Alpharetta & Old Milton County Historical Society

Books

Here is a partial listing of our most frequently accessed books. The books deal with subjects of interest to those researching the following areas: Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton County, Cherokee County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, and North Georgia. Books are listed alphabetically by title. Subject area is named at end of each entry.

After the Left Flank: Military Operations in the Roswell Area after July 16, 1864, and The Journey of the Roswell Mill Employees, by Michael D. Hitt (Roswell)

Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance, Canton, Georgia, 1880-1938, by John Carver (Cherokee County)

Blood Kin: Pioneer Chronicles of Upper Georgia Centered in Forsyth County, by Don L. Shadburn (North Georgia)

A Book of Old Milton Recipes, by the Alpharetta & Old Milton County Historical Society (Milton County)

Both Sides of the Table, by William E. Spence, Sr.  (Alpharetta)

Cemeteries of Cherokee County, by Shirley Morris (Cherokee County)

The Chattahoochee River Crossings of Roswell, Georgia, by Michael D. Hitt (Roswell)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 1, Deed Book “A,” by Wyndell O. Taylor (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 2, Deed Book “B,” by Wyndell O. Taylor and Bernice O. Taylor (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 3, Deed Book “C,” by Wyndell O. Taylor and Bernice O. Taylor (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 4, Deed Book “D,” by Wyndell O. Taylor and Bernice O. Taylor (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 5, Deed Book “E,” by Wyndell O. Taylor and Bernice O. Taylor (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 6, Deed Book “F,” by Wyndell O. Taylor and Bernice O. Taylor (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Land Records, Vol. 7, Deed Book “G,” by Wyndell O. Taylor and Bernice O. Taylor  (Cherokee County)

Cherokee County Marriage Records, 1841-1910, by John Carver (Cherokee County)

Cherokee Land Lottery, by James F. Smith (North Georgia)

Cherokee Planters in Georgia 1832-1838, by Don L. Shadburn (North Georgia)

A Compilation of Histories of Alpharetta First United Methodist Church (Alpharetta)

The Cottonpatch Chronicles: Reflections on Cherokee History, People, Places, and Events in Forsyth County, Georgia, by Don L. Shadburn (Forsyth County)

Crimson and Sabres: A Confederate Record of Forsyth County, by Don L. Shadburn (Forsyth County)

Days Gone By in Alpharetta and Roswell, Georgia, Volumes I, by Caroline Matheny Dillman
(Alpharetta)

Days Gone By in Alpharetta and Roswell, Georgia, Volumes II, by Caroline Matheny Dillman
(Alpharetta)

Descendants of Edward Jefferson Maddox, Sr., North Georgia Pioneer, by Caroline Matheny Dillman (North Georgia)

Echoes of the Past:  A Glimpse into Life in a Small Town in the Mid-20’s and 30’s by Eulalia Maddox Wilson (Alpharetta)

The First Hundred Years: A Short History of Cobb County in Georgia, by Sarah Blackwell Gober Temple (Cobb County)

The 43rd Georgia Infantry Regiment Army of Tennessee C.S.A., by James W. Bell (North Georgia)

Gone to Georgia: Jackson and Gwinnett Counties and their Neighbors in the Western Migration, by William C. Stewart (North Georgia)

Greater North Fulton: toward the Twenty-first Century, by Kathy Cote (North Fulton)

A Guide to the Historic Textile Mill Town of Roswell, Georgia, by Sherron D. Lawson (See Pamphlet File under Roswell)

The Heritage of Cherokee County, Georgia, 1831-1998, Cherokee County Historical Society Committee (Cherokee County)

History of the American Legion’s 1935 Ford Fire Truck, Post #201, Alpharetta, Georgia (Alpharetta)

History of the American Legion Post #201 (1946-1992), Alpharetta, Georgia, by Melvin B. Coalson (Alpharetta)

History of Cherokee County, by Lloyd G. Martin (Cherokee County)

History of Forsyth County, Georgia 1832-1932, Volume I by Garland C. Bagley (Forsyth County)

History of Gwinnett County, Volume I, by J. C. Flanigan (Gwinnett County)

History of Gwinnett County, Volume II, by J. C. Flanigan (Gwinnett County)

The History of Hall County, Georgia, 1816-1900, Volume I, by James E. Dorsey (Hall County)

History of the Roswell Railroad, 1853-1921: Chamblee, Dunwoody, Roswell, and Morgan Falls Dam Area Encompassed, by Michael D. Hitt (Roswell)

Hopewell Baptist Church 1851-2001, An Inspirational History, by Byron Burgess (Alpharetta)

In Memory Of: Cemetery Records of Roswell, Georgia, by Michael D. Hitt (Roswell)

Index of Marriages, Hall County, 1819-1900, by Patricia K. Jones and Becky Nix (Hall County)

Index to Cherokee County, Georgia, Marriages, 1841-1910, by John Carver (Cherokee County)

Index to the History of Gwinnett County (Gwinnett County)

A Journey Back in Time, by Willie Tallant (Forsyth County)

The Left Flank: Military Operations in the Roswell Area, July 5, 1864-July 17, 1864, by Michael D. Hitt (Roswell)

Milton County, Georgia Cemeteries (Present-day Northern Fulton County), by Phillip B. Anglin
(Milton County)

Milton County Georgia Marriage Record A 1865-1877, by Leona Anna McGee Collins and JoAnn Lamb de la Moriniere (Milton County)

Milton County, Georgia Marriage Records 1865-1931, by Ted O. Brooke (Milton County)

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Recipes and Remembrances (Alpharetta)

Polk’s Roswell-Alpharetta City Directory (1972) (Roswell)

Polk’s Roswell-Alpharetta City Directory (1966) (Roswell)

Reflections of the Past, Alpharetta Historic Homes, Alpharetta & Old Milton County Historical Society (Alpharetta)

Roswell, A Pictorial History, by Darlene M. Walsh (Roswell)

Roswell Historic Homes and Landmarks, A Collection of Drawings, by Ernest E. DeVane
(Roswell)

The Roswell Mills and a Civil War Tragedy, by Caroline M. Dillman (See Pamphlet File under Roswell)

A Song of Alpharetta, by Karone Owen (Alpharetta)

Tombstone Inscriptions of Hall County, Georgia, compiled by Sybil Wood McRay (Hall County)

Two Hundred Years of Law Enforcement in the Roswell Area, by Michael D. Hitt (Roswell)

Under the Crabapple Tree, A Collection of Recipes and Memories, by Northwestern Elementary School P.T.A.  (Crabapple Community)

Unhallowed Intrusion: A History of Cherokee Families in Forsyth County, Georgia, by Don O. Shadburn (Forsyth County)

Where the Saints Have Trod: A History of the First Baptist Church of Alpharetta 1905-1998, by A. Ben Hatfield (Alpharetta)

Whites Among the Cherokees, Georgia 1828-1838, by Mary B. Warren and Eve B. Weeks (North Georgia)

Wills and Deeds of Hall County, Georgia, Court of Ordinary, Will Book A 1837 & 1868-1890, Will Book A-1 1890-1907, transcribed by Robert H. and Barbara E. McDonald (Hall County)

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