When receiving help from a volunteer, please give them as much information as possible and only request one or two lookups at a time. Quite often their page will specify limitations on their time. Multilingual form letters can ease the process of requesting information from a foreign country. Due to document fragility, many key depositories of genealogy information may restrict the avability of photocopies. This may restrict your ability to get information in foreign archives.
Traditional scripts are also a possible source of confusion.
You may have to consult a professional to interpret the records and entries that you uncover. Includes a page on the US National Archives and their regional archives as well the Library of Congress . Part of the WorldGen Web project . Information and volunteer contacts can be made on a state or county level. Entries for Texas include seminars and events, Texas landmarks and vanished communities, and information on the residents of Texas 1782-1936.