A Work In Progress From the Savannah Morning News website, a chronological history of African- American politicians in Chatham and surrounding counties. Published 2/17/2007.

ABI/INFORM Complete provides full text for over 1,461 U.S. and international journals covering all aspect of business and management. Access from home/office requires GALILEO password.

The Acacia Collection "The Acacia Collection in Savannah, Georgia is unlike any museum experience anywhere in the world, because each artifact was made and used by African-Americans...and so there is an important craft, lesson and artisan story behind every piece of material art."

AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general.

African Heritage in the Low Country "...is entirely dedicated to records that document the family and cultural heritage of African Americans in the historic rice-growing areas of South Carolina, Georgia and extreme northeastern Florida, home to the rich Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage."

Africana Heritage Project Sponsored by the University of South Florida, the Africana Heritage Project provides African- American genealogy and history resources and databases.

Ancestry Library Edition is an extremely valuable resource for locating genealogical information. For in-library only. Database not available from locations outside the library.

Armstrong-Atlantic University Lane Library - Digital Collection - contains online digital historical photographs of Savannah. Included also at this website are biographies of 19th and 20th Savannahians.

Augusta Chronicle Archives Searchable. Available from library locations only. Please ask staff for assistance.

Ayoluwa African Dance Theatre "is a non-profit community based outreach educational cultural group who engages in performing, teaching and practicing authentic traditional Guinea West African folklore."

Bibme.org Need help in writing your biblography for your term or research paper? Bibme can assist by creating your resources onto a bibiliography page in the format required by your instructor - MLA, APA, Chicago or Turabian. Free, but registration required.

The Biography Resource Center combines over 432,000 biographies on more than 340,000 people from over 980 volumes of more than 135 respected Gale sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, and Marquis Who's Who, with over 538,000 full-text articles from nearly 300 magazines.

Black History Profiles Sponsored by WSAV-TV, this site includes historical black history videos, interviews, news reports and photographs.

Business & Company Resource Center is an extensive business database that includes detailed company information. Most journal and magazine articles are in full text. Includes difficult to find stock analyst reports written by major Wall Street firms. Accessible from home or office with your Live Oak Public Libraries power card.

CastleGarden offers a free website for researching pre-Ellis Island immigrants who came to the United States from 1830 through 1892.

These census research materials are available in the Kaye Kole Genealogy and Local History Room.

Chatham County Code View the current ordinances for the county here.

Chatham County Marriages From the database creator: There must have been a language barrier with name spellings as many of these surnames appear as though they were spelled phonetically. Be creative with your searches and expect errors. If there were any doubts as to which was "bride" and which was "groom", I listed them twice under both names only reversed. For brides, use the "Search Options" available on your browser for the "find on this page".

Chatham County Official Website - information on county services and government.

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System This database includes millions of records for both Confederate and Union soldiers and sailors.

Community Resources Online Search for assistance and information from the many community organizations in the Coastal Empire

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites is a popular resource containing myriad Internet links to genealogy websites

Gamble Collection Images of Savannah as presented in the collection of Thomas Gamble, a former mayor of Savannah.

Effingham County Official Website - information on county services and government

Effingham County Schools - official website

Ellis Island Port of New York Passenger Records is a valuable website to find your immigrant ancestors arriving through the port from 1882-1924.

FEMA Flood Maps Online Review digital floor maps for any location by entering street address and city.

FamilySearch Search for family ancestors. Billions of free family tree, family history, ancestry, genealogy and census records.

Find A Grave Locate the grave records of over 23 million individuals. Cemeteries are searchable by name and location.

GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online, an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. GALILEO provides access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Science covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.

GenForum is a website created to assist researchers in meeting others based on surname, geography or ethnic group interests.

Geographic Names Index (Domestic) contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. From US Board on Geographic Names.

Georgia Business and Personal Income Tax Forms includes the forms and instructions for all filers.

Georgia Caselaw Reports and Statutes Full free access to Georgia caselaw reports back to 1950. State code also provided. For non-commercial use only.

The Georgia Department of Corrections site has information on on: inmates, facilities and victim services.

Georgia Drivers Manual Full text of Georgia driving laws and used when studying the state's driving examination. Adobe Acrobat reader required.

Georgia General Assembly Search here for addresses and phone numbers of Georgia state legislators and information on current bills.

Georgia Historical Society Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization that serves as the historical society for the people of Georgia.

Georgia Office of Child Support Services Review and make child support payments.

Georgia Pioneers is a website containing databases of early Georgia history and genealogy. Accessible by login only at the Bull Street location. Please have staff sign you in.

