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United States Georgia Bibb Archives and Libraries Washington Memorial Library

Washington Memorial Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Address:^[1]

Washington Memorial Library a Middle Georgia Regional Library
Genealogical and Historical Room
1180 Washington Avenue
Macon, GA 31201-1790

Telephone:^[1] 478-744-0821, or 801-000-0000
Fax: 802-000-0000

Hours and holidays:^[1] Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:^[1] {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:

Genealogical & Historical Room
Georgia Pines Catalog online. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series.
Also available in WorldCat.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

One of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.^[2] 32,000 volumes, 24,000 microfilms with an emphasis on the 13 American colonies, the American Revolutionary War, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.^[3]

Tips[edit | edit source]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

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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 Washington Memorial 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]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Source 1.
↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. WorldCat 39493985; FHL Book 973 J54d.
↑ The Genealogical and Historical Room in Middle George Regional Library (accessed 8 January 2016).

[S1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Source 1.

[DB33-2] William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. WorldCat 39493985; FHL Book 973 J54d.

[3] The Genealogical and Historical Room in Middle George Regional Library (accessed 8 January 2016).

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-One of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.<ref name="DB33" /> 32,000 volumes, 24,000 microfilms with an emphasis on the 13 American colonies, the American Revolutionary War, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.<ref>[http://www.bibblib.org/genealogy-archives/ The Genealogical and Historical Room] in ''Middle George Regional Library'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>
+One of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.<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> &nbsp;32,000 volumes, 24,000 microfilms with an emphasis on the 13 American colonies, the American Revolutionary War, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.<ref>[http://www.bibblib.org/genealogy-archives/ The Genealogical and Historical Room] in ''Middle George Regional Library'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>
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