Tattnall County Archives

Tattnall County Archives Tattnall Co Archives is the repository for cultural and historical materials concerning Wiregrass Ga. To visit, please schedule beforehand, if possible.

The Archives is located in the Old Jail in downtown Reidsville, Ga, on the Courthouse Square. Tattnall County Archives is a nonprofit organization that partners with the Tattnall County Commissioners and Tattnall County Manager Frank Murphy to preserve the historic documents of the area. Volunteers meet weekly to sort, file, label and preserve old documents. Their usual meeting time is Friday 12-4

. Researchers often come during this time. However, you may want to call ahead to be certain that we have what you're looking for and that someone can meet you. The mission of the Tattnall County Archives is to protect and preserve valuable and irreplaceable historical documents and artifacts from Tattnall County history; to add important modern material to the collection; to maintain the repository in clean and functional order; and to make these historical resources available for historians, genealogists, and other researchers. The Archives phone number is 912-557-6049. There is an answering machine. The Board of Trustees of the Archvies consists of Pharris Johnson of Bellville, Janisse Ray of Reidsville, Ola Faye Rumpf of Cobbtown, Mark Baxter of Macon (native of Glennville), and John Rabun of Atlanta (native of Reidsville).

Don't forget that we're open Fridays starting at noon. We'd love to see you.
04/23/2026

Don't forget that we're open Fridays starting at noon. We'd love to see you.

03/24/2026

Hope you’re having a great spring. We’re open Fridays 12-4.

This name Seab, which we sometimes see in the documents at TC Archives—how is it pronounced?
03/24/2026

This name Seab, which we sometimes see in the documents at TC Archives—how is it pronounced?

Loving our historic structures while they're around.
03/23/2026

Loving our historic structures while they're around.

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Right at closing, one of our benefactors popped in!*"You should have told us you were coming!" we said. "We would have b...
03/13/2026

Right at closing, one of our benefactors popped in!
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"You should have told us you were coming!" we said. "We would have baked a cake!" He only had a few minutes to spend, and we were super-happy to spend every one of those minutes with him.
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This is our friend Tony Paramore. He loves Georgia history projects, including the Tattnall Archives. He had been in a meeting at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah and was on his way home to Athens.
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Although we didn't have a cake baked, we had some smiles on our faces.
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Come visit us! Any Friday afternoon starting at noon. We don't care if you're from Gooseneck or the Georgia Dome, we're happy to see you!

All of our guests are honored ones. But sometimes we get a visitor who is exceedingly distinguished in this area of hist...
02/26/2026

All of our guests are honored ones. But sometimes we get a visitor who is exceedingly distinguished in this area of history. Kay Westberry of Saint Marys, Georgia drove up for our Open House in December.

A native of Savannah, Kay Lynn Westberry relocated to Saint Marys in 1989 and became enamored of the history of this place.

Formerly a newspaper editor who received many Georgia Press Association awards, she enjoys writing about family history and especially about the history of the Georgia coast. Of the awards she has received in her various endeavors, one of the awards she values most is the honor of being selected by the Guale Historical Society as its 2012 Camden County Historian of the Year.

Her first St. Marys history was a volume devoted entirely to the 229-year-old city cemetery for which scant records had been kept. It's called OAK GROVE CEMETERY: Quiet Reflections on the History of St. Marys, Georgia, and Its People.

In 2017, she published In the EYE OF THE STORM: A Look at the Turbulent History of St. Marys.

She has also written and published two family history books, GOING HOME, the histories of five families of Tattnall County, Georgia, and THE CLARYS OF APPLING COUNTY.

We have her two local books at the Archives. Please come check them out.

We're open Fridays starting at noon.

In 1914, John Braskey purportedly stole a ride on the train. You could still do this today, but I bet it would be a very...
02/23/2026

In 1914, John Braskey purportedly stole a ride on the train. You could still do this today, but I bet it would be a very rough ride.

Wishing you many happy returns of the new year!
01/01/2026

Wishing you many happy returns of the new year!

Have a wonderful day & weekend. Give family and friends extra big hugs today.
12/25/2025

Have a wonderful day & weekend. Give family and friends extra big hugs today.

We hope you're planning on stopping by for a visit on Friday. It can be quick. Sit for a minute and have a cookie. Okay?
12/17/2025

We hope you're planning on stopping by for a visit on Friday. It can be quick. Sit for a minute and have a cookie. Okay?

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Reidsville, GA
30453

Opening Hours

12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+19125576049

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