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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>
'''Address:'''
 
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />
 
:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<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>  
:125 Church Street, Suite 104<br>Vidalia, GA 30474<br><br>


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
'''Telephone:''' 912-537-8186<br>  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
'''Google map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ladson+Genealogy+Library/@32.2179931,-82.417631,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f088cb1f401dab:0x4aeacd3573425874 Ladson Genealogical 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>
*[https://ohoopeelibrary.org/locations/ladson-genealogical-library/ Ladson Genealogical Library] contact information, hours, history, holdings, and services.<br>  
*Repository catalog online. <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>''}
This is primarily a book collection, and their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.<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> Further, their significant manuscript holdings include:
 
=== Tips  ===


{Optional}
**[http://www.andreafiles.com/ Leonardo Andrea Collection] of South Carolina<br>
 
**Annie Laurie Hill's notes on the Halls, McKinney, Popes and Exums of Wilkes County, Georgia<br>
=== Guides  ===
**Pauline Young Collection<br>
 
**files of Mrs. Eugene A. Stanley of Savannah, Georgia<br>
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}
**Mrs. Martha Ann de l'Etoile of Griffin, Georgia<br>
**Kitty Ware Wade Collection of historic photographs<br>
**early 20th century primary school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties in Georgia.


=== 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. 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 Heritage Room] in ''Athens Regional Library System'' (accessed 15 January 2021).</ref>  
*<br>  
*[[Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library]], have 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 Civil War records, DAR and Revolutionary War records, pension and bounty land records, immigration indexes, censuses, church records and histories.<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>  
*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
*[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]], Homerville, their genealogical collection covers the Southeast United States well, 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>
*FHL
*[[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>
*[[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.toombscountyga.gov/probate-court/ Toombs County Clerk of the Probate Court], Vidalia, birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records since 1905.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 91. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*County Vital Records Office
*[http://www.toombscountyga.gov/clerk-of-court/ Toombs County Clerk of the Superior Court], Vidalia, divorce, court, and land records since 1905.<ref name="HBG" />
*City Vital Records Office
*[http://georgiacoronersassoc.org/counties/toombs Toombs County Coroner] suspicious deaths.
*County Archives
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''  [[Appling County, Georgia Genealogy|Appling]], [[Candler County, Georgia Genealogy|Candler]], [[Emanuel County, Georgia Genealogy|Emanuel]], [[Jeff Davis County, Georgia Genealogy|Jeff Davis]], [[Montgomery County, Georgia Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Tattnall County, Georgia Genealogy|Tattnall]], and [[Treutlen County, Georgia Genealogy|Treutlen]].
*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
*[[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>
*U.S. District Court
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.
*County and local historical 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.<ref>[http://www.gagensociety.org/about/contact Contact Us] in ''Georgia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>
*County and local genealogical societies
*[[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>
*Public Libraries
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.
*Museums and heritage societies
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
*[[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 Vital Records Office
*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 Historical 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>
*State Genealogical Society
*[[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>
*University Libraries  
*Church archives
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Ladson Genealogical Library


Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Address:

125 Church Street, Suite 104
Vidalia, GA 30474

Telephone: 912-537-8186

Google map: Ladson Genealogical Library

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

This is primarily a book collection, and their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.[1] Further, their significant manuscript holdings include:

    • Leonardo Andrea Collection of South Carolina
    • Annie Laurie Hill's notes on the Halls, McKinney, Popes and Exums of Wilkes County, Georgia
    • Pauline Young Collection
    • files of Mrs. Eugene A. Stanley of Savannah, Georgia
    • Mrs. Martha Ann de l'Etoile of Griffin, Georgia
    • Kitty Ware Wade Collection of historic photographs
    • early 20th century primary school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties in Georgia.

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Ladson Genealogical 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.[2]
  • National Archives at Atlanta federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.[3]
  • 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. 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. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.
  3. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.
  4. ↑ Heritage Room in Athens Regional Library System (accessed 15 January 2021).
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ CCGS Inventory an MS Excel database with link on Records - Digital and Print in Coweta County Genealogical Society (accessed 12 January 2016).
  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), 91. 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).
  17. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.
  18. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
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