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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''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> | '''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="Deca" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Deca" /> | ||
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:Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library<br>a Southwest Georgia Regional Library<br>301 S. Monroe Street<br>Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 <br><br> | :Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library<br>a Southwest Georgia Regional Library<br>301 S. Monroe Street<br>Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Deca" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Deca" /> 229.248.2665<br> '''Fax:''' 229.248.2670<br> | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref name="Deca" /> Mon 9am-8pm; Tue, Wed, Fri 9am-6pm; Thu 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-4pm.<br> | '''Hours:'''<ref name="Deca" /> Mon 9am-8pm; Tue, Wed, Fri 9am-6pm; Thu 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-4pm.<br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
They have very good book, surname folder, genealogy, newspaper, and oral history collections.<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" /> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[[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> | *[[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, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia.<ref | *[[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. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref | *[[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> | ||
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection. | *[[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> | ||
*[[Ladson Genealogical Library]], Vidalia, primarily a book collection, but their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.<ref | *[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection. | ||
*[[Washington Memorial Library]], Macon, one of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.<ref | *[[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> | ||
*[[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> | ||
*[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}}; {{ | *[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> | ||
*[http://decaturclerk.com/ Decatur County Clerk of the Superior Court], Bainbridge, land records, divorces, and court records since 1823.<ref name="HBG" /> | *[http://decaturclerk.com/ Decatur County Clerk of the Superior Court], Bainbridge, land records, divorces, and court records since 1823.<ref name="HBG" /> | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/DecaturCountyHistoricalAndGenealogicalSociety Decatur County Historical and Genealogical Society], Bainbridge, Facebook page. | *[https://www.facebook.com/DecaturCountyHistoricalAndGenealogicalSociety Decatur County Historical and Genealogical Society], Bainbridge, Facebook page. | ||
*[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. | |||
*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]]. | |||
*[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.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. | ||
*[[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. | |||
*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
*[[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 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.<ref>[ | *[[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> | ||
*[[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. | ||
*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]]. | ||
*[ | *[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> | ||
*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 16 October 2023
 Contact InformationE-mail:[1] librarian@swgrl.org Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 229.248.2665 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 DescriptionThey 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 RepositoriesIf 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
Similar Collections
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