Presented to the Rockdale Genealogical Society.

1. Citations & Sources
Presentation to the
Rockdale Genealogical Society
June 9, 2013
Recent additions to the collections at
Nancy Guinn Memorial Library,
spotlight on the collections of UNC at Chapel Hill,
and an update on the state of oral histories.

2. Genealogy Sources
at
Nancy Guinn
Memorial Library

3. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• 2,311 books/monographs
– Reference Titles
• For use in the library
– Circulating Titles
• Can be checked out

4. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• New Addition to Reference Collection:
– This Is Who We Were: Companion To The 1940
Census by Scott Derks
• “…added value to the underlying factual
materials…”
• Develop census data by highlighting what life was
like (e.g., which movies were popular, how much
coffee cost, and memorable magazine articles.)

5. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• New Addition to Reference Collection:
– The McCannon Families of Georgia 1737-2012
by Elizabeth McCannon Newton
• Representative of standard family history with
ties to Rockdale County/northeast Georgia
• Great guide to available sources for research
• Donated to the library

6. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• New Addition to Circulating Collection:
– Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing by
Megan Smolenyak
• Lively, storyful book by the author of Who Do You
Think You Are
• Personal memoir of author’s experience with
intriguing, obscured and puzzling genealogical
queries.

7. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• New Addition to Circulating Collection:
– The Empire State of the South by Christopher
C. Myers
• “In this volume, students have the opportunity to
read Georgia history rather than reading about
[it]”.
• Includes contemporary essays; text of speeches;
court documents; census data; and several
photographs, charts, and other plates.

8. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• New Addition to Circulating Collection:
– How To Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise
May Levenick
• Approaches preservation of family records and
memorabilia from a curator point of view
• Provides excellent guidance for step-by-step
archival work on family records and keepsakes
• Includes a section on digitizing paper documents

9. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• Not finding the book you need?
– Does another library has a book you need?
– We can help make it easier for you: simply
request that we interlibrary loan/borrow the
item on your behalf.
• There is a charge for postage.
• Adult Services Desk staff can assist with this.

10. Genealogy Sources @ CRLS
• Microfilm Resources
– Newspapers
• County’s legal organ through 6/30/2006 on film
– (Keep paper copies until film is received from UGA)
– Census Records
• GA and partial for few other states (including NC)
• No longer purchasing Census on microfilm
– Available in library via Ancestry Library Edition

11. Ancestry’s Products
• Ancestry.com
– Individual subscriptions
– Cost to individual
– Personalized options and enhanced content
• Ancestry Library Edition
– Available only at public, college & technical school
libraries through consortial subscription
– Cost distributed through GALILEO
– Does not include sources such as Historical Newspaper
Collection, Obituary Collection, and Periodical Source
Index.

12. HeritageQuest Online
• Consortial subscription through GALILEO
• Can access from home with GALILEO
password
– Visit the library for our current password
– Changes every three months
• Includes access to Periodical Source Index
(PERSI) – a comprehensive index of
genealogy and local history periodicals

13. Collections
at
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill

14. Collections @ UNC-Chapel Hill
• The Wilson Library
– Home to UNC’s special collections:
• North Carolina Collection
• Rare Book Collection
• Southern Folklife Collection
• Southern Historical Collection
• University Archives & Record Management
Services

15. Collections @ UNC-Chapel Hill
• North Carolina Collection
– How do you pronounce these places in NC?
• Rodanthe [row-DAN-thee]
• Buncombe [BUNK-um]
• Ijames [IMES]
• Kerr (as in Kerr Lake, Kerr Drug Store, etc.) [CAR]
– From Talk Like a Tar Heel: North Carolina Place
Names
• http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html

16. Collections @ UNC-Chapel Hill
• Photographic Archives
– Part of the North Carolina Collection
– Not entirely digitized yet
– Can order re-prints/reproductions/scans for a
fee
– Provide on-site research assistance and limited
assistance via email or phone
– Contact:
• wilsonlibrary@unc.edu or 919.962.7992

17. Wooten Collection, c. 1930
Tobacco Farmer & Sons

18. Photo of Market House in Beaufort
(1862)

19. Hugh Morton Collection (c.1910)
Western Carolina Stage

20. Collections @ UNC-Chapel Hill
• Southern Historical Collection
– Contains primary materials documenting the
American South, dating from the late 18th
century.
– Excellent online exhibitions, including:
• A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War,
1861-1945

23. Collections @ UNC-Chapel Hill
• Oral Histories of the American South
– Contains digitized oral histories that are part of
the Southern Oral History Program.
– Available online
– Provides some enrichment for genealogists newly
researching particular times and subjects
– Attempt to preserve the first-hand histories to
be found in our communities

24. [ Not to be outdone… ]
Genealogy Resources
via
The Digital Library of
Georgia

25. Digital Library of Georgia
• Based at the University of Georgia
Libraries
• Diverse offerings:
– Sanborn Fire Maps
– Vanishing Georgia (photographs)
– University of Georgia Press Georgia History
Ebook Project

30. Oral History Update
• Oral Histories of the American South
digitization project at UNC-Chapel Hill
• TKOH & Knight Foundation will launch
Thread app for tablets/phones this Fall
• StoryCorps (in Atlanta!)

31. • Partnership of NPR and The American Folklife
Center at the Library of Congress
• Since 2003:
– Collected & archived 45,000+ interviews
– Hosted nearly 90,000 participants
– Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share,
and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at
the Library of Congress.
• StoryBooth @ Atlanta History Center
• Call 800-850-4406 for reservations/information.
Oral History Update—
StoryCorps

32. Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
• Continue to develop a strong collection of
resources
– In part, by working with the Rockdale County
Genealogical Society
• Suggestions? Please let us know!
• Train staff in research techniques specific to
our genealogical resources
• Support the research and discovery of
family, local, state, and national history

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