We are thankful for our friends at The Texas Collection, Historic Waco Foundation, Waco McLennan County Library, Waco History , and Waco Masonic Lodge No. 92 who have been preserving Waco history for a long time, and have been so helpful to us. These are great resources in learning more about Waco. Additionally, these amazing books capture so much valuable Waco history. We highly recommend them.

• “A Pictorial History of Waco” (1964) by Roger N. Conger.
• “A Pictorial History of Waco, Volume 2” (2000) by James F. Jasek.
• “A History of Early Waco With Allusions to Six Shooter Junction” (1968) by William H. Curry.
• “Gildersleeve-Waco’s Photographer” (2018) by Geoff Hunt and John S. Wilson.
• “Waco: A Sesquicentennial History” (1999) by Patricia Ward Wallace.
• “Waco: Texas Crossroads” (1983) by Patricia Ward Wallace.
• “Our Land, Our Lives” (1986) by Patricia Ward Wallace.
• “Waco Texas’ William Cameron Park: A Centennial History: 1910-2010” (2010) by Mark E. Firmin.
• “Illustrated Municipal Hand Book of the City of Waco” (1912-14) by Mayor J. H. Mackey.
• “African American Heritage in Waco, Texas” (2000) by Dr. Garry H. Radford.
• “Up Hill and Down” (1966) by Lelia McDugal.
• “Waco Coca-Cola’s First 100 Years: 1905-2005” (2005) by Coca-Cola Company.
• “Waco People…Making a Difference” (1996) by Nancy Barcus.
• “An Austin Avenue Legacy: 100 Years With The Waco McLennan Library” (1997 by Robert Darden.
• “Waco” (2016) by Eric S. Ames.
• “Waco, Texas: A Postcard Journey” (1999) by Agnes Warren Barnes.
• “The Waco Suspension Bridge” (1992 reprint) by Roger N. Conger.
• “Historic Homes of Waco, Texas” (2019) by Kenneth Hafertepe.
• “Historic McLennan County” (2010) by Sharon Bracken, editor.
• “Around Again” by Virginia Plunkett.
• “The Texas Cotton Palace-Waco, Texas” (1964) by Lavonia Jenkins Barnes.
• “Hidden History of Waco” (2020) by Eric S. Ames.
• “Waco, Texas-A History and Photographic Retrospective” (2009) by William Lannie Burdsal, Jr.
• “Waco Landmarks” (2019) by Waco Tribune Herald.
• “Lust, Violence and Religion: Life in Historic Waco” (2010) by Bradley T. Turner.
• “Waco Heritage and History” magazine since 1970 by Historic Waco Foundation.
• “Images of America: Waco” (2009) by Eric S. Ames.
• More to come!

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