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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="HGSI">[https://www.huxford.com/ Home] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2015).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="HGSI">[https://www.huxford.com/ Home] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2015).</ref> [mailto:huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="HGSI" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="HGSI" /> | ||
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:Street address: 20 S. College St.<br>Mailing address: P.O. Box 595<br>Homerville, GA 31634<br><br> | :Street address: 20 S. College St.<br>Mailing address: P.O. Box 595<br>Homerville, GA 31634<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="HGSI" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="HGSI" /> 912-487-2310<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="HGSI" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="HGSI" /> Thursday through Friday 9-12, and 1-5; holiday closures: New Years, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas. <br> | ||
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Huxford+Genealogical+Library/@31.0353126,-82.7556646,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88efb7936447f233:0xb40a7d25dca7fea0 Google map: Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]'''<br> | '''[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Huxford+Genealogical+Library/@31.0353126,-82.7556646,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88efb7936447f233:0xb40a7d25dca7fea0 Google map: Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]'''<br> | ||
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*[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection. | *[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]], Moultrie, emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection. | ||
*[[Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]] good collection of southern states family history material such as immigration records, marriages and deaths, Internet access, censuses, and state and county histories.<ref name="RW">[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lostalbro/res.htm Library Resources] in ''The Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref> | *[[Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]] good collection of southern states family history material such as immigration records, marriages and deaths, Internet access, censuses, and state and county histories.<ref name="RW">[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lostalbro/res.htm Library Resources] in ''The Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts 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>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> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[http://okrls.org/clinch/ Clinch County Public Library] | *[http://okrls.org/clinch/ Clinch County Public Library] | ||
*[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!coroner/cerc Clinch County Coroner] suspicious deaths. | *[http://www.clinchcountyga.com/#!coroner/cerc Clinch County Coroner] suspicious deaths. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties ''''' '''in Georgia:''' [[Atkinson County, Georgia Genealogy|Atkinson]], [[Echols County, Georgia Genealogy|Echols]], [[Lanier County, Georgia Genealogy|Lanier]], [[Ware County, Georgia Genealogy|Ware]], '''in Florida: ''' [[Baker County, Florida Genealogy|Baker]], and [[Columbia County, Florida Genealogy|Columbia]]. | ||
*[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref> | *[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref> | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
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*[[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. | ||
*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/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> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 17 October 2023
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 912-487-2310 Hours and holidays:[1] Thursday through Friday 9-12, and 1-5; holiday closures: New Years, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas. Google map: Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Their genealogical collection covers the southeast United States well.[2] Founded with the research notes from Judge Folks Huxford that led to the publication of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia. Also includes 26,000 books, 4,000 microfilms and microfiche, 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida, family histories, immigration records, state books, lineage society information, self-help books, and genealogical periodicals. This is one of the largest privately owned genealogical libraries in the United States.[3] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a record at the Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library, a similar record may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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