BASIC GENEALOGICAL SOURCES OF THE INGRAM LIBRARY
I. "HOW TO" BOOKS
Books describing how to trace one's ancestry are located in the CS 16's
on the second floor of the library and are available for checkout.
II. ORIGINS OF NAMES
Books that discuss the origins of names are located in Reference on the main
floor of the library under the call numbers REF CS 2309-2691.
III. BOOKS OF COLLECTED GENEALOGIES
These books are located in both the regular collection on the second floor of
the library and in Reference under the call number CS 69.
IV. BOOKS ON SPECIFIC FAMILIES
These books are located in both the regular collection on the second floor of
the library and in Reference under the call number CS 69. To see if the library has a
book on a specific family go to the online catalog and type in the surname followed
by the word "family" (example: Smith Family) in the subject field.
V. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Any biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias can be used for genealogical
research. Especially in the case of an unusual surname (example: Cuzzort), there is
likely to be a family connection somewhere in the past. Some biographical
dictionaries and encyclopedias are:
The National Cyclopedia of American Biography
Dictionary of American Biography
Who Was Who in America
Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Who's Who in America
Distinguished Negro Georgians
Who's Who Among Black Americans
VI. BIOGRAPHICAL SOUVENIRS
These are collections of biographical sketches of individuals. The books were
in many cases sold by subscription and were especially popular in the 1880's and
1890's. The Goodspeed histories were the most prominent nationally. The four listed
below are for Georgia.
Cooper. The Story of Georgia. (Ref F 286 C76)
Northen. Men of Mark in Georgia. (Ref F 285 N87)
Harris. Memoirs of Georgia. (Ref F 286 M53)
Howell. History of Georgia. (Ref F 286 H75)
VII. COUNTY HISTORIES
The Ingram Library has a good set of county histories for the
state of Georgia.
VIII. CITY HISTORIES
The Ingram Library has city histories for most of the major cities of
Georgia.
IX. OTHER SOURCES
The Source. (Ref CS 49 .S65 1997). Especially note page 736, "Where to Write
for Vital Records."
Kaminkow. Genealogies in the Library of Congress. (Ref Z 5319 U53) A three
volume listing of many of the genealogies which have been published.
Yantis. Genealogy and Local History Books in Print. (Ref Z 5313 .U5 G45
1981). Supplements Kaminkow.
DAR Patriot Index. (Ref E 255 .D36). Good place to begin looking for a
Revolutionary War ancestor.
Census indexes of all states for 1790 (Ref F24 - Ref F285)
Various Georgia census indexes (Ref F285). Ingram Library has all available
through 1870.
Davis. Research in Georgia. (Ref CD 3184 .D38). Lots of good information on
how to do genealogical research in Georgia. If you want to know whether or not the
courthouse and/or records in a particular county survive, this is the place to
look.
X. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS SOURCES
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union
and Confederate Armies (Doc. W45.5: ...)
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the
Rebellion (Doc. N16.6: ...)
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