Haralson County Historical Society - Offsite resources

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Local history

• Haralson County - the American History and Genealogy Project
• Haralson County entry in The New Georgia Encyclopedia
• Tallapoosa Historical Society
• The West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa
• Carroll County Historical Society
  • part of Haralson Co. was originally part of old Carroll Co.
• Polk County Historical Society
  • part of Haralson Co. was originally part of old Polk Co.
• Paulding County Historical Society & Museum
  • part of Haralson Co. was originally part of old Paulding Co.
• Georgia (US) Highway 27 Association
• Sons of Confederate Veterans - Haralson's Invincibles Camp 673
• Sons of the American Revolution - Casimir Pulaski Chapter (Carrollton)
• The Center for Public History, University of West Georgia
• Digital Library of Georgia - Haralson County photographs
• Digital Library of Georgia - Tallapoosa Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps

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History far and wide

• History-related Websites per Yahoo
• History-related Websites per Google
• Historic sites in Georgia (State of Georgia D.E.D.)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia
• The Georgia Historical Society (GHS)
                  GHS affiliate societies by county
                  GHS history/genealogy/preservation/etc. links
• Georgia Historical Markers
• The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM)
• Organization of American Historians
  • is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history... OAH's more than 9,300 members in the U.S. and abroad include college and university professors; students; precollegiate teachers; archivists, museum curators, and other public historians; and a variety of scholars employed in government and the private sector.
• HeritageSites: the nation's portal to American history
  • Discover thousands of museums, historic societies, battlefields, parks, and other historic places across the U.S.
  • sites in Georgia
• American Association for State and Local History
  • AASLH began in 1904, under the wing of the American Historical Association...[and] broke out on its own in December of 1940... AASLH is still the only comprehensive national organization dedicated to the field at large.
  • AltaMira Press: AASLH books
• American Historical Association
  • The AHA serves more than 14,000 history professionals, representing every historical period and geographical area. AHA members include K-12 teachers, academics at two- and four-year colleges and universities, graduate students, historians in museums, historical organizations, libraries and archives, government and business, as well as independent historians.
• World History Association
  • The WHA is the foremost organization for the promotion of world history through the encouragement of teaching, research, and publication. It was founded in 1982 by a group of teachers and academics determined to address the needs and interests of what was then a newly emerging historical sub-discipline and teaching field...

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Education

• National History Education Clearinghouse
  • funded by the U.S. Department of Education and designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom.
• EDSITEment - history & social studies (K-12+) lesson plans
  • a partnership among the National Endowment for the Humanities, Verizon Foundation, and the National Trust for the Humanities [offering] a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet... all websites linked... have been reviewed for content, design, and educational impact in the classroom.
• eHistory
  • managed by the Department of History at The Ohio State University, in collaboration with the Harvey Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching and the OSU Web Media Collective
• MIT OpenCourseWare history courses
  • College and graduate school course materials, varying from little more than syllabi and reading lists to extensive contents
• Annenberg Media (free online video courses)
  • Courses for (high-school/college/adult) history students:
    • The Western Tradition
    • A Biography of America
  • Courses for history teachers:
    • Bridging World History
    • America's History in the Making
    • Primary Sources: Workshops in American History
• American History TV Book TV archive
• US History book video (stream) Book TV archive
• Biography book video (stream) Book TV archive
• International Affairs book video (stream) Book TV archive
• History audio (stream/podcast) Talking History (archive)
  • ...a thirty-minute weekly radio program produced by the Organization of American Historians that separates fact from fiction and myth from reality through interviews with nationally recognized historians and writers.
• History audio (stream/podcast in mp3)
  • Since 1996, Gilder Lehrman Historians’ Forums have presented dozens of eminent historians discussing their latest books. Now you can hear these lectures on your computer, iPod, or other portable media player.

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Historic preservation

• The National Trust for Historic Preservation (profile video from VOA)
  
  • ...a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. - source
  • Preservation magazine: story of the week
• The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation (video channel at YouTube)
  • The mission ...is to promote an appreciation of Georgia's diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia's communities. - source
• National Park Service, US Dept. of Interior
  • NCPTT - National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (video profile)
    protects America's historic legacy by equipping preservation professionals
    with progressive technology-based research and training - source
  • Voices of the Past - was Preservation Today (video channel at YouTube)
    Video production is a joint project of NCPTT and Northwestern State University (LA)
  • Preservation Briefs
  • HABS, HAER, and HALS
    • (Historic American Buildings Survey,
    • Historic American Engineering Record and
    • Historic American Landscapes Survey)
• Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
  • Historic Courthouses publications
  • Historic Schools publications
• Preservation & History education links (The History Channel - Save Our History)
• Membership organizations related to architectural history
• Society of Architectural Historians, Southeast chapter
• Graduate Programs in Architectural History (Society of Architectural Historians)
• Academic Programs in Historic Preservation (National Council for Preservation Education)
• Historic Preservation books - Georgia Public Library System
• Historic Preservation (supplementary) books - Georgia Public Library System
• "Must-have" books for preservationists - PreserveNet (Cornell University) forum
• "Ask the Professionals" - PreserveNet (Cornell University) forum
• Historic Preservation-related Websites per Google
• Historic Preservation Firm-related Websites per Google
• Historic Preservation-related Websites per Yahoo
• American Society of Appraisers
  • Q. Can the Smithsonian identify and appraise an artifact I own?
  • A. The Smithsonian does not, as a matter of policy, offer appraisals or monetary valuations of objects for the public. However, the Smithsonian has compiled information that may serve useful. The American Society of Appraisers can direct you to an appraiser in your area... - source

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Genealogy

• Genealogy Websites per Google (6683 sites as of 2004 January 16)
• Internet Resources for "Genealogy" (West Georgia Regional Library)
• Genealogical research facilities
• Genealogy resources at Warren P. Sewell (Public) Library of Bremen
• Genealogy resources at Buchanan-Haralson Public Library
• Genealogy resources at Tallapoosa Public Library.
• World Vital Records
  • Affordable access to 998,336,448 Names in 6,401 Databases
    (claim of Mar. 2008; includes some free results)
• OneWorldTree (SM) at Ancestry.com - descriptive article
• Family name fraction by states/years
• Frequency of male, female and family names in 1990 US census
• Frequency of family names in 2000 US census
• Frequency and geographical distribution of any personal name in the US today
• Ancestry Library at Ancestry.com (available at Georgia public libraries)
• Locating veterans and military personnel (US Archives)
• Genealogy.org (Commercial service with free trial)
• FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service (LDS/Mormons)
• Family History Research in Georgia (per GA Sec'y of State)
• GAGenWeb, Haralson County
• American History and Genealogy Project, Haralson County
• American History and Genealogy Project, Georgia
• Haralson County, GA Genealogy Forum
• Georgia Archives (Georgia Secretary of State)
• GA Division of Public Health-Vital Records
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
• Revolutionary War
• Ga Genealogy Society
• Social Security Death Index
• RootsWeb Surname List
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Alabama Genealogy
• Georgia Cemetery and Volunteer List
• Alabama Cemetery and Volunteer List
• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
• RootsForum.com
• African American Cemeteries Online
• Short genealogy primer by The New York Times




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Public service links

• West Georgia Resource Network (social service referrals from CFWG)
• Social service agencies: Haralson County, Georgia (2005)
• Social service agencies: Carroll County, Georgia (2005)
• Using water wisely: DIY household water audit et alia