Georgia Research Guide Digital Download

You'll love this if:

• You're getting started tracing your ancestors in Georgia
• You want new ideas and resources to get past a Georgia brick wall
• Your genealogy search is focused mainly on Georgia

Trace your Georgia ancestors with the advice and resources in our State Research Guide! This four-page download includes:

• a how-to article detailing Georgia's history and records, with helpful advice on tracking your family there
• the best websites, books and other resources for Georgia research, handpicked by our editors and experts
• listings of key libraries, archives and organizations that hold the records you need
• timeline of key events in the state's history

Here's a sampling of the helpful tips you'll get in the Georgia guide:

• Georgia was settled later than its Colonial neighbors, officially founded in 1732 and becoming a royal colony in 1752.
• The Peach State didn't require birth and death records until 1919, making it one of the last states to adopt vital registration. Certain counties began keeping records sooner, however.
• Georgia has one of best free online collections of newspapers: Georgia Historic Newspapers, with pages from nearly half a million issues.

Plus, each guide contains active web links for one-click access to every recommended online resource. You can view this PDF on your computer and print pages for reference.