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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''[https://www.fulcolibrary.org/contact-us/ Contact Us] '''
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Www.afpls.org]]


'''Address:''' <br>Special Collections<br>Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System<br>One Margaret Mitchell Square<br>Atlanta, GA 30303<br><br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  


'''Telephone:''' Reference 404-730-4636;  Genealogy (Special Collections) 404-730-1896<br>'''Fax: ''' 404-730-1989
Central Library


'''Hours and holidays:'''  Check [https://www.fulcolibrary.org/central-library/ Central Library - Hours & Locations]
One Margaret&nbsp; Mithchell Square


'''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Atlanta-Fulton+Public+Library/@33.7577162,-84.3906425,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f50478836c9f8f:0x738a4a403b5106b9 Google map: Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]'''<br>
Atlanta, GA 30303
 
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" />&nbsp;&nbsp;404 730 1700
 
'''Fax: n/a'''&nbsp;<br>'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m; &nbsp;Friday and Saturday &nbsp;9 a.m. - 6 p.m.;&nbsp;Sunday 2 p.m.- 6 p.m.&nbsp;<br>'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[https://www.fulcolibrary.org/central-library/ Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System] locations, calendar, books and materials, services, and about us.  
*Repository Internet site ''{create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.''<br>
*[https://www.fulcolibrary.org/central-library/central-special-collections/ Special Collections] using genealogy resources, focus on the genealogy collection, arrangement, indexes and directories, reference service, pathfinders, and outside resources.<br>
*[http://afcatalog.co.fulton.ga.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=sseLb5BqXO/CENTRAL/154160270/38/1/X/BLASTOFF Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Catalog] online, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].{{WC}} <br>
*[https://www.fulcolibrary.org/central-library/ Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Catalog] online. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, ISBN, or series.
*Repository database. <br>
*[http://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/afpl/subjects/genealogy/articles-databases/ Genealogy databases]
*other(s).<br>


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


Large genealogical collection with good coverage of the southeast USA. '''Special Collections''' on the 5th floor have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.
*They have large genealogical 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>
 
=== Tips  ===
 
{Optional}
 
=== Guides  ===
 
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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'''''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.  
*[[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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.  
*[[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>
*[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.  
*[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.  
*[[Georgia Archives]], Morrow. 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 & bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records.  
*[[Georgia Archives]], Morrow, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia.<ref name="DB33">Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</ref> 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.  
*[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]].  
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;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, Mormon records. Many '''''Georgia Archives&nbsp;''''' microfilms are also available at branch '''''[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]&nbsp;''''' in local LDS churches, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.</ref>
*[[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.
*[[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>


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


*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.
*[[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>
*[[Gilbert H. Gragg Library]], Bainbridge, has very good book, surname folder, genealogy, newspaper, and oral history collections.
*[[Ladson Genealogical Library]], Vidalia, primarily a book collection, but their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard. Also has historic photos and school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties.
*[[Washington Memorial Library]], Macon, one of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.


