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Tracing African-American genealogy at the Georgia Archives   Centers for Disease Control  February 24, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Department of  Archives and History
To identify, select, preserve, and make accessible records that constitute Georgia’s recorded history   Mission Statement: To increase the efficiency of the State Government through effective records management To improve the quality of records and archives management statewide.
An Archives or a Library? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Every other year, the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association celebrate and recognizes the finest examples of library design by American architects – The Georgia Archives was presented with one of those awards in 2005.
To compare ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What’s in the archives? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Legislative Records ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Governor’s Records ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Secretary of State records ,[object Object]
Election records ,[object Object]
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Maps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Photographic collections ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Photograph of crowds gathered at Herman E.Talmadge rally, Royston, Franklin County, Georgia,  August 1948.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  signing a copy of his first book, Atlanta, 1963 Vanishing Georgia Collection, FUL063-92
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[object Object],Provenance
Never assume… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Examples of state government records which can yield genealogical information:
Reconstruction Returns of Voters, 1867 (RG 1-1-108) : Lists voter's number; date of registry; name; number and page in Oath Book; race; time of residence in state, county and precinct within a year; nativity by state or county; naturalization (if any); and remarks (if any). Georgia Archives Microfilm #297/9-31 Department of Archives and History (RG 4) File II – Counties, Subjects, and Names (RG 4-2-46)  : Alphabetically arranged within each section. Under subjects, there are subject headings such as "Negroes", "Reconstruction", and "Tunis Campbell--Black Legislator." These records contain both secondary and primary material.  Department of Education  (RG 12);  Department of Negro Education , 1911-ca. 1966 (RG 12-6) U. S. Government. Works Progress Administration Records (RG 44) : Most notable in this collection are the WPA surveys of cemeteries, church records, county records, various publications, manuscript collections and the surveys of other states.
U.S. Government records available at the Georgia Archives   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Beginning research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slave research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
From author David E. Patterson in his work,  Georgia   's Slave Population in Legal Records     ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Federal Census ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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The 1870 “Brick Wall” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Other ways around the “brick wall”… ,[object Object],[object Object]
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Estate Records ,[object Object],[object Object]
Estate records, cont.  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Estate records: slave sales ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Deeds and mortgages ,[object Object],[object Object]
Deeds of Gift ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mortgages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tax digests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Marriage records ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Church Records ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Freedman’s Bank, 1865-1874 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Freedman’s Bank ,[object Object],[object Object]
Manuscript collections  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Newspapers ,[object Object],[object Object]
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City Directories ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Virtual Archives ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Virtual Vault ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
New on-line collections ,[object Object],[object Object]
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The Vaults
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Please visit us soon!

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Centers For Disease Control 2 24 2010

  • 1. Tracing African-American genealogy at the Georgia Archives Centers for Disease Control February 24, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia
  • 2. Georgia Department of Archives and History
  • 3. To identify, select, preserve, and make accessible records that constitute Georgia’s recorded history Mission Statement: To increase the efficiency of the State Government through effective records management To improve the quality of records and archives management statewide.
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