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Utilizing this Jones County GA Site

 
Information concerning Jones County genealogical research is stored in several places. 
This means that just one search engine will not find everything.
Each location of stored information discussed on this page has evolved to accommodate different needs and purposes
  so a brief history and explanatin will help you understand how to use these sites more efficiently.
1. Jones County Site This idea came first!
Each county in the USA has a county page that is hosted by a County Coordinator (CC).
The county site usually begins with a home page that serves as an index to county resources,
information, and submitted data relating to family history research in that county.
Each county site has a different appearance because each CC uses his own creativity and skills
as they prepare the HTML format within specified guidelines.(HTML is a coding system that creates web pages)

There is a Search Engine on this page that covers only what is actually on this site.

2. Jones County Archives Site The archives were established so that people could submit public domain records to the Internet in a simple format.
Every county has an Archives site and a volunteer that serves as file manager.
Ed Gordon is the file manager for Georgia.
When you submit your data to the archives, he sees that it is placed online.
You can submit your records to the Archives yourself by visiting here and reading the instructions for doing so.
When you visit the Archives site, you will see that there are many types of records being filed there to be available for other researchers to view.

The Archives page has recently been rearranged and you and search by type and can also search Jones County, GAGenWeb, and USGenWeb archives.
 

SO WE HAVE 2 DIFFERENT SEARCH ENGINES TO USE, so far....

5. ROOTSWEB
Many people think that RootsWeb and USGenWeb are the same.
They are not.
RootsWeb is the server and is a business.
It is now part of Ancestry.com
USGenWeb is an organization of volunteers that used to have pages hosted on the RootsWeb server but no longer does.

 
 


There are most likely some other items that have not been mentioned...
but, in the meantime, print out this page as a resource for handy reference.

And always feel free to ask questions...

Thank you, Jennifer Braswell, for the idea to create a "utilizing this site" page!
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