The Dawson County Library’s Genealogy and Georgia History collection is located in the Fannie Raegan Room. The room was named after, Fannie Hardin Reagan, who was the librarian for the Dawson County Library from 1970 to 2003.
The collection is primarily regional in scope. The majority of resources concentrate on Dawson County, its predecessor counties pre-dating 1858, and ethnic and regional materials that provide background information related to early settlers.
The collection also consists of Rebekah Slaton Wilson genealogy and history work. Rebekah Slaton Wilson was a teacher for the Dawson County School System for many years as well as a local historian and genealogist. Born and raised in Dawson County, Rebekah was dedicated to the historical research of the county. The Wilson collection consists of paper and microfilm format. The remaining family files collection consists of genealogy work that was donated by other families. The files are alphabetized by the family’s surname and are located in the Family File cabinets.
The Dawson County Library’s Genealogy collection also has maps, microfilm, genealogy books, periodicals, and newspapers. If you need any help with the collection or help researching your family history, feel free to contact the Information Specialist Carrie Ann Hunt at 706-344-3690 ext. 2026 or chunt@chestateelibrary.org.
Local Genealogy Collections
- Charles B. Finley Collection
- Digital Newspaper Archive – Searchable images of Dawson County newspapers from 1879 – 2012
- Family Files in Microfilm Format
- Family Files in Paper Format
- James Roosevelt Tatum Collection
- Maps and Blueprints Collection
- Microfilm Collection – Includes Census Records, Church Records, Court Records, Vital Records, Colonial & Revolutionary War Records, Newspapers, and Miscellaneous
- Patricia Hearn Glassman Collection
- Rebekah Slaton Wilson Collection
Tax Ledgers
- 1964 Tax Receipts
- Tax Ledger 1966 Amicalola
- Tax Ledger 1966 Dawsonville 1
- Tax Ledger 1966 Dawsonville 2
- Tax Ledger 1966 Gilmore Cutoff
- Gilmer Cutoff Receipt
- Tax Ledger 1966 High Shoal
- Tax Ledger 1966 Savannah
- Tax Ledger 1966 Yellow Creek
- Tax Ledger 1967 Amicalola
- Tax Ledger 1967 Barretts
- Tax Ledger 1967 Dawsonville A-B
- Tax Ledger 1967 Dawsonville B-E
- Tax Ledger 1967 Dawsonville F-G
- Tax Ledger 1967 Dawsonville G-L
- Tax Ledger 1967 Purdy
- Tax Ledger 1967 Sandford Part1
- Tax Ledger 1967 Savannah
- Tax Ledger 1967 Shoal Creek
- Tax Ledger 1967 Yellow Creek
- Tax Ledger 1968 Amicalola
- Tax Ledger 1968 Barretts
- Tax Ledger 1968 Dawson
- Tax Ledger 1968 Late Returns
- Tax Ledger 1968 Savannah
- Tax Ledger 1968 Yellow Creek
- Tax Ledger 1969 Savannah
- Tax Ledger 1970 Yellow Creek
Tax Digests
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1896, Pg 1
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1896, Pg 2
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1904, Pg 1
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1904, Pg 2
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1904, Pg 3
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1904, Pg 4
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1905
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1906
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1908
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1914, Pg 1
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1914, Pg 2
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 1
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 2
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 3
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 4
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 5
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 6
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 7
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 8
- Dawson County Tax Digest 1918, Pg 9