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This Family Archive CD is composed of six books previously published by the Genealogical Publishing Company which identify the earliest settlers of Georgia. Based on census records, immigration records, and family histories, this CD is especially important because it covers a period of time prior to the keeping of official vital records, and it incorporates many of the earliest records pertaining to Georgia as both colony and state. Among the important record sources included here are the earliest surviving censuses for the state of Georgia--those of 1790 (actually reconstructed from tax lists, voters' lists, etc.), 1820, and 1830. Also included is a comprehensive list of the first settlers of Georgia, who were sent to the area compliments of the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America, as well as a definitive list of the Germans of colonial Georgia prepared by Prof. George F. Jones, enumerating Salzburgers from Austria, Palatines from the southern Rhineland, Swabians from Ulm, and the Swiss. The following books are included on the CD:

*The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia
*Index to the United States Census of Georgia for 1820
*Index to the 1830 Census of Georgia
*A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia
*The Germans of Colonial Georgia, 1733-1783
*Sketches of Some of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia

System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at http://www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using the Family Archive Viewer:

1. Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or download it from http://www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.
2. Start the Viewer if it is not already running
3. Insert the CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive. If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.
4. The CD should open automatically, but users of later versions of the Family Archive Viewer must click the CD/magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar (above the template in some versions) to read the CD.
5. When the screen entitled "About this Family Archive" appears, click OK where prompted.

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using Family Tree Maker:

1. Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File. (If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)
2. Insert the CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. (If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.)
3. From the View menu, select Family Finder, or select the Family Finder icon from the toolbar.
4. For FTM 2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16, you must go to the View menu, select Data CD, then View CD. For FTM 2008 or higher, you must download the Family Archive Viewer.

To search the CD for names, select the Search Expert button in the top right of your screen, then select "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File." You can also search for names by using the Index.

Note: If a window opens that contains a list of files on the CD, simply close it.