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University of Georgia Main Library Contact Information E-mail:  Ask a question form Address: Main Library 320 S. Jackson Street Athens, GA 30602-1641 Hargrett Special Collections 300 S. Hull Street Athens, GA 30602 Telephone:  Main Library 706-542-3251;  Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-7123 Fax:  Hargrett Special Collections 706-542-0672 Hours and holidays: Main Library Mon-Thu 7:30am - 2am; Fri 7:30am - 9pm; Sat 10am - 7pm; Sun 1pm - 2am Special Collections Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm; Sat 1pm - 5pm; Sun Closed UGA holidays Directions, parking, maps, and public transportation: Main Library Driving directions Parking Google map: UGA Main Library University campus shuttle bus route map Athens Transit has two bus routes that stop at the Main Library. See Route 27 - Barnett Shoals/Cedar Shoals, and Route 28 — College Station. The Multi-Modal Transportation Center, where all Athens Transit buses stop, is a 15 minute walk (less than a mile) from the UGA Main Library. Hargrett Special Collections Driving directions Parking, and public transportation Google map: UGA Hargrett Special Collections Internet sites and databases: University of Georgia Libraries search tools, services, libraries and collections, research help, about us, contact us, catalog, news and events. GIL Library catalog online searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, series, ISBN, ISSN, or date. Also available in WorldCat. Online Resources University of Georgia Libraries, GILFind - UGA Libraries catalog, Digital Library of Georgia, New Georgia Encyclopedia, Civil Rights Digital Library, Brown Media Archives @ UGA - YouTube Channel, Hargrett Library Digital Collections, Russell Library Digital Collections. Collection Description They have the largest collection in the state of manuscripts about early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers. Both the Main Library, and the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (in the Russell Special Collections Building) contain genealogical materials. Main Library users have access to the databases of the Ancestry.com library edition, and how-to guides for Georgia family history. The Main Library also has published and newspaper vital records and obituaries. Military records include Revolutionary War, and Civil War records such as Confederate and Union rosters, and unit histories. They also hold both American and old Georgia newspapers, and federal census records for the southeastern states 1790 to 1920. This library serves as Georgia's regional depository for documents published by the Federal government as well as the official depository for documents published by the State of Georgia. Hargrett Special Collections is focused on Georgia history and culture, including rare books and Georgiana, historical manuscripts, photographs, maps, broadsides, the University of Georgia archives, performing arts, and natural history. Holdings date from the 15th century. Rare books and Georgiana have a comprehensive collection of published works on Georgia. There are about 1,500 historical maps covering the 1500s-1900s, and United Daughters of the Confederacy rosters. To use Special Collections all researchers are asked to register. Tips Services for vistors. Research Registration All researchers are required to register for an online Special Collections Research Account. Guides Genealogy Guide Main library reference, Special Collections, websites, other local libraries, suggestions for searching GIL for genealogy, obituaries, military records, newspapers, and census records. Archival Research @ UGA Special Collections: A How-To Guide what are archives?, how do I do archival research?, things to know before you go, what's so special about UGA's Special Collections? Alternate Repositories If you cannot visit or find a record at the University of Georgia Main 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. National Archives at Atlanta federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers lists, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, and workshops. 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 Coweta County Genealogical Society Research Library, have the best set of family folders in Georgia. They also have Civil War records, DAR and Revolutionary War records, pension and bounty land records, immigration indexes, censuses, church records and histories. Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library, Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection. 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. Neighboring Collections Thomas County Health Department, Thomasville, birth and death records. Thomas County Clerk of the Probate Court, Thomasville, marriage and probate records. Thomas County Clerk of the Superior Court, Thomasville, divorce and court records since 1919, and land records since 1826. Thomas County Public Library Thomas County Coroner suspicious deaths. Repositories in surrounding counties  in Georgia:  Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, in Florida:  Jefferson, and Leon. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library, large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA. They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers. 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. Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links. DeKalb History Center, Decatur, subject files, biographical files, cemetery index, maps, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban directories. Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives. 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. Georgia Salzburger Society, Rincon, histories, journals, genealogical records, and church histories. Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia, Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records. University of Georgia Main Library, Athens, largest collection for early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers. Repositories in other surrounding states: Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Family History 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, Mormon records. Many Georgia Archives  microfilms are also available at branch FamilySearch Centers  in local LDS churches, and described in their online FamilySearch Catalog. 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. Neighboring Collections County Vital Records Office City Vital Records Office County Archives County Orphan's Court County Probate Court County Recorder County Coroner U.S. District Court County and local historical societies County and local genealogical societies Public Libraries Museums and heritage societies Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] State Vital Records Office State Historical Society State Genealogical Society University Libraries Church archives Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA] Sources