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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>  


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


They have very good book, surname folder, genealogy, newspaper, and oral history collections.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The genealogy room offers local histories, yearbooks, microfilm of local newspapers, and numerous other helpful resources.<ref name="Deca" />
They have very good book, surname folder, genealogy, newspaper, and oral history collections.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The genealogy room offers local histories, yearbooks, microfilm of local newspapers, and numerous other helpful resources.<ref name="Deca" />  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.<ref name="DB33" />  
*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection.<ref name="DB33" />  
*[[Ladson Genealogical Library]], Vidalia, primarily a book collection, but their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.<ref name="DB33" /> Also has historic photos and school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties.<ref>[http://www.ohoopeelibrary.com/Pages/lib-ladson.html Ladson Genealogical Library] in ''Ohoopee Regional Library System'' (accessed 8 Janary 2016)</ref>  
*[[Ladson Genealogical Library]], Vidalia, primarily a book collection, but their genealogical sources cover the entire Atlantic seaboard.<ref name="DB33" /> Also has historic photos and school records of Toombs and Montgomery counties.<ref>[http://www.ohoopeelibrary.com/Pages/lib-ladson.html Ladson Genealogical Library] in ''Ohoopee Regional Library System'' (accessed 8 Janary 2016)</ref>  
*[[Washington Memorial Library]], Macon, one of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.<ref name="DB33" /> 32,000 volumes, 24,000 microfilms with an emphasis on the 13 American colonies, the American Revolutionary War, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.<ref>[http://www.bibblib.org/genealogy-archives/ The Genealogical and Historical Room] in ''Middle George Regional 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 name="DB33">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL 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>  
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*[http://www.decaturcountyga.gov/departments-agencies/clerk-of-court-and-court-information/ Decatur County Clerk of the Probate Court], Bainbridge, county marriages since 1823, and probate records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 85. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FHL|2364314|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[http://www.decaturcountyga.gov/departments-agencies/clerk-of-court-and-court-information/ Decatur County Clerk of the Probate Court], Bainbridge, county marriages since 1823, and probate records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 85. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FHL|2364314|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>  
*[http://decaturclerk.com/ Decatur County Clerk of the Superior Court], Bainbridge, land records, divorces, and court records since 1823.<ref name="HBG" />  
*[http://decaturclerk.com/ Decatur County Clerk of the Superior Court], Bainbridge, land records, divorces, and court records since 1823.<ref name="HBG" />  
*[https://www.facebook.com/DecaturCountyHistoricalAndGenealogicalSociety Decatur County Historical and Genealogical Society], Bainbridge, Facebook page.
*[https://www.facebook.com/DecaturCountyHistoricalAndGenealogicalSociety Decatur County Historical and Genealogical Society], Bainbridge, Facebook page.  
*[http://www.gamd.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-locations/newark U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia], Albany, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy case files of Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Crisp, '''Decatur''', Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Schley, Seminole Sumter, Terrell, Turner, Webster, and Worth counties.  
*[http://www.gamd.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-locations/newark U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia], Albany, recent civil, criminal, and bankruptcy case files of Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Crisp, '''Decatur''', Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Schley, Seminole Sumter, Terrell, Turner, Webster, and Worth counties.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''&nbsp; '''in Georgia:''' [[Baker County, Georgia Genealogy|Baker]], [[Grady County, Georgia Genealogy|Grady]], [[Miller County, Georgia Genealogy|Miller]], [[Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy|Mitchell]], [[Seminole County, Georgia Genealogy|Seminole]], '''in Florida:''' [[Gadsden County, Florida Genealogy|Gadsden]], and [[Jackson County, Florida Genealogy|Jackson]].  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''&nbsp; '''in Georgia:''' [[Baker County, Georgia Genealogy|Baker]], [[Grady County, Georgia Genealogy|Grady]], [[Miller County, Georgia Genealogy|Miller]], [[Mitchell County, Georgia Genealogy|Mitchell]], [[Seminole County, Georgia Genealogy|Seminole]], '''in Florida:''' [[Gadsden County, Florida Genealogy|Gadsden]], and [[Jackson County, Florida Genealogy|Jackson]].  
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