The library at the Gwinnett Historical Society boasts a collection of some 1600 volumes ranging from published County and State histories to other society newsletters, individual family histories, DAR research, and military history. The emphasis of our collection is Gwinnett and Northeast Georgia history along with those states that our pioneer settlers migrated from including but not limited to South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.


Bookcases are arranged clockwise as you enter the room with shelves numbered one to six from top to bottom. Shelves in the library are arranged in this manner:

A- Gwinnett County
B- Georgia Counties: Baker - Fulton
C- Georgia Counties: Fulton - Morgan
D- Georgia Counties: Muscogee - Wilkes
E- Early Georgia history, famous Georgians, early settlers, land lotteries
F- Records of Various Church Denominations, Colonial Records, Early Marriages, Deaths, and Wills, Newspaper Abstracts
G- Colonial Wars, American Revolution, War of 1812, and Indian Wars, DAR Records and History of the Georgia Militia
H- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
I- Confederate Veterans Vol I – XL, Confederate Pension Files and Roster of Confederate Soldiers, Roster of Confederate Graves, Interments of Confederate Veterans, Confederate Soldiers Who Died in POW Camps, and Andersonville Camp
J- Histories of the American Civil War, Confederate Reminiscences & Letters, Poems, Songs, and Stories, Confederate Regiments, WWI and WWII
K- Ethnic Research
L- States: Alabama - Ohio
M- States: Pennsylvania - South Carolina
N- States: Tennessee - West Virginia, Newsletters
O- Historical Preservation
P- Newsletters, County Directories
Q- Family Histories: Adams - Fuller
R- Family Histories: Garner - Quinn
S- Family Histories: Rambo - Woods

[Search the collection link here]


Newspapers, Census, and County Records on Microfilm


Family History Files
1904 Pension List
1912 Voter List (Garners, Goodwins, Harbins Districts)
Georgia and Gwinnett Populations
[georgia county formation link]