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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
• Douglas County Genealogical Society
  Meetings at Heritage Baptist Church, 8800 Rose Avenue, Douglasville,
• Duluth, GA Historical Society - Historic Strickland House
  The Duluth, GA Historical Society is located in the Historic Strickland House. The home, dated 1898, was the original home of Alice Strickland, first female mayor of Duluth, GA. The Strickland House was also the first hospital in Duluth and eventually Alice's grand-daughter, Alice Strickland Ziegler, started the first Gwinnett Humane Society.
• 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
• Historical Society of Forsyth County
  Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month at the Old School House, 101 School Street, Cumming, GA 30040. Visitors are welcome. Call 678-455-7260 for more details.
• 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
  Captain John Collins Chapter Sons of the American Revolution (Marietta, GA)
• 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
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Dept of Ga. and S.C.
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Kennesaw Mountain Camp #3
• 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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