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Genealogical Resources

General Resources And Links

• Ancestry Library Edition
  This site is available only on-site to public and academic libraries in Georgia through GALILEO.

• Archives USA
  This site is only available to authorized users of GALILEO, Georgia's virtual library. A searchable online database of finding aids and collection descriptions for manuscripts and other primary source material available in American archives and special collections.

• Georgia Archives
  The Georgia Archives serves as a repository for a great deal of valuable genealogical information.
  • Documenting Family History in Georgia: How to Begin
    A brief introduction to research techniques and sources of use to the Georgia genealogist.
  • Vital Records
    Information on birth, marriage, and death records held in the Georgia Archives.
  • Land Records
    Information on each of the eight early 19th century Georgia land distribution lotteries.
  • Census Records
    Information on the contents, arrangement, and use of federal census data; information on surviving Georgia state census records.
  • African American Resources
    Information on federal, state, county, and private papers applicable to African American genealogy.
  • Passports to the Cherokee and Creek Nations
    Information on 18th and 19th century travel documents for Indian Territory held by the Archives.
  • Georgia Archives Online Catalog
    Search the Georgia Archives catalog online.
  
  

• Georgia Genealogy Bibliography
  Lengthy bibliography of Georgia-related resources for genealogists; from the Augusta Genealogical Society website.

• Georgia Genealogical Society
  Contains useful links, research tools, and information about society events and publications.

• Georgia GenWeb Project
  Site includes links to Georgia history, maps, and other information useful to the genealogist. Includes individual research pages for Georgia counties.

• Georgia Historical Society
  Includes information about the society's library and archive, membership and activities, publications, historical markers and other topics.

• Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board
  The GHRAB homepage includes a detailed directory of hundreds of local and state history organizations and repositories.

• National Archives and Records Administration - Atlanta
  The NARA's Southeast Region facility serves eight states and contains a wealth of relevant historical and genealogical data.
  • Genealogy Page The main genealogy page includes lists of available documents and resources, instructions on database searching and ordering of documents, as well as many links to similarly useful information.
  • Selected Finding Aids Selected finding aids for documents held by the National Archives and Records Administration's Southeast Region facility.
  
  

• UGA Genealogy Resources
  Bibliography of genealogy resources available in University of Georgia libraries.

Collections

• African American Biographical Database
  This site is only available to authorized users of GALILEO, Georgia's virtual library. Biographical profiles and sketches, some with illustrations, from 1790 to 1950; contains material from biographical dictionaries and other sources.

• African American Newspapers: 19th Century
  This site is only available to authorized users of GALILEO, Georgia's virtual library. Searchable full-text database of seven black newspapers from the 1800s.

• Annual Reports of the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia [Digital Library of Georgia]
  The reports include a broad range of data about the city and population of Savannah. They date from 1855 to 1917; most reports were produced between 1881 and 1917.

• Cemeteries of Georgia
  Partial cemetery list by county, with detailed directions for finding the sites and some grave lists.

• Southeastern Native American Documents [Digital Library of Georgia]
  Digitized documents relating primarily to the Creeks and Cherokees, but including resources on the Seminoles, Chickasaws, and Choctaws.

• Screven County Genealogy Search Engine
  User may search or browse Screvens County genealogical records by first and last name.

• Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection
  A database of Georgia historic photographs; keyword searching can be used to locate pictures of specific individuals and places. Only a portion of the collection has been digitized.

• Vanishing Georgia [Digital Library of Georgia]
  A database of Georgia historic photographs; keyword searching can be used to locate pictures of specific individuals and places.

Repositories

• Athens Clarke County Public Library Heritage Room Resources
  Detailed list of genealogical and other resources available in the Heritage Room at the ACCPL.

• Augusta Genealogical Society Library
  The AGS library contains manuscripts, maps, a large reference collection, and specialized genealogical data.

• Cherokee Regional Library Georgia History and Genealogy Room
  Site includes list of resources available, including files with information about local families.

• Dekalb History Center
  Information on local history collections is provided, along with online access to marriage, death, land, census, military, and judicial records.

• Georgia Division of Public Health
  Information relating to birth and death certificates in Georgia, including the location of state vital records offices and procedures for requesting records.

• Ladson Genealogical Library
  Information about collections and policies at the Ladson Library, located in Vidalia.

• Macon Bibb Co. Public Libary Genealogical and Historical Room
  Includes list of print resources, history of the society, and instructions for carrying out research in the genealogical and historical room.

• Thomaston Upson Archives
  Brief description of local history materials, newspapers, and manuscripts available at the facility.

• Troup County Archives Holdings and Databases
  Findings aids for a variety of holdings including records from the city of LaGrange and Troup County, as well as family history, local history, education, church, business, and Civil War records.