Compiled by: John Wilcox (April 2001)
Updated by: Anna M. Van Scoyoc (January 2003)

The Augusta Genealogical Society Library has placed online Kathy Jarvis' "Georgia Bibliography" of print materials helpful to Georgia genealogists.

Austin, Jeannette Holland. 30,638 Burials in Georgia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1995. (Georgia Room F285.A887 1995, third floor) The list was compiled from headstones and markers in 600 cemeteries located in nearly 100 Georgia counties.

Brooke, Ted O. Georgia Genealogical Workbook. La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987. (Main Ref F285.B7570 1987 and Georgia Room F285.B75 1987, third floor)  Covers basic sources and techniques. Includes data checklists. Provides some listings of library holdings.

Colonial Records of the State of Georgia. Atlanta: Franklin Printing and Publishing,1984-. (Georgia Room F281.C7191, third floor; also in 4th floor stacks) An index is shelved with the set in the Georgia Room and in Main Reference.

Dorsey, James Edward. Georgia Genealogy and Local History: A Bibliography.  Georgia Room,  Z1273.D67; also in Main Reference)  A directory of  county organizations and resources.

Flocks, Sally, comp. Directory of Georgia's Historical Organizations and Resources. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Archives and History, Secretary of State'sOffice, 1997. (Georgia Ref GA S700.A7 S1 D5 1997). Located in Georgia Documents Reference in Main Ref. No longer published in hard copy, the latest edition is only available on the Georgia Secretary of State's home page at http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/ghrab/dir/dir.htm.  Organized by county.

Georgia Research Outline  http://www.familysearch.org/   Click on "find other web sites containing family history information"; click on "Places"; and finally, click on "Georgia."  Describes major sources of information about families from Georgia.

Hehir, Donald M. Georgia Families: A Bibliographic Listing. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1993. (Georgia Room F285.H44 1993, third floor) Contains bibliographies of families with Georgia connections.

Palgon, Gary M. Genealogical Resources in the Atlanta Area. Atlanta: [s.n.], c1994. (Georgia Room F294.A853A27 1994, third floor) Lists archives, government institutions and libraries for genealogical research in and around Atlanta, including Family History Centers and Atlanta Jewish sources.

Schweitzer, George K.  Georgia Genealogical Research.  Knoxville, TN:  [s.n.]. c1995.  (Main Ref F285.S38 1995)  Focuses on the records for the state and each county.

Stewart, Roma Jones.  Africans in Georgia, 1870.  Chicago:  Homeland Publications, c1993.  (Georgia Room F285.S74 1993, third floor)  Names of African-born and foreign-born African-Americans from the 1870 census.

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Ancestor Roster / Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Atlanta: The Division, 1992-1995.(Georgia Room E483.5.G35, third floor)  UDC members provide information on their ancestors.

________. Membership Roster: A-Z: November 1895-July 15, 1995 / Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Atlanta: The Division, 1995.(Georgia Room E483.5.G35 1995, third floor)  Provides a listing of UDC members and their ancestors.

________. Roster of Confederate Graves / Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Atlanta: The Division, 1995. (Georgia Room E548.U55 1995, third floor)  Includes cemetery information for Georgians who served for the Confederacy.

University of Georgia Hargrett Library Georgia Online Resources. URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/garoom/eresources/elecres.html  Useful online materials and links for Georgia genealogy.

Warnock, Robert Holcomb. Georgia Sources for Family History. Atlanta: Georgia Genealogical Society, 1995. (Main Ref F285.W276 1995 and Georgia Room F285.W276 1995, third floor)  Has 550 entries, public and private sources, arranged by county.

Ancestry Library Edition. URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zual Ancestry Magazine's site includes the following free databases: Social Security Death Index, American MarriageRecords (before 1800) and Early American Immigration Library.research.

Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo.  The Genealogy Sourcebook.  Los Angeles:  Lowell House, c1998. (Main Ref CS44.C39 1998)  The basics on getting started in genealogical research.

Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online: Researching Your Roots. New York: McGraw Hill, c1996. (Main Ref CS21.C68 1996) Outlines use of electronic sources, including bulletin boards, discussion lists, World Web Web, online library catalogs, LDS data and CD-ROM products.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.  URL:  http://www.cyndislist.com/  The largest collection of genealogy links anywhere on the Web.

Everton, George. Handy Book for Genealogists. Logan, UT: Everton, c1999. (Main Ref CS47.E9 1999) Provides information on resources in each state.

Fitzhugh, Terrick. The Dictionary of Genealogy. London: A & C Black, 1998.  (Main Ref CS6.F58 1998)  Has brief definitions and descriptions of sources, terms, types of research, etc.

Genealogy Research in the UGA Main Library. URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/researchcentral/subjectguides/genealogy.html. An overview of how to do research in the UGA Main Library, including maps.

Gensite.  URL: http://www.genealogy.org/  This section of RootsWeb.com provides links to genealogical collections, events databases, census information and to a variety of genealogical societies.

Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. (Main Ref CS47.G73 2000) Gives an overview of genealogical research. Describes the various types of sources and their use.

Meyerink, Kory L., ed.  Printed Sources:  A Guide to Published Genealogical Records.  Salt Lake City, UT:  Ancestry, c1998.  (Main Ref CS9.P65 1998)  A thorough compilation of U.S. print resources.

Mills, Elizabeth S.  Evidence!:  Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.  (Main Ref CS16.M63 1997)  How to correctly analyze and document your research.

National Genealogy Society Home Page.  URL: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/  The home page for one of the nation's most important genealogical societies.

Schaefer, Christina K. The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 1999. (Main Ref CS 14.S33 1999) Significant information on each state.

Szuchs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, Eds. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publications Company, 1997. (Main Ref CS49.S9 1997) A comprehensive guide to the sources and methods of genealogy. Includes samples of records and forms, checklists, bibliographies, and suggestions for handling various types of genealogical questions. Presents a section on computer genealogy together with a list of pertinent questions.

Wright, Raymond S. The Genealogist's Handbook: Modern Methods for Researching Family History. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995.  (Main Ref CS9.W74 1995)  Teaches the genealogist how to organize information for easy access. Covers sources on ancestors with special attention to African American and Native American sources.

Yahoo! Genealogy.  URL:http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/Genealogy/  A good place to begin for genealogy information on the World Wide Web, with information for the beginner and links to the most important sources for research.

genealogy

african americans or afro-americans

blacks (this heading is used for Black persons outside the United States.  Works on Blackpersons in the U.S. are entered under the heading Afro-Americans)

jews

cherokee indians,

swedish americans, irish americans, etc.

Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your British & Irish Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Ancestors. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. (Main Ref CS414.B38 1999) This directory includes U.S. and U.K. sources as well as sections on constructing a family tree, on adoptions and on Jewish records.

___________. In Search of Your European Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in Every Country in Europe. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.,1994. (Main Ref CS403.B39 1994)  Includes countries of the former Soviet Union.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. Directory of Family Associations.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996.  (Main Ref CS44.B45 1996)  United States directory of associations, reunions, newsletters, etc.

Brandt, Edward R, et.al. Germanic Genealogy: A Guide to Worldwide Sources and Migration Patterns. St. Paul: Germanic Genealogy Society, c1995.  (Main Ref CS614.G47 1995)  Covers all German-speaking countries. Includes American and European sources.

Byers, Paula K. African American Genealogical Sourcebook. New York: Gale Research, c1995. (Main Ref E185.96.A444 1995) Includes references to slave oral histories, plantation records and to
Freedman's Bureau records.

Cory, Kathleen.  Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry.  Edinburgh:  Polygon, 1996.  (Main Ref CS 464.C67 1996)

Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. Cherokee Connections: An Introduction to Genealogical Sources Pertaining to Cherokee Ancestors. Tacoma: Family Historian Books,c1995. (Main Ref E99.C5G66 1995)  Includes census, reservation, and Cherokee Nation records and an extensive bibliography.

Herber, Mark D.  Ancestral Trails:  The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co., c1997.  (Main Ref  CS414.H37 1998)  An in-depth handbook on how to make effective use of British genealogical documents and resources.

