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Georgia Genealogical and Historical Societies

Historical Organizations and Resources in Georgia

• Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society – Metro Atlanta Chapter
• Alpharetta Historical Society, Inc.
• American History and Genealogy Project - Georgia
• Augusta Genealogical Society, Inc.
• Bartow County Genealogical Society
• Carroll County Genealogical Society
• Central Georgia Genealogical Society
• Cherokee County Historical Society
• Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society
• Cobb County Genealogical Society, Inc.
• Coweta County Genealogical Society, Inc.
The society has a fairly extensive Research Library located in the old passenger depot in Grantville. It has a good selection of materials covering Coweta Co., other Georgia counties
• DeKalb Historical Society Cemetery Database
• East Georgia Genealogical Society [formerly the Piedmont Regional Genealogy Society]
• Genealogical Computer Society of Georgia
• Georgia Genealogical Society (return to home page)
• Georgia Historical Society
• The Georgia Salzburger Society - Early settlers of Georgia of Salzburger origin & their descendants
• The Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton Counties, Inc.
• Gwinnett Historical Society
• Haralson County Historical Society
• Huxford Genealogical Society "Covering the Wiregrass Area of South Georgia, North Florida and Eastern U. S."
• Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia
• Marble Valley Historical Society (Pickens County,Georgia)
• Muscogee County Genealogical Society
• Northwest Georgia Historical & Genealogical Society
• Paulding County Historical Society and the Paulding County Museum
• Piedmont Regional Genealogical Society[now called the East Georgia Genealogy Society]
• Polk County Historical Society
• Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society
• Thomaston-Upson Archives
• Trail of Tears Association, Georgia Chapter
• Troup County Archives
• Warsaw Cemetery & Church Preservation Association
• Walker County African-American Historical & Alumni Association
• Wiregrass Genealogical Society

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Georgia Lineage Societies

• The Georgia Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
• Georgia Society of Mayflower Descendants
• Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims
• Georgia Society of the Colonial Dames, XVII Century
• Colonial Dames of America
• Huguenot Society of Georgia
• The Geogia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
• The Georgia State Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
• The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Georgia
• Sons of the Confederacy, Georgia Chapter
• United Daughters of the Confederacy, Georgia Division

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Libraries and Archives

• Atlanta History Center-Archives
• Athens-Clarke County Library
• Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library - Family Tree Online - Scottish Clan information
• Georgia Department of Archives & History
• The John E. Ladson, Jr. Genealogical Library - Vidalia, Georgia
• Middle Georgia Regional Library - Genealogy & History Room
• Directory of Georgia Library Homepages

Published Resources (Books, Microform & CDs)

• Appleton's Books & Genealogy
• Barnette's Family Tree Book Company
• Georgia Pioneers
• Heritage Papers
• Books by Michal Farmer
• Okefenokee Press, in Folkston, Georgia
• R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation
  promoting genealogical research and study in Georgia in conjunction with GGS & Georgia Department of Archives & History.
• Old Edgefield Publishing Company

Georgia Reference Topics

• The American Revolution in Georgia
• Civil War in Georgia
    Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site
    Paulding County Historical Society & Museum
• Georgia GenWeb -List of all Georgia counties with links to their county pages
• Georgia History
• Milton County Resources

Directories

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Non-Georgia Specific

Societies in Neighboring States

• Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Jacksonville, Florida
  

Educational Opportunities

• Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research (with Samford University)
• National Institute on Genealogical Research (at the National Archives)
• Regional In-depth Genealogcial Studies Alliance (RIGSA)

Ethnic Topics

• African American Genealogy Resources
• Afrigeneas Webpage
• Cherokee Cousins
• Jewish Genealogy

Genealogy "How To" & Reference Topics

•  Finding Passenger Lists 1820-1940s (arrivals at US Ports)
•  Microfilm Roll Numbers for USA Passenger Arrival Records (includes both National Archives & Family History Library roll numbers)
•  How to Find World War One Draft Cards 1917-1918 (includes info on how to obtain them on microfilm from the FHL)
•  Finding US Naturalization Records (a genealogy guide)
• Ancestors - the PBS series - has downloadable genealogical forms and charts
• Center for Life Stories Preservation- many links to veterans & military history
• Deciphering Old Handwriting
• Genealogy Lessons - RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees
• Getting Started Researching Your Family History
• Language Dictionaries
• Maps, Gazateers, & Place Names
• Geographic Nameserver - Find the county in which a town is located.
• Historical Maps of the U. S. [big files--take your time and enjoy your search]
• U. S. Gazetteer
• U.S. Maps
• Obituaries, Tombstones, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, etc.:
• Obituary Coding -- find out how you can help with the establishment of a coding system that lists the newspaper, location and publication date of the obituary. This project needs lots of volunteers!
• Obituary Daily Times
• Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA
• The Tombstone Transcription Project
• Cemeteries, Funeral Homes & Obituaries at Cyndi's List

Libraries and Archives

• Allen County Public Library - Genealogy resources
• DAR Library
• The Family History Library Where is the nearest Family History Center?
• Library of Congress
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Search NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL)
• National Genealogical Society

Military Topics

• Civil War (1861-1865)
• Cemetery lists of Civil War burials - from The U. S. Civil War Center
• Civil War Women - Primary Sources on the Internet

National Societies and Organizations

• Association of Professional Genealogists
• Board for Certification of Genealogists
• Federation of Genealogical Societies "Linking the Genealogical Community"
• National Genealogical Society
• GenTech
• New England Historic Genealogical Society

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