The following are links to web sites that may be helpful to those interested in Georgia and Carroll County genealogy. These links do not open in a new window.
Local resources
Bowdon Historical Society
Preservation of Bowdon Area Historical Heritage
Carroll County – Digital Library of Georgia
Georgia’s History and Culture online
Carroll County Land Records
Deed books imaged from current to February 1950.
Carroll County Historical Society
The Carroll County Historical Society is the local historical organization of Carrollton and Carroll County.
West Georgia Regional Library
Carroll County, Georgia local library. Right side bar has links to local genealogy.
State resources
Digital Library of Georgia
Georgia’s History and Culture online
Georgia Archives
Preservation of Georgia’s historical documents
Georgia’s Last Frontier: the Development of Carroll County by James C. Bonner
Developmental History of Carroll County, Georgia
Georgia Genealogical Society<
Collects, Preserves and Disseminates Genealogical information
Georgia Historical Society
Teaches Georgia History, as well as collecting and examining historical documents
Georgia’s Virtual Vault
Digitized documents from the Georgia Archives
Historic Georgia Newspapers
Searchable index of early Georgia newspapers
The New Georgia Encyclopedia
Comprehensive collection of all aspects of Georgia History, Political, agricultural, business, etc.
The Atlanta History Center
The Atlanta History Center has some excellent genealogical resources that you will not find in the Digital Library of Georgia.
Online Georgia Death Records & Indexes
This is an online Genealogy Records Guide.
These more general sites have proven to be helpful to CCGS members.
The Digital Public Library of America
Freely-available culture heritage materials from America’s lilbraries, archives, and museums/
BYU Digital Books – Family History Archive
A collection of more than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications books.familysearch.org/
Federation of Genealogical Societies
Represents hundreds of members of genealogical societies
National Archives, Southeast Region
National Archives and Records Administration – Genealogical and Historical Materials
National Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society for everyone from the beginner to the professional family historian
National Archives and Resources Administration
All in one source for historical records: Veterans Service Records, Publications, Teachers Resources and many more research materials
New York City Ports: Ellis Island
Brief introduction to Ellis Island with links to many sites needed for Ellis Island research.
Military resources
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Comprehensive research tool for searching the records of the soldiers and sailors who fought in the Civil War
Daughters of the American Revolution
Society that issues recognition to Revolutionary War Veterans and descendants
National Archives and Resources Administration
All in one source for historical records: Veterans Service Records, Publications, Teachers Resources and many more research materials
National Archives, Southeast Region
National Archives and Records Administration – Genealogical and Historical Materials
SAR Genealogical Research Library
The Sons of the American Revolution Library maintains a large collection of genealogical, historical, and reference materials.
More resources
www.thegenealogyprofessional.com