Tips and resources compiled by Clayton County Headquarters Library reference staff.
Finding Your Family on the Internet
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Call Number: 929.9 Otterson, Michael
Genealogy Worksheets
Printable worksheets to help you get started.
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Local Resources
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Some Genealogy Resources at Clayton County Headquarters Library
List of genealogy resources (microfilm, microfiche, periodicals, etc.) that may be found at Clayton County Headquarters Library
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The Online Genealogy Handbook
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Call Number: 929.1 SCHEPP, BRAD
Tips for Starting Genealogy Research
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Atlanta History Center
Address: 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: 404-814-4000
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African America Culture and History
Address: 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-730-4001
Clayton County Headquarters Library
Address: 865 Battle Creek Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone: 770-473-3850
Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton Counties
Address: 71 Macon Street, McDonough, GA 30253
Phone: 770-954-1456
Georgia Archives
Address: 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
Phone: 678-364-3700
LDS Church Family History Center
Address: 2100 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone: 770-477-5985
Middle Georgia Archives
Washington Memorial Library
Address: 1180 Washington Avenue, Macon, Georgia 31201
Phone: 478-744-0800
National Archives, Southeast Region
Address: 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
Phone: 770-968-2100
University of Georgia - Hargrett Library
Address: University of Georgia, Hargrett Library, Athens, Georgia 30602
Phone: 706-542-3251
These commercial sites are only fully available for a fee if you access them directly, but you can access them for free through the library's site with your Clayton County Library Card.
Ancestry.com
Includes U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930. This collection also contains more than 1,000 historical maps, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and assorted Civil War documents. In Library Use only. (A free, limited edition of this database is available at www.ancestry.com, but the full version is available from our branches.) (GALILEO Password Required)
Heritage Quest Online
1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census with complete original images, plus many head-of-household name indexes, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Freedmans Bank Records and more. Remote access is available. (GALILEO Password Required)
Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
This database is the result of the African Origins Project based out of Emory University, an endeavor to trace the geographic origins of Africans transported in the transatlantic slave trade. It provides information on almost 35,000 slaving voyages between 1514-1886 that forcibly embarked over 10 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The African Names Database identifies over 67,000 African men, women, and children, including name, age, gender, origin, and place of embarkation. A section on assessing the slave trade provides statistics, a timeline, and maps that track the flow of the slave trade over time. (GALILEO Password Required)
American Family Immigration History Center
25 million immigrant arrival records from the Ellis Island Archives, including passenger lists, manifests and ship information.
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Clayton County history, maps and genealogy links.
Digital Library of Georgia Resource Guide
An excellent guide to genealogy resources specific to Georgia. (Note that the African American Biographical Database and African American Newspapers are not part of the Clayton County Library System's GALILEO subscription.)
AfriGeneas - African Ancestral Genealogy
Afrigeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general.
Afro-Louisiana History History and Genealogy Research: 1719-1820
A free, searchable database of historic Louisiana slave records.
British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid
Bureau of Land Management - US Department of the Interior
Christine's Genealogy - African American Resources
Cyndi's List
A comprehensive index of genealogy resources on the internet.
Donna Speer Ristenblatt Genealogy
Family Search
Several databases may be searched simultaneously, Including Social Security records, privately compiled indexes and Census data. There is also a useful Research Guide for novice genealogists.
Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies
Genealogical GEDCOM Server System
JewishGen
JewishGen Inc. is a primary internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide.
RootsWeb
The free version of Ancestry.com contains extensive interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories, message boards and an electronic mailing list (list serve).
Scottish Roots Ancestral Research Service
U.S. GenWeb Project
A non-commercial volunteer organization dedicated to free genealogical research in the U.S. and abroad. Another excellent guide for novice researchers is included.
United Kingdom Government's Official Archives
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Book - Reference Use Only Online Database Available Through GALILEO - Password Required
Online Database Available Through the Library - Clayton County Library Card Required Web Site Other Type of Resource
