Michael A. Ports is a prolific transcriber of Georgia county records.
In his latest work, published by the Southern Historical Press of Greenville, S.C., he provides word-for-word transcriptions of the valuable information found in Georgia court records. It’s much easier to find information in these publications than via microfilm. The information comes from Camden County, Superior Court Minutes (1797-1809); Franklin County, Inferior Court Minutes (1794-1812); Franklin County, Superior Court Loose Papers (1797-1860); Hancock County, Inferior Court Minutes (1800-1808); Jackson County, Inferior Court Minutes (1796-1802); and Oglethorpe County, Superior Court Minutes (1794-1799). A full-name index in each volume lists all those named therein. For many counties, this is the first time those minutes have appeared in book form.
Ports work is available through the Southern Historical Press, P.O. Box 1267, 375 West Broad St., Greenville, S.C. 29601, or call 864-233-2346, or check out southernhistoricalpress.com. Prices per softbound volume vary between $20 to $42 per volume, depending on the size, plus $3 shipping each. The website/catalog indicates other volumes are in the works for other Georgia counties. The publisher has been one of the most prolific publishers and reprinters of Southern genealogy and history materials for more than 50 years.
101 Best websites
Family Tree Magazine’s September issue, on newsstands now, includes its annual listing of the “101 Best Genealogy Websites.” It is always worth studying to see what new ones might be featured, or to remind us of some of those forgotten about. See familytreemagazine.com. It’s well worth studying all the websites and putting a copy in your research notebook.
Tattnall County Genealogy Index
The Tattnall County Archives in Reidsville has a Genealogy Index of information found in the various historical records that have been acquired and processed. Archivist Sandra Wingate is entering the data and is now up to 35,000 entries. It’s not yet online. Check at wildfire1491@yahoo.com for more information. The archives is open limited hours on Fridays and other days by appointment. Don’t show up without checking ahead, 912-557-6049.
