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Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. Two outstanding manuscript collections of compiled genealogies are: | Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. Two outstanding manuscript collections of compiled genealogies are: | ||
'''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection. '''This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., at http://www.dar.org/ | '''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection.'''This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., at http://www.dar.org/ and is available on 22 films at the Family History Library (FHL films 848243 item 5—). A smaller collection was filmed in 1938-1957 at Atlanta (FHL films 006986-88). A third collection of alphabetically arranged compiled genealogies was filmed at Atlanta in 1962 (FHL films 288404-05 and 288184-91). | ||
'''The Leon S. Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File. '''This 45,000-card file indexes Georgia censuses, wills, deeds, tax records, marriages, military records, cemetery records, newspapers, and family Bibles. It was microfilmed at the R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation in Atlanta and is now at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library. This collection is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - GENEALOGY (FHL films 1528052—). A list of the surnames mentioned in the collection and the number of cards for each name is Leon S. Hollingsworth ''Genealogical Card File: An Introduction and Inventory'' (Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation, 1979; FHL book 975 D2L). | '''The Leon S. Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File.'''This 45,000-card file indexes Georgia censuses, wills, deeds, tax records, marriages, military records, cemetery records, newspapers, and family Bibles. It was microfilmed at the R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation in Atlanta and is now at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library. This collection is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - GENEALOGY (FHL films 1528052—). A list of the surnames mentioned in the collection and the number of cards for each name is Leon S. Hollingsworth ''Genealogical Card File: An Introduction and Inventory'' (Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation, 1979; FHL book 975 D2L). | ||
Some major published genealogical collections for Georgia include: | Some major published genealogical collections for Georgia include: | ||
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http://www.genealinks.com/states/ga.htm | http://www.genealinks.com/states/ga.htm | ||
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