Good Sites for Enjoyment & Research about Athens and Georgia for History Lovers and Genealogy Lovers 

   Need help in digging up information for your research and enjoyment about Athens-Clarke County in the Civil War and Reconstruction? Or are you doggedly hunting leads for your genealogy interest?  African-American history and culture? Lists of Civil War soldiers and sailors? This page can't exhaustively give you a mega-list of online sites, but we CAN maybe nudge you in the right direction. I try to give you a bit about each site.  These are in no special order. These sites were recently verified , but just use Google if you have any problems.


http://www.gospelpilgrimcemetery.com/ —This new site contains a spreadsheet of more than 800 identified graves and approximate locations in this African American cemetery in Athens, GA. Good stuff for African-American genealogy interests!

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gacogs/ —The site of the Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society. Friendly people at a helpful site.

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaahs/ —Athens Historical Society. Is resuming publication of The Athens Historian with March, 2013, issue. Contact AHS for details.  Helpful publications and a top history interest group. Often deals with Civil War or Reconstruction history.

http://www.libs.uga.edu/athens/history.html
--Univ. of GA Libraries--Athens-ClarkeCounty Guide--history and general profiles of city-county.

www.trrcobbhouse.org/ ---About the wonderful restoration of the Gen. T.R.R. Cobb house and a  fine look at Civil War historical research. A real attraction.

http://www.athenswelcomecenter.com/ —The Welcome Center also operates a nice gift shop for historic and cultural publications. Worth a visit if you are here.

www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/  —Athens-Clarke Public Library. See especially the Heritage Room. Laura Carter of the Heritage Room goes the "second mile" to be helpful on genealogy and history questions.

www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/ --A treasure trove of historic research materials including images in the Hargrett Special Collections. Very helpful staff.

onlineathens.com  --Site of the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper. Lots of general info and news about area.

http://www.archives.gov/index.html --Natl Archives and Records Admin. in Wash. D. C. Incredible selection of historic and genealogical resources.

dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/ --More than 4,400  very detailed  fire insurance maps of many Georgia communities, 1884-1922. Well-designed site.

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/?Welcome --Digital Library of Georgia. More than a million digital objects, a gateway to Georgia history.

http://crdl.usg.edu/?Welcome --Civil Rights Digital Library. Useful timelines and backgrounds.

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ --Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System--millions of listings of those who fought.

www.amistadresearchcenter.org/ --A wonderful cache of historical records concerning African Americans. At Tulane University's Amistad Research Ctr. Very helpful staff.

http://www.thejacksoncountywar.com/—For those who are interested in the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Jackson County, FL. An excellent site!

This Civil War poster seeks black recruits for the Union. African-Americans proved to skeptical white Army leaders that they could fight well.

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/athnewspapers —Five Athens newspapers for online keyword searches, 1827-1922. A tremendous aid in historical and genealogical research. Also has many other digitized Georgia newspapers, including African-American holdings. You may have some problems with scrolling and zooming, but should be fixed soon. May be especially true for Mac users.

http://atlnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/atlnewspapers/search —No less than 14 Atlanta newspapers available for online key-word searches, 1847-1922.  A gold mine!

http://enquirer.galileo.usg.edu/enquirer/search —Online key-word search capability for the Columbus Enquirer, an important GA paper.

http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/history101/gahistory08.html —A thorough review of Reconstruction in Georgia. Also has a very good Civil War in Georgia summary.

www.bowdoin.edu/~prael/projects/gsonnen/page2.html —The story of  slave Harriet Jacobs "sold to Georgia."

www.achfonline.org/  —Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation. An active organization interested in historic preservation and history of Athens-Clarke. Excellent site. Amy Kissane, her staff and members, go out of the way to help.

http://www.n-georgia.com/civilwar.htm  —Georgia Civil War Sites. An excellent site offering a variety of text and images about Georgia's many battle sites.

http://ghsprograms.wordpress.com/—An excellent site about Georgia Historical Society programs. Many of these appropriate for the Civil War 150th Anniversary.

flagpole.com/ —Good coverage by lively weekly Flagpole about Athens, with frequent in-depth stories, many of historical value.

http://athens.patch.com/ —An interactive news operation, giving community news often not covered elsewhere.