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Searching Our Ancestors
Genealogy is becoming one of the fastest growing hobbies America today. People seem to be realizing that knowing where and who they came from greatly affects where they are going. This growing demand has even produced a relatively new career field: Genealogists. There is a vast amount of knowledge available to help you find out who your ancestors are and how to record that information..
We have a couple of genealogical books available that focus on the history of our area.
Genealogy is becoming one of the fastest growing hobbies America today. People seem to be realizing that knowing where and who they came from greatly affects where they are going. This growing demand has even produced a relatively new career field: Genealogists. There is a vast amount of knowledge available to help you find out who your ancestors are and how to record that information..
We have a couple of genealogical books available that focus on the history of our area.
| Book- "Settlers of the Okefenokee"
 Excellent historical
source for Genealogists.
Only $22.95 |
Book- "Queen of the Okefenokee"
 The Biography of Lydia Smith and the dramatic history of the Okefenokee. Only $22.95 |
| Book- "History of the Okefenokee Swamp"
 Only $22.95 |
Book- Charlton County Georgia
Historical Notes 1972 Including Family History and Genealogies  Only $22.95 |
Also, you might find the following
Internet resources very helpful when searching out your ancestors:
www.FamilySearch.org - One of the largest Genealogy Databases in the World and has a free Family Tree Maker called PAF.
www.CyndisList.com - Search by State
www.Ancestry.com Census Records, Land Records & much more
Depicts the junction of the ACL Line from Waycross, Georgia joining the main line from Savannah in Folkston, Georgia in 1954.
Artist: Robert West
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Local
Announcements
International
Migratory Bird Day
May, 2008
okefenokee.fws.gov
Miss Okefenokee
Festival Pageant
September , 2008
Located at
Folkston Georgia
Cherokee of Georgia
Annual Fall Pow Wow
First Weekend
in October, 2008
Located at
St. George, Georgia
St. Mary's Rock
Shrimp Festival
First Weekend In
October, 2008
Located at
St. Mary's Georgia
Okefenokee Festival/
Chesser Island Homestead Open House
Second Weekend in October, 2008
Located at Downtown Folkston and
Okefenokee Swamp
Christmas Celebration
First weekend in
December, 2008
Located at Downtown Folkston Georgia
Christmas Yule Log Celebration
Early December, 2008
Located at
Okefenokee Swamp
Chesser Island Christmas
December, 2008
Located at
Okefenokee Swamp