Hill, Edward E.  Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians.  Washington:  National Archives and Records Service,  General Services Administration, 1981.  (Main Ref Z1209.2.U5H54 1982)  A thorough guide to this rich source.  Includes record groups from all Federal agencies, removal records, and files of members of Congress.

Reid, Judith Prowse.  Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office:  A Guide for North Americans.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co., c1996.  (Main Ref CS49.R45 1996)  How to find and use resources in the UK Public Records Office.

Ryskamp, George R.  Finding Your Hispanic Roots.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co., c1997.  (Main Ref CS943.R97 1997)  How to use civil and church records in the U.S. and abroad.

Smith, Jessie Carney. Ethnic Genealogy: A Research Guide. Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press, 1983. (Main Ref CS49.E83 1983)  Includes chapters on how to do genealogical research for different ethnic groups and on the major resources in the United States.

Zubatsky, David S. and Irwin M. Berent.  Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories.  Teaneck, NJ:  Avotaynu, 1996.  (Main Ref CS31.Z855 1996)  Takes a family name approach.
 
 

Clegg, Michael Barren. Bibliography of Genealogy and Local History Periodicals with Union List of Major U.S. Collections. Fort Wayne: Allen County Public Library Foundation. (Main Ref CS9.C54 1990)  Gives library holdings for over 2000 U.S. and Canadian genealogical and local history periodicals.

United States. Library of Congress. Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. Supplements 1&2. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1972.(Main Ref Z5319.U53)  Arranged by family name. Includes works containing genealogical information as well as complete genealogies. Use together with A Complement to Genealogies inthe Library of Congress. (Main Ref Z5319.K35)

Boyer, Carl. Donald Lilnes Jacobus' Index to Genealogical Periodicals. Newhall, CA:C. Boyer, 1983. (Main Ref CS47.J320 1983)  Combines the Jacobus index into a single volume containing separate surname, place name, and topical indexes. Includes a key to indexed periodicals.

Clegg, Michael Barren. Bibliography of Genealogy and Local History Periodicals with Union List of Major U.S. Collections. Fort Wayne: Allen County Public Library Foundation. (Main Ref CS9.C54 1990)  Includes the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Newberry Library in Chicago and the Atlanta Public Library, among other major libraries.

Clegg, Michael Barren and Curt B. Witcher. Periodical Source Index. Fort Wayne: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1986-1997. (Main Ref CS1.P47)  A comprehensive place, subject, and surname index to current genealogical and local history periodicals received in the Genealogy Department of the Allen CountyPublic Library.

Genealogical Periodical Annual Index. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1980-1998. (Main Ref CS42.G467) Provides surname, locality, topic, and book review indexes to English-language periodicals. A list of journals covered is included.

Sperry, Kip. A Survey of American Genealogical Periodicals and Periodical Indexes.  Detroit: Gale, 1978. (Main Ref Z5313.U5S65)  Discusses types of periodical literature in which genealogical information can be located, how to use periodical indexes effectively, and includes chapters discussing standard indexes (Jacobus, Waldenmaier, etc.). Includes a list of selected journal titles and a listing of other sources.

Family archives

For family names, look under the specific family name (e.g., Wilson Family)

American Ancestry: Giving the Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of Independence, A.D. 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968.  (Main Ref CS43.A42) Short genealogies for each person named, including some biographical information in most cases. Each volume is separately indexed. Vol. 1 covers Albany, N.Y.,only. Vol. 2 covers Columbia County, N.Y. only. Vols. 3-4 cover all the states.

American Family Immigration History Center. Ellis Island On-line. URL: http://www.ellisisland.org/. According to the AFIHC, the site contains archival information on more than "22 million passengers and members of ships crews [who] entered the United States through Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924."

American Genealogist, Being a Catalogue of Family Histories...Published in America from 1771 to Date. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1971.(Main Ref Z5313.U5A7 1971)  Originally published in 1900.

