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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>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Deca">[http://www.swgrl.org/decatur.php Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library] in ''Southwest Georgia Regional Library'' (accessed 14 January 2016).</ref> [mailto:librarian@swgrl.org librarian@swgrl.org] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Deca" />  


:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>  
:Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library<br>a Southwest Georgia Regional Library<br>301 S. Monroe Street<br>Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 <br><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="Deca" /> 229.248.2665<br> '''Fax:''' 229.248.2670<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
'''Hours:'''<ref name="Deca" /> Mon 9am-8pm; Tue, Wed, Fri 9am-6pm; Thu 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-4pm.<br>  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Southwest+Georgia+Regional+Library/@30.9036719,-84.5719272,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88ed18e40d60cedd:0xa20e1d672e11cbe6 Google map: Gilbert H. Gragg Library]'''  


'''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.swgrl.org/decatur.php Gilbert H. Gragg Library] events, card, calendar, classes, downloadable materials, policies, and Ask a Librarian.''<br> ''
*Repository catalog online. <br>
*[http://gapines.org/eg/opac/home Georgia Pines Catalog] online. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series. {{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].<br>
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>


=== 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>''}
They have very good book, surname folder, genealogy, newspaper, and oral history collections.<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> The genealogy room offers local histories, yearbooks, microfilm of local newspapers, and numerous other helpful resources.<ref name="Deca" />  
 
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=== 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 find the record you seek through 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>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.
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library


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


*<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-Clark County Library Heritage Room] in ''Athens Regional Library System'' (accessed 25 January 2016).</ref>  
*<br>  
*[[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>  
*National Personnel Records Center
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.
*LC
*[[Ladson Genealogical Library]], Vidalia, primarily a book collection, but their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.</ref> Also has historic photos and school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties.<ref>[http://www.ohoopeelibrary.com/Pages/lib-ladson.html Ladson Genealogical Library] in ''Ohoopee Regional Library System'' (accessed 8 Janary 2016)</ref>
*FHL
*[[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>


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


*<br>  
*[http://www.decaturcountyga.gov/departments-agencies/clerk-of-court-and-court-information/ Decatur County Clerk of the Probate Court], Bainbridge, county marriages since 1823, and probate records.<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
*[http://decaturclerk.com/ Decatur County Clerk of the Superior Court], Bainbridge, land records, divorces, and court records since 1823.<ref name="HBG" />
*City Vital Records Office
*[https://www.facebook.com/DecaturCountyHistoricalAndGenealogicalSociety Decatur County Historical and Genealogical Society], Bainbridge, Facebook page.
*County Archives
*[http://www.gamd.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-locations/newark U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia], Albany, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy case files of Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Crisp, '''Decatur''', Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Schley, Seminole Sumter, Terrell, Turner, Webster, and Worth counties.
*County Orphan's Court
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' '''in Georgia:''' [[Baker County, Georgia Genealogy|Baker]], [[Grady County, Georgia Genealogy|Grady]], [[Miller County, Georgia Genealogy|Miller]], [[Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy|Mitchell]], [[Seminole County, Georgia Genealogy|Seminole]], '''in Florida:''' [[Gadsden County, Florida Genealogy|Gadsden]], and [[Jackson County, Florida Genealogy|Jackson]].
*County Probate Court  
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.
*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://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.
*U.S. District Court  
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.
*County and local historical societies
*[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], Newnan, has the best set of family folders in Georgia.
*County and local genealogical 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>
*Public Libraries
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.
*Museums and heritage 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.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
*[[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 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]


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Latest revision as of 14:25, 16 October 2023

Gilbert H. Gragg Library
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Contact Information

E-mail:[1] librarian@swgrl.org

Address:[1]

Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library
a Southwest Georgia Regional Library
301 S. Monroe Street
Bainbridge, Georgia 39819

Telephone:[1] 229.248.2665
Fax: 229.248.2670

Hours:[1] Mon 9am-8pm; Tue, Wed, Fri 9am-6pm; Thu 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-4pm.

Google map: Gilbert H. Gragg Library

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description

They have very good book, surname folder, genealogy, newspaper, and oral history collections.[2] The genealogy room offers local histories, yearbooks, microfilm of local newspapers, and numerous other helpful resources.[1]

Alternate Repositories

If you cannot find the record you seek through the Gilbert H. Gragg 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.[3]
  • National Archives at Atlanta federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.[4]
  • 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.[5] 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

  • 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.[6]
  • Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library, large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.[7] They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.[8]
  • Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library, Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.
  • Ladson Genealogical Library, Vidalia, primarily a book collection, but their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.</ref> Also has historic photos and school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties.[9]
  • Washington Memorial Library, Macon, one of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.[10] Emphasis on the 13 colonies, American Revolution, and Great Britain.[11]

Neighboring Collections

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library in Southwest Georgia Regional Library (accessed 14 January 2016).
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.
  4. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.
  5. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.
  6. ↑ Athens-Clark County Library Heritage Room in Athens Regional Library System (accessed 25 January 2016).
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Special Collections in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (accessed 8 January 2016).
  9. ↑ Ladson Genealogical Library in Ohoopee Regional Library System (accessed 8 Janary 2016)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ The Genealogical and Historical Room in Middle Georgia Regional Library (accessed 17 January 2016).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Handybook for Genealogists (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 85. WorldCat 670125599; FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999.
  13. ↑ Collections in DeKalb History Center (accessed 11 September 2015).
  14. ↑ Living History Museum in Visit Ebenezer (accessed 6 February 2022).
  15. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.
  16. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
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