If you're interested in learning about your ancestors, or simply must know if you are related to anyone famous (or infamous!), then the upcoming holiday season can provide a great chance to start doing a little research into your family tree. Asking grandparents and great-grandparents about other family and events they remember can be a great place to start. With that information in hand and a little bit of research using some of the resources from the
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, you can work your way back through time, finding ancestors along the way!
HeritageQuest Online and
Ancestry Library Edition are both available through the library's
A-Z Database list. HeritageQuest can be used from home to search census records and family histories. To access this database, you will need the current GALILEO password, which you can find by logging into your library account with your card number and PIN, and following
these directions. You will need to go to your local library branch to search Ancestry Library Edition for birth, death, and marriage records, census, military and immigration records, and much more. And of course you can check the
library catalog for any print materials available that may help you with your search.
The
Special Collections Department of the Central Library houses the Library System's Genealogy Collection. This collection of sources has an emphasis on Georgia, but information from other Southern states may also be found here. GALILEO has also compiled an
extensive list of online databases and websites geared towards Georgia family histories, including the
Digital Library of Georgia.
Good luck, and happy researching!
