CITY OF GARLAND - Official site provides current information and data to compare with historical.
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us
DALLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION - details program of members appointed by the Dallas County Commissioner's court; includes application criteria and current listing of Texas historical markers in Dallas County.
https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/plandev/dchc/
DALLAS COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION - Descendents of Dallas County settlers prior to 1880 post biographical information and items of general interest in Dallas County history.
http://dallaspioneer.org/
DALLAS GATEWAY - An educational forum pertaining to Dallas County, Texas, and its rich history, where you will find historic images and articles about our earliest pioneers and early settlers of Dallas County, Texas.
http://dallasgateway.com/
DALLAS HERITAGE.NET - A directory of historic/ preservation groups and resources.
http://www.dallasheritage.net/page.php?page_content=about
DALLAS HERITAGE VILLAGE - Living history museum with 38 restored historic structures, many of whose contemporaries could've been found in Garland.
http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org/
DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY - educational program focused on entire region containing Dallas County; maintains archives and exhibits collection in Fair Park's Hall of State.
http://www.dallashistory.org/
GARLAND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - promotes downtown businesses, many of which have historical roots and sites.
http://www.downtowngarland.org/
GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1965 - various Garland phone directories from 1929 and Garland High School yearbooks from 1918, plus extensive information relating to this class.
http://www.garland1965.com/
JIM WHEAT'S DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS ARCHIVES - a trove of articles, directories, indexes, maps and related items for Dallas County historical research.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~jwheat
NICHOLSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY SYSTEM - library portion of City of Garland web site.
https://www.garlandtx.gov/158/Library
PLANO HERITAGE FARMSTEAD - program features an 1890's working blackland farmstead similar to ones which might have existed in the Garland area.
http://www.heritagefarmstead.org/
TXGenWeb PROJECT, DALLAS COUNTY - Archives for local portion of general statistical site.
http://usgenwebsites.org/TXDallas/
TEXANS IN THE CIVIL WAR - Randall Howald's listing of who served and where they are buried.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/RandysTexas