HERITAGE ROOM

Welcome to the Rome-Floyd County Library Heritage Room , a source for local and Georgia history as well as genealogical research.
Our collection contains information on the Civil War, Cherokee Indians, and Southern history. Materials available include books, original manuscripts, microfilm, and special files. Staff aid library patrons in beginning genealogical research.


Heritage Quest Online Home
(Use with your library card)

Heritage Quest
For use in Library only.
HeritageQuest is a genealogy database in the world searching U.S. censuses from 1790-1930), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index, Periodical Source Index (PERSI).


This database is not available outside of your library.

The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930), the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes), Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes), The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and a strong Civil War collection. All materials may be searched at once (using a basic or advanced search screen), or various databases and indexes may be searched individually.



Web Sites We Recommend

American Family Immigration History Center
Ancestry.com - Genealogy and Family History Records
Census Online
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Genealogy.com
Georgia Archives
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
FindAGrave
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors
Please Note: Materials do not circulate and are not sent out on interlibrary loan.
Copying facilities are available. As copyright permits, we charge $.15 per page plus postage ($1.00 minimum). The Heritage Room is open during library hours.
Hours for Heritage Room are the same as the library

We are here to serve and will be happy to answer written queries, as time allows, mailed to:

Rome-Floyd County Library
Heritage Room
205 Riverside Parkway
Rome, Georgia 30161
(706) 236-4607

Or email
heritageroom@romelibrary.org.