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Portal To Texas History
The Taylor Public Library has contributed photographs and the local newspapers to The Portal as part of cooperative projects and grants.
Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas
The Taylor Daily Press, selected dates
Texas Sanborn Maps Online
The Texas Sanborn Map Collection via the University of Texas Library is a great place to pull up and view these maps online. Click here for the page with cities that start with T.
Archives
- Biography Index
- Image File Index
- Library History
- Taylor City Directories
- Taylor Daily Press on Microfilm
- Taylor Telephone Books
- Vertical File Index
- Sketches of Early Days in Taylor
Obituary Index
Library staff maintain a list of obituaries or death notices published in the Taylor Daily Press. This is list includes names, birth & death dates, and burial site or funeral home as cited in the Taylor newspaper.
- 1984-2018 Taylor Obituary Index A-F
- 1984-2018 Taylor Obituary Index G-K
- 1984-2018 Taylor Obituary Index L-R
- 1984-2018 Taylor Obituary Index S-Z
Time Capsule
1935 Taylor City Hall Time Capsule was opened in October 2014. The Library Director cataloged and scanned all items. A book was created and is available in sections, due to its size.
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1817 West End School0001
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1398 Activities of Young People
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284 Taylor HS Laying Cornerstone
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1135 Six Oclock Tea
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1161 Unidentified Classmate
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1150 Our Souls
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1371 Second Grade 1951
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2090 Pretty Girls All in a Row
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1363 OS 1920 THS Football
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1620 Old Fire Engine
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238 Fire Wagons Dressed for Parade0001
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1418 New Truck Old Truck
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2156 Two Communion Girls
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1010 Stasney and Holub Grocery
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1303 Groom Sits Bride Stands
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2221 Santa on a Bike0001
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924 Santa in Taylor Dec 1956
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2137 Young Woman with Boutonniere
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1471 Fountain Covered in Ice