Our Genealogy & Local History Collection

Named for the late local historian, The Sybil Wood McRay Genealogy & Local History Collection includes access to online resources like the Ancestry Plus database and Heritage Quest Online. 

• Microfilm of Georgia census records from 1820 to 1940 (excluding 1890) and accompanying paper indexes or microfilm soundexes
• Some paper indexes for North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, and Tennessee censuses
• Microfilm of local Hall County newspapers starting in the late 1800s through the current day (sporadically)
• A strong collection of Georgia records, cemeteries, and histories
• A Civil War Collection
• An African-American Collection
• A Native-American Collection

Physical resources are listed in the PINES searchable Catalog.