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== Contact Information  ==
=== Contact Information  ===
'''Thomasville Genealogical Library'''<br>
'''Address:'''<br>
Forbes Campus of Thomas University<br>1501 Millpond Road<br>Thomasville, Georgia 31792<br><br>


'''Telephone:''' <br>
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="TG">[http://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library] (accessed 13 May 2015).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:glibrary@rose.net glibrary@rose.net] <br>  
*229-226-9640<br> <Br>


'''Hours of Operation:'''<br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="TG" />  
*[https://www.thomasu.edu/alumni-friends/genealogical-library/ Hours]<br><br>  


'''Directions/Parking Map:'''<br>
:135 North Broad Street<br>Thomasville, Georgia 31792 USA <br><br>
*    [https://www.google.com/maps/dir//1501+Millpond+Rd,+Thomasville,+GA+31792/@30.816495,-84.0464972,12z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x88edb42e69fc04df:0xb4202e598b475e05!2m2!1d-83.9641289!2d30.8166281?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Thomasville Genealogical Library]<br> <br>


'''Email:'''<br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="TG" /> &nbsp;229-226-9640<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;229-226-3199<br>  
*[mailto:genealogy@thomasu.edu genealogy@thomasu.edu] <br> <br>


'''Website:''' <br>  
'''Hours:'''<ref name="TG" /> &nbsp;Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed holidays. <br>  
*[https://www.thomasu.edu/alumni-friends/genealogical-library/ Thomasville Genealogical Library] holdings, schedule, and contact information.<br><br>
 
'''Map:''' &nbsp;[https://www.google.com/maps/place/135+N+Broad+St,+Thomasville,+GA+31792/@30.8375521,-83.9824217,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88edb42e120db203:0x3400ba6133e5f373 Google map: Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]<br>
 
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
 
*[http://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library] holdings, schedule, and contact information.


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The '''Thomasville Genealogical Library''' is a major repository of materials for family research with a major emphasis on the southern states, including Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida and Kentucky, as well as Mid-Atlantic and New England holdings. They also have many documented family histories, immigration records, marriages and deaths, Internet access, censuses, and state and county histories.
The '''Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library''' is a major repository of materials for family research with a major emphasis on the southern states, including Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida and Kentucky, as well as Mid-Atlantic and New England holdings. They also have many documented family histories, immigration records, marriages and deaths, Internet access, censuses, and state and county histories.<ref name="TG" />


Their Thomas County, Georgia records include probate, marriage, land, Confederate pensions, Revolutionary War pension applications, and newspapers.
Their Thomas County, Georgia records include probate, marriage, land, Confederate pensions, Revolutionary War pension applications, and newspapers.<ref name="TG" />


They also have major genealogical collections such as the Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File (southeast USA), Leonardo Andrea collection (South Carolina), Hopkins collection (Thomas County, Georgia), and Singletary family collection (Bladen County, North Carolina).  
They also have major genealogical collections such as the Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File (southeast USA), Leonardo Andrea collection (South Carolina), Hopkins collection (Thomas County, Georgia), and Singletary family collection (Bladen County, North Carolina).<ref name="TG" />
 
=== Tips  ===
 
{Optional}
 
=== Guides  ===
 
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===


If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''Thomasville Genealogical Library''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}
 
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>  
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.</ref>
*<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/frc/atlanta/index.html Federal Records Center], Ellenwood, GA., receives federal agency and court records of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
*''such as:'' NARA I
*[[Georgia Archives]], Morrow, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia. Genealogies, county histories, newspapers, tax digests, private papers, church records, cemeteries, Bible records, municipal records, census, maps, land plats, photographs, Georgia Confederate service and pension records, colonial, headright {{amp}} bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records.
*NARA II
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room]] book, map, microfilm and archival collection spans the southeastern USA and East Coast, with some New England, vertical files, surname files, and newspapers. Local history holdings include vertical files, surname files and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.athenslibrary.org/athens/departments/heritage Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room] in ''Athens Regional Library System'' (accessed 25 January 2016).</ref>  
*<br>  
*[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], have the best set of family folders in Georgia.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</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>  
*<br>  
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.
*National Personnel Records Center
*[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]], Homerville, their genealogical collection covers the Southeast United States well, 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>
*LC
*[[Washington Memorial Library]], Macon, one of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  Emphasis on the 13 colonies, American Revolution, and Great Britain.<ref name="GA">[http://www.bibblib.org/genealogy-archives/ The Genealogical and Historical Room] in ''Middle Georgia Regional Library'' (accessed 17 January 2016).</ref>
*FHL


