Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center

Independence Trail Region
650 FM 1011 Liberty, 77575 (936) 336-8821
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The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is a component of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and serves as the official regional historical resource depository for the 10 Southeast Texas counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler.

The Center's primary mission is to collect, preserve, and provide access to historically significant state and local government records and publications of the designated region and secondarily to serve as a library of Texana and genealogical resources.

Visit the Center's renovated museum featuring the exhibit, Atascosito: The History of Southeast Texas. The exhibit chronicles the region's past through dynamic displays of artifacts, photographs, maps, and historical documents. The exhibit showcases the developments of the area, including its river economy, timber industry, rice agriculture, and expansive oil fields, while also sharing stories of the thousands of years of growth and movement of people through what has become the 10-county region.

Through its collections, historic buildings, and educational exhibits and initiatives, it also honors the distinguished public service of former governors, organizations, and citizens of the Atascosito District.

The Sam Houston Center regularly hosts free public events, including a quarterly book club, family history days, historical re-enactors, astronomy nights, guest lectures, holiday parties, and exhibit- and history-related special events.

Amenities

  • ADA
  • Meeting Space
  • On-site Parking
  • Recreational Activities
  • Restrooms
Mapped location of Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center

Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center

650 FM 1011 Liberty, 77575
(936) 336-8821

Directions

The Center is located three miles north of Liberty, Texas, at 650 FM 1011, approximately 200 miles east of Austin and just 41 miles northeast of Houston. The repository is located between Houston and Beaumont off of State Highway 146. From Houston Travel US Highway 90 east to State Highway 146 north, then exit on FM 1011. Road signs direct to the Center. From Beaumont Travel US Highway 90 west to State Highway 146 north, then turn left onto FM 1011. Road signs direct to the Center. From Dallas Take Interstate 45 south to TX-150 east, take exit 103 to continue on TX-150 east, take FM 1725 to State Highway 105/TX-105 east, take State Highway 146 south/TX-146 south, and take a right onto FM 1011. Road signs direct to the Center. For more help finding us, call (936) 336-8821.

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