Elizabeth Van Gorkon Genealogy and Local History Center

The Elizabeth Van Gorkom Genealogical and Local History Research Center is the Burnet County repository for local and family history. The Center is housed at the Herman Brown Free Library and open six days a week: Monday – Friday 10am-3:45pm and Saturday 10am-2:24pm.

Explore our resources in this spacious facility filled with materials covering most states, with special emphasis on Texas and Texas counties. The collection also includes extensive files on Burnet County history and Burnet County family surnames.

The Center also features the Community Heritage Display Case, a show case for local history. Exhibits rotate on a three month basis.

For more information on the Center, including usage requirements, please click the link below to be taken to our website.

Elizabeth Van Gorkom was a volunteer at the Herman Brown Free Library and an avid genealogist. The Research Center has been made possible through a generous donation by her children to honor her memory.