Welcome to the Williamson County Archives
Online Collections Database!
This database provides a searchable catalog of over 3,000 reference books available in the Archives Reading Room, and over 5,000 images available from the Archives photograph collection. Archives Dept. staff are regularly working behind the scenes to add and update entries in this database. Follow the instructions below to begin searching our collection!
How to Search
Photo Collection
If you want to search for photos, click the Photo Collection button and type in your keyword(s) or phrase. Here you can also browse records within that catalog without performing a search. Phrase searching, wildcards (*) as well as AND/OR statements are available when performing catalog searches.
Book Catalog
If you want to search for books, click the Book Collection button and type in your keyword(s) or phrase. You can also browse records within that catalog without performing a search. Phrase searching, wildcards (*) as well as AND/OR statements are available when performing catalog searches.
Keyword Search
The Keyword Search button allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online. Keyword searches use OR as the default connector between words (e.g. a search for College Grove will return records associated with College OR Grove). If you want to find records where both keywords are found, type in AND between the two words. To search for a specific phrase, be sure to put the phrase within quotes (e.g. "College Grove"). You can also use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard (e.g. a search for histor* would come up with records containing history, histories, historical, etc.). Searches are not case sensitive.
Advanced Search
The Advanced Search button can help you be more specific with your search. You can search for a word or phrase within a particular search category or use multiple categories to further narrow down your search results. For example, searching White in the People field will bring up any records associated with a member of the White family, without having to sift through black & white photographs. You can also search People and Creator records through Advanced Search. Phrase searching with quotes and use of wildcards (*) are available in Advanced Search.