Burke, John Bernard. Burke's American Families with British Ancestry: The Lineages of 1600 Families of British Origin Now Resident in the United States of America.  Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975. (Main Ref CS45.B78 1975)  Originally published in 1939. Provides brief factual entries for all families included.

_________. Burke's Family Index. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976. (Main Ref Z5313.G69B870)  A name index to Burke's sources.

Family History Center, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 706 Whitehead Rd., Athens, GA. Tel.: (706) 543-3052. Hours: Tue.: 6pm-9pm; Wed.:9am-9pm; Thurs.: 9:30am-1pm) Sat.: 12pm-4pm. Microfiche files of previous research (over 130 million names), persons doing current research, early Census indexes, and access to holdings of main library in Salt Lake City.

FamilySearch.  URL: http://www.familysearch.org/  The FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service gives you access to extensive genealogical resources gathered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints.  Includes Pedigree Resource file, a user-submitted collection of 10 million names, organized by families.

Hey, David, Ed. The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History. New York: Oxford University Press. (Main Ref CS9.O94 1996) Serves as a general starting point and dictionary of terms for local and family history.

Index to American Genealogies; and to Genealogical Material Contained in All Works...Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. Originally published in1900. (Main Ref Z5313.U5I5 1967)  A family name index to books, journals, and pamphlets.

Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States:  35,000 Microfilm References from the NSDAR Files and Elsewhere. Logan, UT:[s.n.], 1979. (Main Ref Z5313.U6A1345)  Arranged by family name. Contains two separate alphabetical sequences and bothshould be checked. Gives microfilm key numbers for LDS collection holdings.

MacKenzie, Georgia Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, in Which is Given the History, Genealogy, and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown... Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966.(Main Ref CS61.M22)  Contains extensive lineages of colonial families. Each volume is separately indexed.

Marshall, George W. The Genealogists' Guide. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. Originally published in 1903. (Main Ref Z5315.G69M42 1973)  A name index to histories and pedigrees of English families published in a variety of sources. Note: See also the supplement by Geoffrey Barrow, The Genealogist's Guide (Main Ref Z1361.G37M6 1966)

National Genealogical Society. Special Aids to Genealogical Research on SouthernFamilies. Washington: National Genealogical Society, 1962. (Georgia Room CS49.N20 1962, third floor)  Reprints from the National Genealogical Society Quarterly which help locate genealogical sources in southern states.

Parker, J. Carlyle. Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research. Turlock, CA: Marietta Publishing Co., 1996. (Main Ref Z733.C55P37 1996. Shelved after Main Ref CS49.S65 1984)  Explains how to use LDS facilities in Salt Lake City and at Family History Centers around the country.

RootsWeb.  URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/  The searchable surname list provides contact lists of others working on the same line.  Includes the genealogy web for states, including Georgia.

The collection includes CD-ROMs and books with published local deed, mortgage, estate, marriage, and court records, newspapers, military service records, directories, fire insurance maps, works by Athens residents and much more. There are CD-ROMs for family searches and substantial Georgia materials.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1995. (Main Ref KF8700.A19B46 1995) Includes information on whether search services are available and fees. Has cross references to former county names and lists alternate record locations.

Cote, Richard N. Local and Family History in South Carolina: A Bibliography. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981. (Z5313.U6 S630, second floor)  A wealth of information on South Carolina genealogical sources.

Filby, P. William. A Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985. (E180.F540 1985, fourth floor) Includes regional histories. The bibliography covers theses and dissertations, commission reports, society publications, and other ephemeral sources as well as published materials.

Genealogy and Local History. Sanford, NC: Microfilming Corporation of America. 1979-. (MFC CS47.G460, basement) See also Genealogy and Local History: Guide (CS47.G460, shelved in the microform area in the basement)The Guide provides information about the sources included and also contains name, title, geographic, and author indexes.

Hehir, Donald M. Carolina Families: A Bibliography of Books about North and South Carolina Families. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1994. (F253.H43 1994, 4th floor) Bibliographic information on over 1400 family names with Carolina connections.

Hey, David, Ed. The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. (Main Ref CS9.O94 1996)  Serves as a general starting point and dictionary of terms for local and family history.

