Georgia Baptist History Portal

Special Collections and Archives has biographical files on hundreds of Georgia Baptists.  We also have following indexes available for researchers seeking genealogical information on Baptist ancestors:

• Christian Index: Marriages, 1828-1855
• Christian Index: Marriages, 1855-1916
• Christian Index: Obituaries, 1822-1879
• Christian Index: Obituaries, 1880-1899
• Christian Index: Obituaries, 1900-1968
• Christian Index: Ordinations, Retirements, Obituaries, 1969-1988
• Christian Index: Obituaries, 1989-2003

Please contact us via email at archives@mercer.edu for assistance searching these files. 

These resources in Special Collections and Archives can help you find information on Baptist ministers in Georgia:

• Georgia Baptist Leaders, 1788-1840
• Georgia Baptist Ministers, 1800s-Early 1900s
• Free Will Baptist Ministers in Georgia
• Preacher-Associations, 1900-1978
• African-American Baptist Preachers in Georgia, 1884-1921

Special Collections and Archives also houses the personal papers of many influential Georgia Baptists.  For assistance in searching these collections, please contact us at archives@mercer.edu.  (A more detailed description of these materials is coming soon.)