Scope and Contents The Mitchell County Genealogical Society, Inc. is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Mitchell County, Georgia, with a special focus on genealogy, local families, and community heritage. Established in Camilla, the Society provides educational programs, maintains a resource library, and supports research through the collection and digitization of historical documents and ephemera. In partnership with Valdosta State University Archives...

Scope and Contents The Old Berrien Newsletter is a quarterly publication produced by the Berrien Historical Foundation beginning in 2007. Each issue highlights a distinctive aspect of Berrien County’s rich local history, from notable events and community landmarks to cultural traditions and regional folklore. After a publication hiatus from 2011 to 2022, the newsletter resumed in 2023 with continued exploration of local heritage. As of Summer 2025, a total of 17 issues have been...

Scope and Contents The Family of Francis Marion Shaw is a non-profit newsletter published semi-annually, or more frequently, for the benefit of the descendants of Francis Marion Shaw and his wife, Rachel Moore Allen Shaw. These are the newsletters published for the Family of Francis Marion Shaw and Rachel Moore Allen. The first newsletter was published in 1993 and have been published semi-annually each year since. ...

Overview In 1914, Bacon County was created, and named for Senator Augustus O. Bacon, a distinguished politician of Georgia birth. In 1914 this newly created 'piney woods’ county and a handfull of pioneer settlers joined together to begin a long journey into history. Its destiny is interrupted now only long enough to record between the covers of this book the progression of past events out of which has come the Bacon County of today’s modern living. Bacon County, unlike Williamsburg, is not rich in...