(Re) Discovering Genealogy in GALILEO

TAMIKA STRONGCOMO 2016

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016

Have a public library card?

Heard of PINES?

Familiar with genealogy or family history research?

Know what GALILEO is and how to access it?

Overview and Methodology

Anything listed in GALILEO Public Interface was fair game.

Several databases / resources were selected for this session. This does not represent the all of the resources available through GALILEO that have information that can be useful for genealogical research.

As with some genealogy searches, we’re starting with General resources and working our way to specific resources.

Used the list available from the GALILEO: About GALILEO –Participating Institutions –Database Listing

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

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Resources for Genealogy• Oral Histories• Family Bibles• Family Papers• Funeral Programs• Military Records• Photos• Yearbooks

• Church Records• Cemetery Records• Newspapers• Maps• eBooks• And more!

Bills of Sale for enslaved people Plantation Records Wills and Probate Records Deeds and Land Records County and Town Records Court Records Prison Records Genealogies and Family Trees Ship and Passenger manifests Fraternal and Benevolent Institutions and more!

More….

Maps

Select Genealogy Titles in eBrary Genealogy Online For Dummies (2014) Author: Helm, April Leigh Helm, Matthew L.

City Genealogy Guides: Trace Your Ancestors in 30 US Cities (2012) Author: Family Tree Magazine

Everything Guide to Online Genealogy : Use the Web to Trace Your Roots, Share Your History, and Create A Family Tree (2010) Author: Powell, Kimberly

101 Brick Wall Busters : Solutions to Overcome Your Genealogical Challenges (2010) Author: Editors or Family Tree Magazine

State Research Guides: Trace Your Roots Across the USA (2012) Author: Family Tree Magazine

How to Write and Publish Your Family Story in Ten Easy Steps (2011) Author: Kyle, Noeline

Georgia Archives

Virtual Vault

2nd Edition (1983)

Texts (document genres) Advertisements Annual reports Books Clippings Diaries Invitations Letters (correspondence) Manuscripts Memorandums Newspapers

Official reports Periodicals Petitions Promissory notes School yearbooks Speeches State government records

Oral histories

Visual works Diagrams Drawings

Architectural drawings

Editorial cartoons Engravings Maps

Fire insurance maps

Moving images

Picture postcards Photographs Portraits Sketches

Web sites

Digital Library of Georgia

Selected Items

By Media Type

GALILEO Resources Included in this presentation

Library of Congress

Digital Collections

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

eBrary

WorldCat

ArchiveGrid

Newspaper Source

Atlanta Journal/Constitution

GALILEO Resources Included in this presentation

New Georgia Encyclopedia

Georgia Archives

Virtual Vault

Georgia Government Publications

Digital Library of Georgia

HeritageQuest Online

Ancestry Library Edition

Find a copy of the presentation and the

Scavenger Hunt here –

https://gagenealogy.wordpress.com/geneacomo2016/

Tamika Strong

Genealogist/Librarian

gagenealogy2011@gmail.com