Meyer, Mary Keysor. Meyer's Directory of Genealogical Societies in the U.S.A. and Canada, 1996-1997. Pasadena, MD: M.K. Meyer, c1996. (Main Ref CS44.M44 1996) Includes a section on special interests (e.g., ethnic, religious, geographic, adopted)and describes societies' special projects.

United States. Library of Congress. United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1975.(Main Ref Z1250.U59 1975)  This four volume set is arranged by region, state, city and county.

Groene, Bertram Hawthorne. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. Winston-Salem, NC:Blair, c1995. (Main Ref CD3047.G76 1995)  Introduces and describes the basic sources of information on individual Civil War soldiers. Includes sections on state and national archives.

Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903, vol. 1-2.Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. (Main Ref U11.U5H6 1965)  Summarizes military records of higher ranking officers and lists all officers.

________. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of Revolution, April, 1775 to December, 1783. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. (Main Ref E255.H48 1967) Summarizes officers' military service.

Henderson, Lillian, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865. Hapeville, GA: Longina & Potter, 1959-64. (Georgia Room E559.3.H496r, third floor) Index. (Georgia Room E559.3.H496r suppl., third floor) Not all units listed (e.g., cavalry).

Hewitt, Janet B.  The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865.  Wilmington, NC:  Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1995-.  (Main Ref E548.H4 1995)  A  multi-volume, alphabetical list of names, giving their units.

____________.  The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865.  Wilmington, NC:  BroadfootPublishing Co., 1997-.  (Main Ref E494.H4 1997)  Organized alphabetically by name for each state.

Horowitz, Lois A. A Bibliography of Military Name Lists from Pre-1675 to 1900: A Guide to Genealogical Sources. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990.(Main Ref CS68.H673 1990)  Designed to help identify a person through his military service in American wars from the 17th to the late 19th century.

Neagles, James C. Confederate Research Sources: A Guide to Archive Collections. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1986. (Main 3rd floor Georgia Room (Hargrett) E487.N420 1986)

_______________ U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1994.(Main Ref E181.N3446 1994)  Includes federal and state sources and a bibliography of sources which pertain to several states.

Powell, William Henry. List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779 to 1900... Detroit: Gale, 1967. (Main Ref U11.U5P7 1967) Includes volunteers in the Civil War and officers as of June 1, 1900.

Register of Federal United States Military Records: A Guide to Manuscript Sources Available at the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City and the National Archives in Washington, D.C., Vol. 1: 1775-1860. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books,1986. (Main Ref CS68.R44 1986)  Arranged by war, this index provides microfilm call numbers for names appearing in various types of records. Provides samples and descriptions of federal military records.

Schweitzer, George K. Civil War Genealogy. Knoxville, TN: Schweitzer, c1996. (Main Ref E494.S35 1996) Covers archives, national publications, state publications, local sources and military unit histories.

________War of 1812 Genealogy. Knoxville, TN: Schweitzer, c1995. (Main Ref E354.S45 1995) Enumerates military structure of the War and lists sources for records of the units involved.

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Ancestor Roster / Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Atlanta: The Division, 1992-1995.  (Georgia Room E483.5.G35, third floor)  Provides information on the ancestors of UDC members.

White, Virgil D. Index to Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files.  Waynesboro, TN:  National Historical Pub., c1996.  (Georgia Room E548.W45 1996, third floor.)

____________.  Index to Old Wars Pension Files, 1815-1926.  Waynesboro, TN:  National Historical Pub., c1993.  (Main CS68.W477 1993, fourth floor.)  Contain entries for the witnesses as well as veterans and their widows.  Gives county filed and unit information.

Many vital records published in newspapers and official periodicals are available in the Libraries. You should consult the online catalog GIL using the subject headings:

Information may also be located using the heading "(place name) genealogy."

Kemp, Thomas J. International Vital Records Handbook. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Main Ref CS42.7.K46 1994) Organized by country and U.S. state, this handbook provides guidelines and samples of forms used to acquire copies of vital records.

