The TexShare Databases contain over 50 databases covering history/genealogy, homework resources, literature, reference tools, health and medicine, and business information. The site requires a login and password that are available at the library. More information about the databases is located on our TexShare Databases page.
The following is a list of website categories. We offer these links as a service to our patrons, but neither the Library, City of Goldthwaite, nor Mills County endorses these sites, the products, or services on them.
Clicking on the links will take open a new window or tab, which will take you off of our website. Close the new window or tab to return to the library website.
Books and Reading
New York Times Book Page - best seller lists, etc.
Stop! You're Killing me! - for readers of mysteries
BookList online - book reviews
American Library Association
Association for Library Service to Children - part of the ALA web site, dedicated to children
YALSA - American Library Association's Teen web page
TeensRead.com - web site dedicated to teen books
the-best-childrens-books.org - a team of teachers created this website to help find the ideal children's books
Wellsley Free Library - a list of subscribable newsletters pertaining to books
LibriVox - free audio books for downloading
FeedBooks - free public domain and new ebooks for reading on any mobile device
Project Gutenburg - over 33,000 public domain ebooks for downloading
arbookfind.com - find out which children's books are on the Accelerated Reader list and their point values
Business, Finance, Employment, Law
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
FreePatentsOnline
Federal Jobs Digest
Occupational Handbook
Corporate Information
US Small Business Administration
www.TexasLawHelp.org
WhitePages - find people and businesses in the US
infobel.com - international yellow and white pages
ResuméMaker - the Name in Resumé Software and Resumé Web Solutions. Access to this site is paid for you by the Central Texas Library System.
BestNursingDegree.com - a directory of nursing programs
Education
College Board - SAT
ACT.org
The Princeton Review
Texas Education Agency's GED page
Texas Education Agency
Education Portal
nsdl.org - the nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.
merlot.org - multimedia educational resource for learning and online teaching
Virtual College Campus Tours
CollegeAtlas.org
CityTownInfo.com - career and college search center
Braintrack - college and university directory
FamilyEducation.com - free reading readiness screening tool for your four-year-old
VisualLinkLanguages.com - free foreign language lessons
Online Degree Directory
StateStats.org - catalog of free online courses
Facts
infoPlease.com - World Almanac
Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia anyone can edit
The Internet Public Library
Answers.com
CIA World Factbook
National Atlas
GeoData.gov - US Maps and Data
TexasPublicRecords.US - search Texas for public, criminal, and court records
Genealogy
Mills County Genealogy Sites
Cemetery Listing for Mills County
Mills County Historical Society
TX GenWeb Project for Mills County
Texas Genealogy
Texas State Genealogical Society
Catholic Archives of Texas
Texas County Records on Microfilm
The TexShare Databases with HeritageQuest Online, which contains the US Census. Obtain the password and login from the library.
History of Mills County's Public Schools 1887-1957 a master's thesis by Raymond Harper Williams. This 116 page document has been broken into 8 parts. School History Part 1, School History Part 2, School History Part 3, School History Part 4, School History Part 5, School History Part 6, School History Part 7, School History Part 8.
US Genealogy
FamilySearch.org
Ellis Island
Freedmens' Bureau
National Archives' Hispanic American Records
Colonial Ancestors
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
The TexShare Databases with HeritageQuest Online, which contains the US Census. Obtain the password and login from the library
International Genealogy
Scottish Genealogy
Irish Clans
National Archives of Ireland
National Archives Of UK
UK DirectGov
World GenWeb Project
Military
American Civil War Home Page
Descendants of Mexican War Veterans
Texas Confederate Pensions
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Civil War Info by USA People Search
Government
Texas Government
Texas Voter Registration
Texas OnLine - renew driver's licenses, etc.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas State Library & Archives Commission
Texas Talking Books Program
US Government
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Forms.gov - federal forms catalog
IRS
Social Security
Language
Babelfish.com - translation service
Bartlett's Familiar Quotes
Dictionary.com
CoffeeBreakSpanish - podcast to learn the Spanish language
Hobbies
Kovel's Online Antique Price Guide
Birdzilla
Howard Garrett - The Dirt Doctor
Neil Sperry (Gardening)
Gardener's Paradise
Texas Cooking
Interests