Archives & Research
Hours:
The archives are opened to researchers Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m to 4 p.m. Appointments are encouraged to allow time for the archivist to pull records and to assure that there is enough space for researchers to work in the archives.
When the archives are closed or the archivist is not available, a drop in researcher may fill out a research request form with their contact information and the information that they are seeking. The archivist will contact them after after reviewing their request.
Resources:
The DeKalb History Center has several resources of use to historians and genealogists, which include:
- Indexed copies of federal census records for DeKalb County from 1830 – 1900
- Atlanta City Directories, 1887 – 1988
- Franklin Garrett’s cemetery records for DeKalb County
- Biographical files on many DeKalb families
- An extensive special collections section which houses personal papers, court records, diaries, family bibles, church records, and tax digests
- An extensive map collection that includes an entire set of 1924 Sanborn Maps for Atlanta, and the 1915 Maynard-Carter-Simmons Atlas of DeKalb County
- A reading room with 1,500 volumes, including genealogy guides, histories of DeKalb County and the State of Georgia, church histories, and published family histories
To make an appointment to visit the archives contact Jill Sweetapple at 404.373.1088 ext. 23 or archives@dekalbhistory.org