Georgia State Archives primarily houses official state government records and a significant collection of local government records dating from 1733 to the present.

Georgia State Laws Searchable compilation of the laws of the State of Georgia that are currently in force.

Georgia Statistics will customize the statistics, maps and graphs that you want from the latest data sources from the Georgia County Guide and the Farmgate Value Report.

Geostat Center provides a historical browser that gives the user the types of data collected during the decennial census from 1790-1960.

HeritageQuest Online™ combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.

Section 8 Voucher Application
Link to housing choice voucher application (Section 8) for the city of Savannah.

In Those Days : African-American Life Near the Savannah A website with oral histories from elderly African-Americans in Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County., South Carolina. Sponsored by the National Parks Services.

Georgia Job Openings Search here for job openings as posted by the state's department of labor.

King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation Researchs, collects, interprets and presents African-American history and culture through exhibits, art, films, lectures, oral history, tours and publication.

Liberty County Official Website - information on county services and government

Liberty County Schools - official website

Georgia State Digital Guide An online guide that "compiles links to digital materials related to Georgia that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on Georgia and a bibliography containing selected works for both general and younger readers."

Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text of over 300 literary journals; book reviews; 25,000 classic and contemporary poems; 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories; full text of over 7,500 classic novels; author interviews; and over 1,000 images of key literary figures.

Morningstar is for library in-house use only. Evaluation of mutual funds and stock issues.

Africans In the Low Country Details on the history of African-Americans and their arrival and history in the Low Country along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Presented by the National Parks Service

National Archives Databases Genealogy and Personal History databases available through the National Archives. Includes access to records such as "Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine", "World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946", "Immigration of Germans to the United States 1850-1897".

National Archives-Southeast Branch serving the states of Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee, has an extensive collection of microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research and general historical interest.

NetLibrary contains a collection of electronic books (eBooks) on most topics, including computers and technology. GALILEO password required for at home/office usage.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia provides an authoritative source of information about people, places, events, institutions, and many other topics relating to the state.

New York Times Archives Allows you to search and retrieve for free articles from the NY times back to 1851. Note: years 1923-1986 require a document delivery fee.

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Complete images from the U.S. War Department's War of the Rebellion set as produced by Cornell University. Entries are searchable.

Officials Directory Online directory of state and county officials.

Project Savannah "The project is designed to engage African American girls in an authentic learning experience by incorporating hands on learning experiences with research in African American history that focuses on African American heroines of the past and present, web design instruction, lecture and travel to Savannah Georgia." A link to African American history in Savannah is included.

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Georgia's best new history museum chronicles the civil rights struggle of Georgia's oldest African-American community from slavery to the present.

Reddan's Online Coastal Eldercare Directory lists services available to persons needing eldercare in the Savannah region.

ReferenceUSA is a proprietary online database with a listing of over 13 million US businesses. Now accessible at all branch locations and remotely from your home/office with your Live Oak Public Libraries library card!

Roots Web the Internet's oldest and largest FREE genealogical community

SAGIS Savannah Area Geographic Information System contains property ownership records and maps for Chatham County.

Savannah Morning News Archives contains images of newspaper pages 1990-1999. Searchable. Available from library locations only. Please ask staff for assistance.

The Savannah Morning News Obituaries Index is brought to you by the librarians and volunteers of Live Oak Public Libraries. This online index covers 1913-1926 and 1987-1996.

Savannah-Chatham County Schools - official website

You can easily find a title on your school's reading list. Check to see if we have a title available. You can place a hold to have any book delivered to your branch for pickup.

Teachers & Media Specialists: to submit your school's lists, contact Judy Strong at 652-3613.

South Carolina Obituaries and Death Notices is a website is to help South Carolina family historians search for obituaries and death notices online.

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database "has information on almost 35,000 slaving voyages that forcibly embarked over 10 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. It offers researchers, students and the general public a chance to rediscover the reality of one of the largest forced movements of peoples in world history."

Tubmann African-American Museum Visit this museum in Macon, Georgia with exhibits dedicated in honor of Harriet Tubman.

USGenWeb Project consists of a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.

Valueline is available at all branch locations. Click on link to access this service.

W.W. Law Foundation exists for the sole purpose of supporting the continuation of the work of Savannah civil rights activist, W.W. Law. The Foundation supports the operation of the W.W. Law Research and Preservation Center.

WorldCat is OCLC's catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. It contains over 57 million records in over 400 languages. You can use WorldCat to request that we buy or borrow materials for you.