73,385
edits
Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library (view source)
Revision as of 14:43, 15 January 2016
, 15 January 2016t
(t) |
(t) |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
*[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], have the best set of family folders in Georgia.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They also have Civil War records, DAR and Revolutionary War records, pension and bounty land records, immigration indexes, censuses, church records and histories.<ref>''CCGS Inventory'' an MS Excel database with link on [http://www.ccgsinc.org/researchlibrary/digital-records/ Records - Digital and Print] in ''Coweta County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 January 2016).</ref> | *[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], have the best set of family folders in Georgia.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They also have Civil War records, DAR and Revolutionary War records, pension and bounty land records, immigration indexes, censuses, church records and histories.<ref>''CCGS Inventory'' an MS Excel database with link on [http://www.ccgsinc.org/researchlibrary/digital-records/ Records - Digital and Print] in ''Coweta County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 January 2016).</ref> | ||
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.<ref name="DB33" /> | *[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.<ref name="DB33" /> | ||
*[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]], Homerville, their genealogical collection covers the Southeast United States well,<ref name="DB33" /> including 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida.<ref>[https://www.huxford.com/History.html Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2016).</ref> | *[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]], Homerville, their genealogical collection covers the Southeast United States well,<ref name="DB33" /> including 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida.<ref>[https://www.huxford.com/History.html Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2016).</ref> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
*[http://www.thomascountyboc.org/DeptIndex/Probate.html Thomas County Clerk of the Probate Court], [[Image:Fire.png|right|56px|Fire.png]]Thomasville, births and deaths since 1919, marriages and probate records from 1867. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 84. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FHL|2364314|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> | *[http://www.thomascountyboc.org/DeptIndex/Probate.html Thomas County Clerk of the Probate Court], [[Image:Fire.png|right|56px|Fire.png]]Thomasville, births and deaths since 1919, marriages and probate records from 1867. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 84. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FHL|2364314|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.thomascoclerkofcourt.org/ Thomas County Clerk of the Superior Court], Thomasville, divorce and court records since 1867, land records from 1868, voter lists from 1890, and newspapers since 1895. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG" /> | *[http://www.thomascoclerkofcourt.org/ Thomas County Clerk of the Superior Court], Thomasville, divorce and court records since 1867, land records from 1868, voter lists from 1890, and newspapers since 1895. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG" /> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://georgiacoronersassoc.org/counties/thomas Thomas County Public Library] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://georgiacoronersassoc.org/counties/thomas Thomas County Coroner] suspicious deaths. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties ''''' '''in Georgia:''' [[Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy|Atkinson]], [[Echols County, Georgia Genealogy|Echols]], [[Lanier County, Georgia Genealogy|Lanier]], [[Ware County, Georgia Genealogy|Ware]], '''in Florida: ''' [[Baker County, Florida Genealogy|Baker]], and [[Columbia County, Florida Genealogy|Columbia]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties ''''' '''in Georgia:''' [[Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy|Atkinson]], [[Echols County, Georgia Genealogy|Echols]], [[Lanier County, Georgia Genealogy|Lanier]], [[Ware County, Georgia Genealogy|Ware]], '''in Florida: ''' [[Baker County, Florida Genealogy|Baker]], and [[Columbia County, Florida Genealogy|Columbia]]. | ||
*[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref> | *[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref> | ||