Georgia Biographies
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Georgia Biography
Georgia Archives
A large collection of early twentieth-century biographical questionnaires was microfilmed at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. The set is arranged alphabetically and is at the Family History Library FHL films 288169-83. This collection primarily includes biographies of prominent Georgians. The collection is indexed in the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly, 20 (1984): 141-169, 199-234 (see the "Georgia Periodicals" article).
Family History Library
Statewide, regional, and county histories often have biographical sections. The Family History Library also has biographical collections of politicians, lawyers, colonial clergymen, and other notable citizens.
Biographical Encyclopedias for Georgia
- Northen, William J. Men of Mark in Georgia. Seven Volumes. 1907-12. Reprint (Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1974) microfilms 962882-85, book 975.8 D3n
- Knight, Lucian Lamar. A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians. Six Volumes. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1917) FHL microfilms 1425701-02, book 975.8 H2k Volumes 4-6 are biographical.
State and County Biographies
To access Georgia biographies available through the Family History Library, see the FHL catalog Place-names search for:
- GEORGIA - BIOGRAPHY
- GEORGIA - BIOGRAPHY-INDEXES
- GEORGIA, [COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY
Web Sites
- Access Genealogy - Georgia Biographies
- GeneaSearch-Georgia Biographies
- University of Georgia Research Guide
- Digital Library of Georgia - Georgia Biography