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


*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/dhw-vital-records Fulton County Health Department], Atlanta, births since 1896, deaths since 1887.  
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/dhw-vital-records Fulton County Health Department], Atlanta, births since 1896, deaths since 1887.  
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/fcprobate-information-center2 Fulton County Clerk of the Probate Court], Atlanta, county marriages, and probate records.  
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/fcprobate-information-center2 Fulton County Clerk of the Probate Court], Atlanta, county marriages, and probate records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 86. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FHL|2364314|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/scc-home Fulton County Clerk of the Superior Court], Atlanta, land records, divorces, and court records since 1854.
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/scc-home Fulton County Clerk of the Superior Court], Atlanta, land records, divorces, and court records since 1854.<ref name="HBG" />
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.  
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.  
*[[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.  
*[[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.  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.  
*[http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/ Jimmy Carter Library and Museum], Atlanta, papers of the administration.<br>  
*[http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/ Jimmy Carter Library and Museum], Atlanta, papers of the administration.<br>  
*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area FamilySearch Centers], provides access to limited-access FamilySearch databases.
*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area Family History Centers], can order microfilms from [[Family History Library|Salt Lake City]] for a small fee.  
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.  
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy|Carroll]], [[Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy|Clayton]], [[Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy|Cobb]], [[Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy|Coweta]], [[DeKalb County, Georgia Genealogy|DeKalb]], [[Douglas County, Georgia Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy|Fayette]], and [[Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy|Gwinnett]].  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''&nbsp; [[DeKalb County, Georgia Genealogy|DeKalb]], [[Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy|Fayette]], [[Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy|Fulton]], [[Henry County, Georgia Genealogy|Henry]], and [[Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy|Spalding]].  
*[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], Newnan, has the best set of family folders in Georgia.  
*[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], Newnan, has the best set of family folders in Georgia.<ref name="DB33" />
*[[DeKalb History Center]], Decatur, subject files, biographical files, cemetery index, maps, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban directories.
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.<ref name="DB33" />
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.  
*[[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.  
*[[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.  
*[[Georgia Salzburger Society]], Rincon, histories, journals, genealogical records, and church histories.
*[[Georgia Salzburger Society]], Rincon, histories, journals, genealogical records, and church histories.<ref>[http://visitebenezer.com/sites/living-history-museum/ Living History Museum] in ''Visit Ebenezer'' (accessed 11 September 2015).</ref>
*[[University of Georgia Main Library]], Athens, largest collection for early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.
*[[University of Georgia Main Library]], Athens, largest collection for early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.<ref name="DB33" />
*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]].
*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]].
*[[Alabama Department of Archives and History]] (ADAH), Montgomery, military and state censuses, county records on microfilm, family histories, and newspapers.
*[[State Archives of Florida]], Tallahassee, public records, family/county histories, Memory Project.
*[[North Carolina State Archives]], Raleigh, has so many county court records they have not all been cataloged,<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> NC government records at the state, district, and county levels, maps, war records.<ref>[http://www.ncdcr.gov/archives/Public/Collections.aspx Collections] in ''State Archives of North Carolina '' (accessed 7 February 2014).</ref>
*[[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]], Columbia, county, district, colonial, state records, censuses, wills, Confederate penions, criminals, and land grants.
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, vital records, censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, and maps.


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

E-mail:[1]  Www.afpls.org

Address:[1]

Central Library

One Margaret  Mithchell Square

Atlanta, GA 30303

Telephone:[1]  404 730 1700

Fax: n/a 
Hours and holidays:[1]  Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m;  Friday and Saturday  9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.- 6 p.m. 
Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1]  {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:


  • Repository database.
  • other(s).

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

  • They have large genealogical collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.[2] They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.[3]

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

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

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot find the record you seek through the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.[4]
  • National Archives at Atlanta federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.[5]
  • Federal Records Center, Ellenwood, GA., receives federal agency and court records of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
  • Georgia Archives, Morrow, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia.[2] 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 & bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records.
  • Family History 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, Mormon records. Many Georgia Archives  microfilms are also available at branch FamilySearch Centers  in local LDS churches, and described in their online FamilySearch Catalog.[6]
  • 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.[7]

Similar Collections

  • DeKalb History Center, Decatur, subject files, biographical files, cemetery index, maps, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban directories.[8]

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Source 1.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DB33" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Special Collections in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (accessed 8 January 2016).
  4. William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 2. WorldCat 39493985; FHL Book 973 J54d.
  5. Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.
  6. Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.
  7. Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
  8. Collections in DeKalb History Center (accessed 11 September 2015).
  9. 9.0 9.1 Handybook for Genealogists (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 86. WorldCat 670125599; FHL Book 973 D27e 1999.
  10. Living History Museum in Visit Ebenezer (accessed 11 September 2015).
  11. Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.
  12. Collections in State Archives of North Carolina (accessed 7 February 2014).