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Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930, by Jim Wheat

Listings of all postmasters in Texas, 1846-1930, with dates of appointment; listings of all post offices in Texas, 1846-1930, with dates of establishment and discontinuance.

Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database

Searchable database of citations to biographical information related to early Texas physicians from the Texas State Journal of Medicine for 1905-1966 and additional sources.

Texas Transportation Archive

The Texas Transportation Archive Employee Database Project attempts to “reconstruct” missing or destroyed employee records for railroad companies, steamboat lines, stage coach lines, etc. The database currently has records on approximately 10,000 individuals who were employed by transportation companies or companies that operated their own transportation departments, such as logging and mining companies. These records provide information on employee duties, years worked, vital information, sources of obituaries, etc. The Employee Database covers every region of Texas, and is continually being expanded.

The Oldest Profession in Texas: Waco's Legal Red Light District

From 1869 to 1918 more than 1,200 women lived as prostitutes in Waco, Texas—-once known as 'Six-Shooter Junction.' James Pylant and Sherri Knight's book, THE OLDEST PROFESSION IN TEXAS, examines the city's complex stance on prostitution, debunks myths, and unveils—-for the first time—-the true identities of several early madams.