Texas Division UDC Business Office
United Daughters of the Confederacy®
Located at the Texas Civil War Museum
Fort Worth, Texas

The Texas Division Business Office was established in 1896 and has housed its historical and current records since that time.  Although we have extensive research material, information is limited for some Confederate ancestors and many of the older member applications have little genealogical information. However, some applications do go into great detail about the ancestor's experiences in the war so an inquiry and some research is necessary to determine just what can be obtained from the applications. Confederate Military and pension records are not available through our office but one may obtain these records from the National Archives and Records Administration "NARA" at http://www.archives.gov/index.html , the General UDC Business Office located in Richmond, Virginia at http://www.hqudc.org/ , through the Texas State Library Archives at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.php and at the website http://www.footnote.com/. Research is done as time allows. Initial research will be done for free; however all requests require a fee for copying and postage. In-depth research also requires a small fee.  Once it is determined how much material will be required to fill a request, an assessment will be made as to cost and the inquirer will be notified. Please complete our form with as much information as possible.  Personal information on most living members will not be provided without the member's permission and that is required before any request or research can be initiated.  Should permission be required our office will secure a release and the requested information will be forwarded to the person making the inquiry. Click on the link below for the research request form. http://www.txudc.org/researchform.pdf     Valerie Laskowski, Volunteer Computer and Data Program Manager and member of Julia Jackson UDC Chapter 141, Texas Division, Fort Worth, Texas.  Valerie set up and input all 3,000 applications into our computer database. Some of the Historical Files and Oil Paintings of Past Texas Division Presidents

Jo Ann Lacy - Custodian 2006-2008 Texas Division Business Office proudly shows off the curio cabinet donated by Texas Division President Vickie Knuth to display the Texas Division's Silver Awards. Claudia Pugh Volunteer Office Manager and  Member of Julia Jackson UDC Chapter 141 Texas Division, Fort Worth, Texas Behind Claudia are some of the file cabinets that house approximately 3,000 active applications.  There are approximately 30,000 inactive applications also housed in the Business Office dating from 1895 to present.