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.thomascohealth.com/ Thomas County Health Department], Thomasville, birth and death records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 91. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>
*<br>  
*[https://thomascountyboc.org/probate-court Thomas County Clerk of the Probate Court], Thomasville, marriage and probate records.<ref name="HBG" />
*County Vital Records Office
*[http://www.thomascoclerkofcourt.org/ Thomas County Clerk of the Superior Court], Thomasville, divorce and court records since 1919, and land records since 1826.<ref name="HBG" />
*City Vital Records Office
*[http://georgiacoronersassoc.org/counties/thomas Thomas County Public Library]
*County Archives
*[http://georgiacoronersassoc.org/counties/thomas Thomas County Coroner] suspicious deaths.
*County Orphan's Court
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties ''''' '''in Georgia:'''  [[Brooks County, Georgia Genealogy|Brooks]], [[Colquitt County, Georgia Genealogy|Colquitt]], [[Grady County, Georgia Genealogy|Grady]], [[Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy|Mitchell]], '''in Florida: ''' [[Jefferson County, Florida Genealogy|Jefferson]], and [[Leon County, Florida Genealogy|Leon]].
*County Probate Court  
*[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref>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)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library 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>[https://www.fulcolibrary.org/central-library/central-special-collections/ Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 18 May 2021).</ref>
*County Recorder
*[[Atlanta History Center]], Kenan Research Center, extensive Georgia family and county histories, Sons of the American Revolution library, holdings for North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama genealogy.
*County Coroner
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.
*U.S. District Court
*[[DeKalb History Center]], Decatur, subject files, biographical files, cemetery index, maps, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban directories.<ref>[http://www.dekalbhistory.org/dekalb_history_center_archives_collections.htm Collections] in ''DeKalb History Center'' (accessed 11 September 2015).</ref>
*County and local historical societies
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.
*County and local genealogical societies
*[[Georgia Genealogical Society]], Atlanta, events, meetings, membership, publications and index, and research tools, but no library. They provide advice, but do not conduct research for you.<ref>[http://www.gagensociety.org/about/contact Contact Us] in ''Georgia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>
*Public Libraries
*[[Georgia Salzburger Society]], Rincon, histories, journals, genealogical records, and church histories.<ref>[https://govisitebenezer.com/sites/living-history-museum/ Living History Museum] in ''Visit Ebenezer'' (accessed 6 February 2022).</ref>
*Museums and heritage societies
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.
*State Vital Records Office
*[[University of Georgia Main Library]], Athens, largest collection for early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.
*State Historical Society  
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida]], [[North Carolina Archives and Libraries|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina]], and [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]].
*State Genealogical Society  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many '''''Georgia Archives ''''' microfilms are also available at branch '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers] ''''' in local church buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.</ref>
*University Libraries
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases including Georgia and other Southern states.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref>
*Church archives  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  glibrary@rose.net

Address:[1]

135 North Broad Street
Thomasville, Georgia 31792 USA

Telephone:[1]  229-226-9640
Fax:  229-226-3199

Hours:[1]  Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed holidays.

Map:  Google map: Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library is a major repository of materials for family research with a major emphasis on the southern states, including Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida and Kentucky, as well as Mid-Atlantic and New England holdings. They also have many documented family histories, immigration records, marriages and deaths, Internet access, censuses, and state and county histories.[1]

Their Thomas County, Georgia records include probate, marriage, land, Confederate pensions, Revolutionary War pension applications, and newspapers.[1]

They also have major genealogical collections such as the Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File (southeast USA), Leonardo Andrea collection (South Carolina), Hopkins collection (Thomas County, Georgia), and Singletary family collection (Bladen County, North Carolina).[1]

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

  • such as: NARA I
  • NARA II
  • National Archives at _____
  • State Archives
  • State Library

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library (accessed 13 May 2015).

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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