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


Their genealogical collection covers the southeast United States well.<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)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Founded with the research notes from Judge Folks Huxford that led to the publication of '''''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-of-wiregrass-georgia-a-biographical-account-of-some-of-the-early-settlers-of-that-portion-of-wiregrass-georgia-embraced-in-the-original-counties-of-irwin-appling-wayne-camden-and-glynn/oclc/1268205{{amp}}referer=brief_results Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia]'''''. Also includes 26,000 books, 4,000 microfilms and microfiche, 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida, family histories, immigration records, state books, lineage society information, self-help books, and genealogical periodicals. This is one of the largest privately owned genealogical libraries in the United States.<ref>[https://www.huxford.com/History.html Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2016).</ref>  
Their genealogical collection covers the southeast United States well.<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> Founded with the research notes from Judge Folks Huxford that led to the publication of '''''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-of-wiregrass-georgia-a-biographical-account-of-some-of-the-early-settlers-of-that-portion-of-wiregrass-georgia-embraced-in-the-original-counties-of-irwin-appling-wayne-camden-and-glynn/oclc/1268205{{amp}}referer=brief_results Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia]'''''. Also includes 26,000 books, 4,000 microfilms and microfiche, 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida, family histories, immigration records, state books, lineage society information, self-help books, and genealogical periodicals. This is one of the largest privately owned genealogical libraries in the United States.<ref>[https://www.huxford.com/History.html Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2016).</ref>  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[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-Clarke County Library Heritage Room] in ''Athens Regional Library System'' (accessed 25 January 2016).</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-Clarke County Library Heritage Room] in ''Athens Regional Library System'' (accessed 25 January 2016).</ref>  
*[[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}}; {{FHL|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>  
*[[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>  
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.  
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.  
*[[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>  
*[[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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> &nbsp;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>
*[[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> &nbsp;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.clinchcountyga.com/#!probate-judge/ckqo Clinch County Clerk of the Probate Court], [[Image:Fire.png|right|56px|Fire.png]]Homerville, births and deaths since 1919, marriages and probate records from 1867. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 84. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!probate-judge/ckqo Clinch County Clerk of the Probate Court], [[Image:Fire.png|right|56px|Fire.png]]Homerville, births and deaths since 1919, marriages and probate records from 1867. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 84. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!clerk-of-superior-court/c1n9r Clinch County Clerk of the Superior Court], Homerville, divorce and court records since 1867, land records from 1868, voter lists from 1890, and newspapers since 1895. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG" />  
*[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!clerk-of-superior-court/c1n9r Clinch County Clerk of the Superior Court], Homerville, divorce and court records since 1867, land records from 1868, voter lists from 1890, and newspapers since 1895. Fires destroyed all records in 1856 and 1867.<ref name="HBG" />  
*[http://okrls.org/clinch/ Clinch County Public Library]  
*[http://okrls.org/clinch/ Clinch County Public Library]  
*[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!coroner/cerc Clinch County Coroner] suspicious deaths.  
*[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!coroner/cerc Clinch County Coroner] suspicious deaths.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties&nbsp;''''' '''in Georgia:'''&nbsp; [[Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy|Atkinson]], [[Echols County, Georgia Genealogy|Echols]], [[Lanier County, Georgia Genealogy|Lanier]], [[Ware County, Georgia Genealogy|Ware]], '''in Florida:&nbsp;''' [[Baker County, Florida Genealogy|Baker]], and [[Columbia County, Florida Genealogy|Columbia]].  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties&nbsp;''''' '''in Georgia:'''&nbsp; [[Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy|Atkinson]], [[Echols County, Georgia Genealogy|Echols]], [[Lanier County, Georgia Genealogy|Lanier]], [[Ware County, Georgia Genealogy|Ware]], '''in Florida:&nbsp;''' [[Baker County, Florida Genealogy|Baker]], and [[Columbia County, Florida Genealogy|Columbia]].  
*[[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)}}. {{FHL|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>  
*[[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>  
*[[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://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.  

Revision as of 22:47, 5 December 2022

Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library
Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net

Address:[1]

Street address: 20 S. College St.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 595
Homerville, GA 31634

Telephone:[1]  912-487-2310

Hours and holidays:[1]  Thursday through Friday 9-12, and 1-5;  holiday closures: New Years, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas.

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Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Their genealogical collection covers the southeast United States well.[2] Founded with the research notes from Judge Folks Huxford that led to the publication of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia. Also includes 26,000 books, 4,000 microfilms and microfiche, 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida, family histories, immigration records, state books, lineage society information, self-help books, and genealogical periodicals. This is one of the largest privately owned genealogical libraries in the United States.[3]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Huxford-Spear 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.[4]
  • National Archives at Atlanta federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops.[5]
  • 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Home in Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. (accessed 15 January 2015).
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History in Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. (accessed 15 January 2016).
  4. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 2.
  5. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 127-28.
  6. ↑ Athens-Clarke 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, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  8. ↑ CCGS Inventory an MS Excel database with link on Records - Digital and Print in Coweta County Genealogical Society (accessed 12 January 2016).
  9. ↑ Library Resources in The Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library (accessed 8 January 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), 84. WorldCat 670125599; FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Special Collections in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (accessed 8 January 2016).
  15. ↑ Collections in DeKalb History Center (accessed 11 September 2015).
  16. ↑ Contact Us in Georgia Genealogical Society (accessed 8 January 2016).
  17. ↑ Living History Museum in Visit Ebenezer (accessed 6 February 2022).
  18. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.
  19. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
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