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Look familiar?  These pictures come from the Library's Heritage Collection of local area photos.  Are you looking through photos and wanting to start your own family chart?  Print out a Pedigree Chart for various family member or a Family Chart for each family unit.  Other genealogy resources at the Headquarters Library are in the 929.1 section or ask the librarian for help. Online help can be found at:

Looking for a local obituary?

Obituaries and death notices in the Gainesville Sun are available at the Headquarters Library in print or microfilm. You may also contact the Reference desk by email or call 334-3939 to ask about document delivery. 

Print and Microform Resources for Genealogy at the Library

A list of the resources held at the Headquarters Library

Our Families, Our Stories

Selected readings about families, available from your Library. View booklist.

 

Genealogy Information

BobbyP
Finding your African-American roots can be difficult; however, there are some useful resources available, both online and at the library.
LisaF
Bet it will surprise you!
LisaF
Probably not. Your family's history can lead you down paths that you never dreamed of. And you don't even have to go outdoors in bad weather.
SylviaA
Join the Alachua County Genealogical Society.
SylviaA
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Search family history through census, birth, marriage, military, & death records, passenger lists & more.


Search family history through census, book, PERSI, Revolutionary War, Freedman’s Bank & U.S. Serial Set records.

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