The Sourcebook of County Court Records: A Concise, Straightforward, and Informative Reference Manual to the Main and Secondary Repositories of American County Court House Records. Denver: BRB Publications, c1992. (Main Ref CS44.S67 1992) How and where to get vital records from U.S. county officials.

American Family Immigration History Center. Ellis Island On-line. URL: http://www.ellisisland.org/. According to the AFIHC, the site contains archival information on more than "22 million passengers and members of ships crews [who] entered the United States through Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924."

Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. (Main Ref CS61.C62 1988)  Supplement. (Main Ref CS61.C62 1988 Suppl.)  Arranged alphabetically by name of the emigrant. Sources are English court and other government records.

Colletta, John Philip. They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. (Main Ref CS49.C63 1993) A manual for finding and searching arrival records.

Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900. Detroit: Gale Research Co., c1988. (Main Ref CS47.F54P370 1988) Covers family names, place of departure, points of arrival, ship names, nationalities, etc.

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index: A Guide to Published Arrival Records of About 500 Passengers... Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1981- & Supplements. (Main Ref CS68.P36 1981 & Supps.) Covers books, articles and records lists. Consult the introduction and the guide on how to read a citation, pp. ix-xi.

Schaefer, Christina K.  Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Pub. Co., c1997.  (Main Ref CS68.S32 1997)  Organized by state and county.

Szucs, Loretto Dennis. They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998. (Main Ref CS47.S96 1998) Includes extensive directory information.

Tepper, Michael. American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam. Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993. (Main Ref CS49.T46 1993)  Discusses types of sources and their scope or limitations. Provides guidelines for use and search strategy.

United States. Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington: National Archives Trust Fund Board, U.S. General Services Administration. (Main Ref CS47.U540 1983)  Includes Custom Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service records.

Abate, Frank R., ed. Omni Gazetteer of the United States. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc.,c1991. (Main Ref Folio E154.O45 1991)This very complete, multi-volume set is organized by region.

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World.  New York:  Columbia University Press, c1998.  (Main Ref G103.5.C645 1998.  Main Reference Desk)  See also A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer or Geographical Dictionary of the World... (Main Ref G103.L765g 1895) for older names.

Krakow, Kenneth. Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins. Macon, GA: Winship Press, 1994. (Georgia Room F284.K72 1994) Learn how "Puddleville" became Adel.

Room, Adrian, comp. Place-Name Changes 1900-1991. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993. (Main Ref G103.5.R657 1993) Lists previous names, variant forms of names. Includes a bibliography of other sources.

A guide, Newspaper Indexes in the University of Georgia Libraries: A Geographical and Chronological Listing, is available in the rack at the entrance to the Main Reference Department.

The publications listed below will assist in identifying the names of U.S. newspapers, past and present:

American Newspapers, 1821-1936: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada. New York: Kraus Reprint Corporation, 1967. (Main Ref Folio PN4855.A43 1967. Shelved at Main Reference Desk--Media)  This arrangement is by state, then municipality. The entries contain the name, frequency and years of publication of U.S. newspapers.

The Georgia Newspaper Project Holdings List. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Libraries, 1991-. (Main Ref PN4897.G6S47. Shelved at Main Reference Desk)  An index of Georgia newspapers in microfilm at the UGA Main Library, arranged by geographic location.

Henritze, Barbara K. Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1995. (Main Ref PN4882.5.H46 1995)  An exhaustive list of historically Black Newspapers, but it does not identify where they are housed.

Littlefield, Daniel F. and James W. Parins. American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals, v.1-3. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984-(Main Ref PN4883.L57 1984)  Newspapers and periodicals from 1826-1985 are indexed by state and by tribe.

Newspapers in Microform. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1987-.(Main Ref PN4700.N43. Shelved at Main Reference Desk--Media) An index of old and new U.S. newspapers available from UMI.

United States Newspaper Program National Union List. Dublin, Ohio, 1993. (Main Ref MFC PN4855.U55 1993.  Shelved at Reference Desk--Media)  This microfiche set locates newspapers holdings microfilmed in the United States Newspaper Program (USNP).

