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The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers: | The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers: | ||
=== | === Archives === | ||
[http://sos.georgia.gov/archives The Georgia Archives]<br>5800 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br>Phone: 678 364-3700<br>The Georgia Archives identifies and preserves Georgia's most valuable historical documents. | *[http://sos.georgia.gov/archives The Georgia Archives]<br>5800 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br>Phone: 678 364-3700<br>The Georgia Archives identifies and preserves Georgia's most valuable historical documents. | ||
[http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ 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 appplications, County maps, County tax digests, Georgia death certificates, headright and bounty plats, marriage records, Spanish-american War service summary cards and more. | [http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ 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 appplications, County maps, County tax digests, Georgia death certificates, headright and bounty plats, marriage records, Spanish-american War service summary cards and more. | ||
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*Davis, Robert Scott, Jr. ''Research in Georgia''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1981. {{FHL|236233|item|disp=FHL book 975.8 D27d.}} | *Davis, Robert Scott, Jr. ''Research in Georgia''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1981. {{FHL|236233|item|disp=FHL book 975.8 D27d.}} | ||
*[ http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ The National Archives at Atlanta]<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br>Telephone: 770-968-2100 | |||
5780 Jonesboro Road <br>Morrow, GA 30260 <br>Telephone: 770-968-2100 | |||
=== Georgia Genealogical Society === | === Georgia Genealogical Society === | ||
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P.O. Box 38066<br>Atlanta, GA 30334<br>Internet: http://www.gagensociety.org/ | P.O. Box 38066<br>Atlanta, GA 30334<br>Internet: http://www.gagensociety.org/ | ||
=== | === Libraries === | ||
*[http://www.georgiahistory.com/containers/2 Georgia Historical Society Library]<br>501 Whitaker Street<br>Savannah, GA 31499 | |||
*[http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/library Washington Memorial Library]<br>Middle Georgia Regional Library<br>1180 Washington Avenue<br>Macon, GA 31201 | |||
*[http://www.ohoopeelibrary.org/ladson.htm | |||
John E. Ladson Jr. Genealogical and Historical Library]<br>119 Church Street<br>Vidalia, GA 30474 | |||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Georgia counties, use the nine inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Eight of these inventories are available at the Family History Library. | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Georgia counties, use the nine inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Eight of these inventories are available at the Family History Library. {{FHL|312755|subject_id|disp=Inventory of the County Archives of Georgia}} | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||