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===Contact Information=== | ===Contact Information=== | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="About">[http://www.gagensociety.org/contact Contact] in ''Georgia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="About">[http://www.gagensociety.org/contact Contact] in ''Georgia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> [http://www.gagensociety.org/contact Contact] form<br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Contact Us">[http://www.gagensociety.org/about/contact Contact Us] in ''Georgia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Contact Us">[http://www.gagensociety.org/about/contact Contact Us] in ''Georgia Genealogical Society'' (accessed 11 January 2016).</ref> | ||
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:Georgia Genealogical Society<br>P.O. Box 550247<br>Atlanta, GA 30355-2747<br><br> | :Georgia Genealogical Society<br>P.O. Box 550247<br>Atlanta, GA 30355-2747<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' n/a | ||
'''Internet site:''' <br> | '''Internet site:''' <br> | ||
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*[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>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 & bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records. | *[[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 & bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, | *[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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*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area FamilySearch Centers], can view limited-access FamilySearch databases. | *[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area FamilySearch Centers], can view limited-access FamilySearch databases. | ||
*[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. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy|Carroll]], [[Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy|Clayton]], [[Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy|Cobb]], [[Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy|Coweta]], [[DeKalb County, Georgia Genealogy|DeKalb]], [[Douglas County, Georgia Genealogy|Douglas]], [[Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy|Fayette]], and [[Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy|Gwinnett]]. | ||
*[[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> | ||
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*[[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> | *[[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. | ||
*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
*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]]. | ||
*[[Alabama Department of Archives and History]] (ADAH), Montgomery, military and state censuses, county records on microfilm, family histories, and newspapers. | *[[Alabama Department of Archives and History]] (ADAH), Montgomery, military and state censuses, county records on microfilm, family histories, and newspapers. | ||
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