To chronicle the history of the Baytown area, Sterling Municipal Library and the Erma Wood Carlson Learning Resources Center of Lee College present an online index to local history as seen through Baytown's local newspapers, 1931 - present.

History and Content of the Index

Number of records in the database to date: 85939

Last Modified: 1/30/2008

This index provides access to information of local significance appearing in:

• The Daily Tribune (1/1/31 - 9/30/31, excluding the months of February, April and May)
• The Daily Sun (5/1/33 - 8/31/49)
• The Baytown Sun (9/1/49-present)

Microfilm rolls of the articles indexed are available for public use at Sterling Municipal Library and the Erma Wood Carlson Learning Resources Center of Lee College.

Keyword

Date Options: All Dates
One Year
Last 30 Days
Dates
Between: and

Type of Record All Records Article Editorial Obituary Photo

For a broader search, use a singular noun, rather than plural

• Example: mayor will produce "mayor, mayoral, mayors"
  mayors will produce only "mayors"

When searching by name, do not use any punctuation.

• Example: Eddie Cleveland or Cleveland Eddie will produce an exact match
  E Cleveland or Cleveland E will yield all variations of the first name; e.g. Ed, E. D., Edward, etc.
  
  Cleveland will produce all entries containing that word

To limit by date, insert a keyword and choose a date option. You may insert a range of dates by completing the boxes with mm/dd/yyyy.

• Example: Keyword: City Council
  Range of Dates: 01/01/1949 - 12/31/1953

For all articles on a given date or range of dates, omit keyword and enter dates in the date box.

• Example: Range of Dates: 07/07/2000 - 07/07/2001

This index has been made possible, in part, through a TexTreasures grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.  George Eggleston of the Houston Area Library Automated Network and Houston Public Library is gratefully acknowledged for creation of this database.