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*[http://sos.georgia.gov/archives The Georgia Archives]<br>5800 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br>Phone: 678 364-3700<br>The Georgia Archives identifies and preserves Georgia's most valuable historical documents. | *[http://sos.georgia.gov/archives The Georgia Archives]<br>5800 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, GA 30260<br>Phone: 678 364-3700<br>The Georgia Archives identifies and preserves Georgia's most valuable historical documents. | ||
[http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ Georgia's Virtual Vault] provides virtual access to historic Georgia manuscripts, photographs, maps, and government records housed in the state archives. It includes Colonial will books, Confederate pension appplications, County maps, County tax digests, Georgia death certificates, headright and bounty plats, marriage records, Spanish- | [http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ Georgia's Virtual Vault] provides virtual access to historic Georgia manuscripts, photographs, maps, and government records housed in the state archives. It includes Colonial will books, Confederate pension appplications, County maps, County tax digests, Georgia death certificates, headright and bounty plats, marriage records, Spanish-American War service summary cards and more. | ||
Two helpful guides to the collection are: | Two helpful guides to the collection are: | ||
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*[http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/library Washington Memorial Library]<br>Middle Georgia Regional Library<br>1180 Washington Avenue<br>Macon, GA 31201 | *[http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/library Washington Memorial Library]<br>Middle Georgia Regional Library<br>1180 Washington Avenue<br>Macon, GA 31201 | ||
*[http://www.ohoopeelibrary.org/ladson.htm John E. Ladson Jr. Genealogical and Historical Library]<br>119 Church Street<br>Vidalia, GA 30474 | *[http://www.ohoopeelibrary.org/ladson.htm John E. Ladson Jr. Genealogical and Historical Library]<br>119 Church Street<br>Vidalia, GA 30474 | ||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Georgia counties, use the nine inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Eight of these inventories are available at the Family History Library. | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Georgia counties, use the nine inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Eight of these inventories are available at the Family History Library. In the FamilySearch Catalog do a title search for "Inventory of the county archives of Georgia." | ||
=== Societies === | === Societies === | ||
*[http://www.gagensociety.org/ Georgia Genealogical Society]<br>P.O. Box 38066<br>Atlanta, GA 30334 | *[http://www.gagensociety.org/ Georgia Genealogical Society]<br>P.O. Box 38066<br>Atlanta, GA 30334 | ||
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The following sites are important gateways: | The following sites are important gateways: | ||
*[[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]<br>A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country. | |||
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||