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


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>  
'''Email:'''<ref name="CU">[http://www.ccgsinc.org/contact-us/ Contact Us] in ''Coweta County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> [mailto:info@ccgsinc.org info@ccgsinc.org] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Welc">[http://www.ccgsinc.org/ Welcome to the Coweta County Genealogical Society] in ''Coweta County Genealogical Society'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref>  


:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>  
{{Block indent|8 Carmichael Street<br>Newnan, Georgia 30263<br>}}
:North Pole,&nbsp;AK 99999-9999 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;802-000-0000<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="CU" /> 470-215-1966<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
'''Hours:'''<ref name="Welc" /> Wednesday - Friday 10 to 4; and the 1st and 4th Saturdays of the month 10 to 4. <br>  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
'''Map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/8+Carmichael+St,+Newnan,+GA+30263/@33.3853675,-84.818215,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f4c8f0d086bbb1:0xb35e6d180d51db34 Google map: Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library] <br>  


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


*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>  
*[http://www.ccgsinc.org/ Welcome to the Coweta County Genealogical Society] research library, publications, membership, events, contact, and photo gallery.<br>  
*Repository catalog online. <br>  
*[http://www.ccgsinc.org/researchlibrary/ Research Library] collection description and visitor rules. <br>  
*Repository database. <br>
*[http://www.ccgsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cemetery-index.pdf Index to Cemeteries of Coweta County, GA] (.pdf)
*other(s).<br>
*[http://www.ccgsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cemetery-list.pdf List of All Known Cemeteries in Coweta County in 1986] (.pdf)  
*[http://www.ccgsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/birth-records.pdf Some Coweta County Birth Records 1874-1944] (.pdf)


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


{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</ref>''}
Holdings include the best set of family folders in Georgia.<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> They also have genealogical how-to manuals, genealogical periodicals and newsletters and indexes, Civil War records, DAR and Revolutionary War records, pension and bounty land records, immigration indexes, African Americans, American Indians, censuses and indexes, church records and histories, heraldry, pioneer families, many local-county-state histories for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and selected records from most other states, school yearbooks, family histories, and maps.<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>
 
=== Tips  ===
 
{Optional}
 
=== Guides  ===
 
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}


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


{''&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 record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
 
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>  


*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.</ref>  
*<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>
*''such as:'' NARA I
*[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.
*NARA II
*[[Georgia Archives]], Morrow, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia.</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.
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library


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


*<br>  
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.</ref>  
*<br>  
*[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]], Homerville, their genealogical collection covers the Southeast United States well,</ref> 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>  
*National Personnel Records Center
*[[Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]] good collection of southern states family history material such as immigration records, marriages and deaths, Internet access, censuses, and state and county histories.<ref name="RW">[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lostalbro/res.htm Library Resources] in ''The Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library'' (accessed 8 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>  


*<br>  
*[http://www.county-courthouse.com/ga/newnan/probate-court-of-coweta-county Coweta County Clerk of the Probate Court], Newnan, county births and deaths since 1919; marriage and probate records since 1828.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 85. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*County Vital Records Office
*[https://www.coweta.ga.us/government/courts/superior-court-clerk Coweta County Clerk of the Superior Court], Newnan, divorce, court, and land records since 1828.<ref name="HBG" />
*City Vital Records Office
*[http://newnancowetahistoricalsociety.com/ Newnan-Coweta Historical Society]
*County Archives
*[http://cowt.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/?rm=ABOUT+CPLS0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue&dt=list Coweta Public Library System]
*County Orphan's 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>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>
*County Probate Court
*[[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 Recorder
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.
*County Coroner
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.
*U.S. District Court
*[http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/ Jimmy Carter Library and Museum], Atlanta, papers of the administration.<br>
*County and local historical societies
*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area FamilySearch Centers], allows patrons to view limited-access FamilySearch databases at the library and offers research guidance.
*County and local genealogical societies
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/dhw-vital-records Fulton County Health Department], Atlanta, births since 1896, deaths since 1887.
*Public Libraries
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy|Carroll]], [[Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy|Fayette]], [[Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy|Fulton]], [[Heard County, Georgia Genealogy|Heard]], [[Meriwether County, Georgia Genealogy|Meriwether]], [[Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy|Spalding]], and [[Troup County, Georgia Genealogy|Troup]].
*Museums and heritage societies
*[[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>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.
*State Vital Records Office
*[[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>
*State Historical Society  
*[[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>
*State Genealogical Society  
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.
*University Libraries
*[[University of Georgia Main Library]], Athens, largest collection for early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.
*Church archives  
*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 '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Latest revision as of 10:18, 19 August 2025

Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library
Coweta Georgia Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email:[1] info@ccgsinc.org

Address:[2]

8 Carmichael Street
Newnan, Georgia 30263

Telephone:[1] 470-215-1966

Hours:[2] Wednesday - Friday 10 to 4; and the 1st and 4th Saturdays of the month 10 to 4.

Map: Google map: Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Holdings include the best set of family folders in Georgia.[3] They also have genealogical how-to manuals, genealogical periodicals and newsletters and indexes, Civil War records, DAR and Revolutionary War records, pension and bounty land records, immigration indexes, African Americans, American Indians, censuses and indexes, church records and histories, heraldry, pioneer families, many local-county-state histories for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and selected records from most other states, school yearbooks, family histories, and maps.[4]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Coweta County Genealogical Society Research 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.[5]
  • National Archives at Atlanta federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.[6]
  • 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.</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 & bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records.

Similar Collections

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Contact Us in Coweta County Genealogical Society (accessed 11 January 2016).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Welcome to the Coweta County Genealogical Society in Coweta County Genealogical Society (accessed 11 January 2016).
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  4. ↑ CCGS Inventory an MS Excel database with link on Records - Digital and Print in Coweta County Genealogical Society (accessed 12 January 2016).
  5. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.
  6. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.
  7. ↑ Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History in Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. (accessed 15 January 2016).
  8. ↑ Library Resources in The Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library (accessed 8 January 2016).
  9. ↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  10. ↑ The Genealogical and Historical Room in Middle Georgia Regional Library (accessed 17 January 2016).
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Handybook for Genealogists (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 85. WorldCat 670125599; FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999.
  12. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  13. ↑ Special Collections in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (accessed 8 January 2016).
  14. ↑ Collections in DeKalb History Center (accessed 11 September 2015).
  15. ↑ Contact Us in Georgia Genealogical Society (accessed 8 January 2016).
  16. ↑ Living History Museum in Visit Ebenezer (accessed 6 February 2022).
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