The Main Library has census schedules dating back to 1790.  Schedules through 1920 are available for the southeastern states.  Many of these are indexed.  The indexes can be found by searching the online catalog by state (e.g., Georgia census).  Many of these indexes are located in the microform area in the basement of the Main Library.  Some general guides include:

Hamilton, Ann B. Researcher's Guide to United States Census Availability, 1790-1920. Bowie, MD:  Heritage Books, 1992.  (Main Ref  CS49.H36 1992)  Provides tables indicating what materials are available for each county.

Kemp, Thomas Jay. The American Census Handbook. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 2001. (Main Ref CS49.K4 2001) A directory of census information by state and county.

Lainhart, Ann S.  State Census Records.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.  (Main CS68.L356 1992 4th floor)

Library of Congress.  Census Library Project.  State Censuses:  An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken after the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States.  New York:  B. Franklin, 1969.  (Main Ref Z7554.U5U63 1969)  Contains content and location information on the special censuses conducted by the states and territories.

Neagles, James C.  The Library of Congress:  A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research.  Salt Lake City:  Ancestry Publications, c1990.  (Main Ref E180.N43 1990)  A comprehensive guide to the materials in the Library of Congress by subject and U.S. geographical region.

Schaefer, Christina K.  The Center:  A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Pub., c1996.  (Main Ref CS44.S33 1996)  How to make the most of Washington, DC, facilities.

Stemmons, John D.  The United States Census Compendium:  A Directory of Census Records, tax lists, poll lists, petitions, directories...  Logan, UT:  Everton Publishers, 1973.  (Main Ref Z1250.S83)  Goes beyond the basic census documents and gives locations of information.

United States.  National Archives and Records Services.  The Genealogy Page. URL: http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html  Describes The National Archives and Record Administration's records holdings and a guide to searching NAIL (National Archives Information Locator) database.

United States.  National Archives and Records Services.  Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives.  Washington, DC:  National Archives and Records Service, 1982.  (Main Reference Z5313.U5U54 1982)  Includes census sources, passenger arrival lists, naturalization records, military and wartime records, ethnic and many other areas for genealogical research.

Note:  Most general handbooks and guides to genealogy listed in this bibliography will also provide information about census and federal government sources, their availability and use.

Note: Personal names, place names, the names of organizations, etc., are valid subject headings in the Library of Congress classification system. You do not need to consult LCSH to verify these headings.

Afro-Americans genealogy or african americans genealogy
American diaries
Archives (place name) e.g. Archives Georgia
Baptism and church membership
Biography indexes
Birth certificates see also Registers of birth, etc.
Blacks (for countries where the population is predominantly Black)
Cemeteries see also by name of a specific cemetery (e.g., Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.) or by location (e.g., Augusta (Ga.) Saint Paul's Church Yard Cemetery)
Census see also under the name of a particular place (e.g., North Carolina census)see also the section in this bibliography dealing with the Census
Civil records
Confederate States of America biography
(Counties, names of) See under the specific county name (e.g., Madison County)
Court records see also Probate courts
Deeds
Diaries
Emigration and immigration
Epitaphs
Estates
Family archives
Family records
For family names, look under the specific family name (e.g., Wilson Family)
Genealogical libraries see also Archives
Genealogists
Genealogy bibliography
Genealogy handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genealogy societies
For genealogical resources pertaining to a particular state or region, there will be the subheading "genealogy" (e.g., Georgia Genealogy).
Heraldry
Historical societies see also by individual names (e.g., Western Reserve Historical Society)
Libraries special collections
Libraries, special
Library resources United States directories
Local history
Marriage (place name) e.g. Marriage Georgia see also Registers of births, etc.
Names, geographical
Names, personal
Naturalization
Newspapers indexes
Obituaries indexes
Oral history
Pensions, military
Pioneers--(place names)
Registers as a subheading: e.g., Confederate States of America. Army registers
Registers of births, etc. (includes births, cemetery lists, wills, marriages) (subdivided by place)
Wills (place names)

Note: I would like to thank Linda Aaron of the Hargrett Library for her help in preparing this resource. - JW