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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Home">[http://dekalbhistory.org/ Home] in ''DeKalb History Center'' (accessed 13 January 2016).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Home">[http://dekalbhistory.org/ Home] in ''DeKalb History Center'' (accessed 13 January 2016).</ref> [mailto:archives@dekalbhistory.org archives@dekalbhistory.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Home" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Home" /> | ||
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:101 E. Court Square<br>Decatur, Georgia 30030<br><br> | :101 E. Court Square<br>Decatur, Georgia 30030<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Home" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Home" /> 404-373-1088<br>'''Fax:''' 404-373-8287<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="AR" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="AR" /> | ||
*'''''Office Hours:''''' | *'''''Office Hours:''''' Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm. <br> | ||
*'''''Archives:''''' '' | *'''''Archives:''''' '' Appointments recommended'' Tue-Thu 10am - Noon, and 1 - 4pm. | ||
*'''''Museum Hours: | *'''''Museum Hours: ''''' Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm. | ||
*'''''[http://dekalbhistory.org/dekalb_history_center_archives.htm Holiday closures]'''''. | *'''''[http://dekalbhistory.org/dekalb_history_center_archives.htm Holiday closures]'''''. | ||
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*'''''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dekalb+History+Center+Museum/@33.7751224,-84.2986737,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f5073e75fc4bfd:0x63f5425ba2131ec0 Google map: DeKalb History Center]'''''<br> | *'''''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dekalb+History+Center+Museum/@33.7751224,-84.2986737,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f5073e75fc4bfd:0x63f5425ba2131ec0 Google map: DeKalb History Center]'''''<br> | ||
*'''''[http://dekalbhistory.org/dekalb_history_center_about.htm Directions and Parking]'''''<br> | *'''''[http://dekalbhistory.org/dekalb_history_center_about.htm Directions and Parking]'''''<br> | ||
*'''''Public transportation: | *'''''Public transportation: ''''' The Atlanta [http://www.itsmarta.com/ MARTA] rail [http://www.itsmarta.com/EW-overview.aspx East–West (blue) line] stops in downtown '''Decatur''' square, just one block east of the DeKalb History Center. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area Family History Centers], allows patrons to view limited-access FamilySearch databases. | *[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area Family History Centers], allows patrons to 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:''''' [[Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy|Clayton]], [[Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy|Forsyth]], [[Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy|Fulton]], [[Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy|Gwinnett]], [[Henry County, Georgia Genealogy|Henry]], and [[Rockdale County, Georgia Genealogy|Rockdale]]. | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[[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 Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives. | ||
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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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL 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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL 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]]. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library], Salt Lake City, | *[https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library 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, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many '''''Georgia Archives ''''' microfilms are also available at branch '''''[[Introduction to Family History Centers|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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  Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] archives@dekalbhistory.org Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 404-373-1088 Hours and holidays:[2]
Map, directions, parking, and public transportation:[2]
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Biographical files, maps, DeKalb County cemetery index, oral histories, many church records and histories, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, county records, Sanborn fire insurance maps, DeKalb County books such as memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban city directories, family and business papers, Confederate widows, deeds, social clubs, and schools.[2] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot find the record you seek through the DeKalb History Center, a similar record may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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