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For obituary information, visit the library's Genealogy area on the second floor in the Reference section. If you live outside of Collin County, you may request obituary information via e-mail. Please include the person's name and date of death in the e-mail. Send e-mails to the Genealogy librarian at tluscombe@mckinneytexas.org.
The library's Local History and Genealogy area welcomes family histories and other donations. Please feel free to drop these off at the library.Library Services:
- Interlibrary Loan service for materials not found in the library
- An ever-growing collection of reference/research aids for researching family history
- Helpful information for researching Collin County records
- News of genealogical events and workshops in the immediate area
Digitized Resources:
- Ancestry Library Edition.
- Heritage Quest.
- Texas Digital Sanborn Maps.
- Handbook of Texas
- Dallas Morning News Archive
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All About McKinney and Collin County:
- Collin County History including various community histories.
- McKinney history including high school year books and city directories.
- Historical maps of McKinney, Collin County, regional areas and other areas.
- Cemetery Records.
- Indexed obituaries from McKinney newspapers dating from 1884*
- Microfilm resources including: Collin Co. Census Tax Rolls 1846-1910
- The Democrat on microfilm dating from 1884 and the McKinney Daily Courier Gazette on microfilm dating from 1901
Collin County Death Records: 1925-1970
Collin County Marriage Records: 1846-1951 *This is an ongoing project undertaken by volunteers
Local Genealogy Societies:
The North Collin County Genealogical Society (NCCGS)
http://www.geocities.com/nccgs1822/
Collin County Genealogical Society (CCGS)
www.rootsweb.com/~txcolcgs
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc. www.geocities.com/heartland/Estates/4167
Collin County Past Finders' Photo Collection
www.rootsweb.com/~txcolli3
Collin County Records
http://www.co.collin.tx.us/county_clerk/index.jsp
Additional Genealogy Links
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