Welcome to the Hopkins County Genealogical Society!
Sulphur Springs, Texas
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Holiday The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of our Nation’s Independence Day and 250th Anniversary! We will reopen on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. |
From Hopkins County History
Friday, September 19, 1924, page 7 of 12
Walter Blalock Smiles a Smile
Walter Blalock was here from Green pond Saturday and had on a smile that could be seen all the way down Main Street and into the city hall, where the Whittling Club was in session, having been called to hear another oration by Attorney General Elmer Teer on the famous hog law and chicken ordinances enacted by him since going into office. Mr. Blalock said he had never seen Hopkins County put on a prettier appearance than could now be seen, since the big rains and warm sunshine. Moreover, he said there was something really doing right now in Hopkins County. Hay was making by leaps and bounds, potatoes were beginning to split the patch into cracks, ribbon cane was growing 24 hours in the day, and the finest crop of young water melons he ever saw in the county were now grown and beginning to ripen. He did not know much about cotton and did not care much, as other crops were doing so well and cotton was uncertain. People who are leaving the county and going west will be glad to get back, Mr. Blalock said, even some of them before Christmas.
Back Issues of Hopkins County Heritage
We are now offering for sale ALL of the Hopkins County Heritage back issues on a single flash drive!! (Includes every issue from the beginning in 1984 to June 2017). Each flash drive contains two folders – one folder contains individual issue PDFs and one folder contains a single PDF of the complete set. It is word searchable so that you can easily locate surnames or search terms in any single issue or in the complete set! And travels with you easily to libraries or on research trips!
The cost is $50 (plus $4 for shipping and handling) and can be purchased by contacting the HCGS library.
About The HCGS Research Library
Over 8,000 Titles
The HCGS Research Library houses original county records, maps, family collections, scrapbooks, 1000’s of photographs, and numerous original materials. Note, current Saturday hours – open 2nd Saturday of each month from 9:30am to 1:00pm.
Click here for more details about the HCGS Research Library.
FamilySearch.org Affiliate Library
HCGS is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which means visitors using our library computers may have access to additional FamilySearch digital records and images not available from home. Bring your free FamilySearch account login, settle in at the library, and see what new clues may be waiting in those records. Sometimes the next ancestor doesn’t need a miracle — just a better access point.
Hopkins County Texas Research Guide
Professional genealogist and former Hopkins County resident Cyndi Harlin has graciously shared her Hopkins County Texas Research Guide. This expertly created guide gives numerous tips and areas to explore to help aid your research in Hopkins County. Check out this useful and beautiful booklet by clicking here.
Rescue Mission
“Genealogy is a kind of rescue mission, one that often remains hidden. Not everyone can see that our ancestors need to be rescued. Not everyone has the ability or desire to rescue them. But we, as genealogists, see the need and set off on the mission, sure of the merit of our goal. We give voice to our ancestors buried in the silent archives of history. . .”[1]
[1] Margaret R. Fortier and Mary Kircher Roddy, “Editors’ Corner,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 112 (Dec 2024).