preserve these records in accordance with good archival practices, and to
make them available for research in the Historical Research Center (HRC),
Luling Public Library.
Historical Society Research Center hours:
Monday 1 PM to 5 PM (closed 3rd Monday of each month)
Tuesday 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Wednesday 1 PM to 5 PM
Thursday 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Friday – Closed
Saturday - Open 9 AM to 1 PM by appointment only
Please call 830-875-9466 at least two days in advance during hours listed
Sunday - Closed
Volunteers are available to assist Monday through Thursday afternoons.
Telephone to be sure, if you wish, 830-875-9466
Volunteers will do quick look-ups in response to email and postal requests as
time permits. Small fee charged for basic research and copies.
The Research Center has a large number of both Caldwell County
and non-Caldwell County records, books, and quarterlies
on the shelves for public use. Microfilm of Texas Census, Lockhart newspaper,
and available Luling newspapers are held for use of the public.
Surname (family) books in the Research Center
are listed here.
Queries are answered as time permits, a Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope is required.
Extensive research must be referred to an outside researcher, and a list
can be provided.
Books available for sale from the Research Center.
CCGHS Annual Meeting
November – date announced each year
CCG&H Soc is a 501-3c non-profit organization.
Membership is open to anyone who
has an interest in preserving genealogy
and history regardless of race or creed.
Dues Structure
Single, $20; Couple, $25; Friend of the Library,
$35; Sponsor, $50; Patron, $100
Last three categories have name printed in the Plum Creek Almanac.
Annual Dues, from January to December.
Membership Application
Circulation
Circulation of the Plum Creek Almanac includes Exchanges nationwide
Members from New England to Alaska We do not sell advertising space, however we accept
and review books.
The award-winning Plum Creek Almanac has been published
twice a year since 1983. A copy of every issue is on the shelf in the Historical
Research Center. PCA Locations will help you locate
other sources of back issues of the journal. A copy of the Index to
Contents of the Plum Creek Almanac is posted at
PCA Contents. Subscription to the PCA is included in membership dues.
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Material is solicited for the vertical files and
possible inclusion in the PCA from anyone with interest in Caldwell County, and in
the area which covered DeWitt's Colony. Other materials are welcome, and will be
added as space permits.
Deadline for copy for the Spring issue is February 1st;
Fall issue deadline is July 1st.
Books available for sale from the Research Center.
Officers:
Gail Felker, President
Donaly Brice, Vice President
Sherri Basham, Recording Secretary
Ann Logan, Corresponding Secretary
Donna Richardson, Treasurer
Appointees:
Librarian: Peggy Engledow
Genealogical Records: Sherri Basham
Editor: Virgina Sofge
Historian: Vacant
Membership Chairman: Virgina Sofge
Past President: Todd Blomerth
Publication Committee:
Chair: Virginia Sofge
Members: Sherri Basham, Donaly Brice, Peggy Engledow, Gail Felker, LuDell
Jeffers
About Lockhart, the County Seat:
Lockhart Chamber of Commerce
About the City of Luling: Luling Home Page
Updated
02/19/2024
© 1963-2024 Genealogical and Historical Society
of Caldwell County
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