Georgia Archives and Libraries

The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers:

Georgia Department of Archives and History

(Currently the "Georgia Archives") 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Phone: 678 364-3700 Internet: http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/

Two helpful guides to the collection are:


 * Georgia Department of Archives and History.A Preliminary Guide to Eighteenth-Century Records Held by the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Atlanta, Georgia. The Department, 1976. (Family History Library book 975.8 A3pg; microfiche 6100334.)
 * Davis, Robert Scott, Jr. Research in Georgia. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1981. (Family History Library book 975.8 D27d.)

National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta) 5780 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Telephone: 770-968-2100 Fax: 770-968-2547 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/southeast/

Georgia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 38066 Atlanta, GA 30334 Internet: http://www.gagensociety.org/

Georgia Historical Society Library 501 Whitaker Street Savannah, GA 31499 Internet: http://www.georgiahistory.com/containers/2

Washington Memorial Library Middle Georgia Regional Library 1180 Washington Avenue Macon, GA 31201 Internet: http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/library/

John E. Ladson Jr. Genealogical and Historical Library 119 Church Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Internet: http://www.ohoopeelibrary.org/ladson.htm

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.

Web Sites
The following sites are important gateways:

The USGenWeb Project
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.

Roots-L
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/

A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.

FamilySearch™
www.familysearch.org

FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.