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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
[https://www.georgiaarchives.org/ '''Website'''] | |||
'''Address:'''<br>5800 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br> | '''Address:'''<br>5800 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br> | ||
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'''Telephone:''' 678-364-3710<br>'''Fax:''' 678-364-3860 | '''Telephone:''' 678-364-3710<br>'''Fax:''' 678-364-3860 | ||
'''Hours | [https://www.georgiaarchives.org/ '''Hours''']<br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation: '''From anywhere in Metro Atlanta, take I-285 to exit 55, Jonesboro Road. From the east, turn left; from the west, turn right onto Jonesboro Road. Drive about 4 miles and the Archive will be on your left, just after Harper Drive. The Georgia Archive shares a parking lot with the [[National Archives at Atlanta]] branch and is the building on the right. <br> | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation: '''From anywhere in Metro Atlanta, take I-285 to exit 55, Jonesboro Road. From the east, turn left; from the west, turn right onto Jonesboro Road. Drive about 4 miles and the Archive will be on your left, just after Harper Drive. The Georgia Archive shares a parking lot with the [[National Archives at Atlanta]] branch and is the building on the right. <br> | ||
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Archives] - The Archive's website is filled with information to help visitors prepare and prep their research strategy before arriving | ||
*[https:// | *[https://georgiaarchives.as.atlas-sys.com/ Finding Aids Catalog] - Search the documents available in the Archive's original records | ||
*[http://gil.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Archives GIL] - Search available books and microfilm <br> | *[http://gil.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Archives GIL] - Search available books and microfilm <br> | ||
*[http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia's Virtual Vault] - View select records held by the archives online<br> | *[http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia's Virtual Vault] - View select records held by the archives online<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/countycards Index to County Records on Microfilm] - Search available microfilm by county. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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The Georgia Archives is overseen by the University System of Georgia. They are responsible for collecting and maintaining the historical records of Georgia government and history. <ref>[http://www.usg.edu/academics/departments Departments of Academic Affairs] in ''University System of Georgia'' (accessed 11 January 2016), and [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/about About the Georgia Archives] in ''University System of Georgia'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> | The Georgia Archives is overseen by the University System of Georgia. They are responsible for collecting and maintaining the historical records of Georgia government and history. <ref>[http://www.usg.edu/academics/departments Departments of Academic Affairs] in ''University System of Georgia'' (accessed 11 January 2016), and [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/about About the Georgia Archives] in ''University System of Georgia'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> | ||
*County Records | *[https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/countycards Index to County Records on Microfilm] - One of the largest collections of interest, comprising records created by Georgia counties until 1900. Records include Wills, Marriage Records, Land Records, Minute Books, etc. | ||
*Books - The archive holds thousands of books covering all 50 states and a variety of genealogical topics. | *Books - The archive holds thousands of books covering all 50 states and a variety of genealogical topics. | ||
*Vertical Files - Miscellaneous records collected by the archive covering a variety of topics, including cemeteries, war, and specific surnames. | *Vertical Files - Miscellaneous records collected by the archive covering a variety of topics, including cemeteries, war, and specific surnames. | ||
*General Name Card Files - A card catalog of select individuals found in the records of the archive, mainly political or socially prominent individuals. | *General Name Card Files - A card catalog of select individuals found in the records of the archive, mainly political or socially prominent individuals. | ||
[ | [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia's Virtual Vault] provides virtual access to historic Georgia manuscripts, photographs, maps, and government records housed in the state archives. It includes Colonial will books, Confederate pension applications, County maps, County tax digests, Georgia death certificates, headright and bounty plats, marriage records, Spanish-American War service summary cards and more. | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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*Georgia Department of Archives and History. ''A Preliminary Guide to Eighteenth-Century Records Held by the Georgia Department of Archives and History'' (Atlanta, Ga.: GDAH, 1976). {{WorldCat|5089484}} {{FSC|102270|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6100334; Book 975.8 A3pg}}. | *Georgia Department of Archives and History. ''A Preliminary Guide to Eighteenth-Century Records Held by the Georgia Department of Archives and History'' (Atlanta, Ga.: GDAH, 1976). {{WorldCat|5089484}} {{FSC|102270|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6100334; Book 975.8 A3pg}}. | ||
*Robert Scott Davis Jr. ''Research in Georgia'' (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981). {{WorldCat|7406263}} {{FSC|236233|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.8 D27d}}. | *Robert Scott Davis Jr. ''Research in Georgia'' (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981). {{WorldCat|7406263}} {{FSC|236233|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.8 D27d}}. | ||
*[https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/research_help | *[https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/research_help Research Guides] | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
Latest revision as of 11:15, 6 December 2023
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]Address: Telephone: 678-364-3710 Directions, maps, and public transportation: From anywhere in Metro Atlanta, take I-285 to exit 55, Jonesboro Road. From the east, turn left; from the west, turn right onto Jonesboro Road. Drive about 4 miles and the Archive will be on your left, just after Harper Drive. The Georgia Archive shares a parking lot with the National Archives at Atlanta branch and is the building on the right. Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The Georgia Archives holds state government records, and county records of Georgia. This is the place to start searching for early Georgia ancestors.[1] They also have genealogies, county histories, newspapers, tax digests, private papers, church records, cemeteries, Bible records, a few municipal records, census, maps, land plats, photographs, Georgia Confederate service and pension records, colonial, headright, and bounty land grants, and land lottery records. The Georgia Archives is overseen by the University System of Georgia. They are responsible for collecting and maintaining the historical records of Georgia government and history. [2]
Georgia's Virtual Vault provides virtual access to historic Georgia manuscripts, photographs, maps, and government records housed in the state archives. It includes Colonial will books, Confederate pension applications, County maps, County tax digests, Georgia death certificates, headright and bounty plats, marriage records, Spanish-American War service summary cards and more. Guides[edit | edit source]
Tips[edit | edit source]Due to restricted hours, microfilm readers with computers and printers attached are in high demand. Users may have to wait or sign up in advance for the machines and will likely be limited to an hour's use at a time. Numerous older, hand crank machines are available, though less sought after. Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a record at the Georgia Archives, a similar record may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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