PERSONAL COLLECTION DONATIONS
to the Huxford Genealogical Society Library

The Huxford Genealogical Society Library has been the recipient of numerous donations from personal genealogical collections over the years. These donations are often for individual books, microfilm, CDs or a family history publication.

Some donations have included an individual's entire collection of genealogical materials accumulated over a lifetime of research. Of course, the donation of the Folks Huxford collection was the original donation that was the impetus for establishing the Huxford Society.

The recognition of every donation would be a very long list and perhaps too numerous to list here, however, the Society would like to recognize here some of the very large collections donated to the Society over the years. This is certainly not an all inclusive listing of large donations made to the Huxford Library, but with your help perhaps we can make this listing more complete.

Should you be aware of other donations of collections made in the past that are not included here, please let the Webmaster know. If you can share a picture of the person or persons making a donation to the Huxford Library, their picture can be posted here as well. If you have more information concerning the contents of the donations listed, including the surnames involved; that information would be most welcome as well.

MAJOR DONATIONS
made to the Huxford Genealogical Society Library

The Mary Dixon FOWLER Collection

Mrs. Fowler donated over 100 books which greatly enhanced the Library's Florida military records.

The James Piper GOODBREAD Collection

Mr. Goodbread's (from Cleveland, Oklahoma) collection has vast family information including over forty new folders for the Library's surname vertical files. This collection was donated to Huxford by Mrs. Edna Hindson of Lake City, Florida

The Mrs. Joseph Ryals GRAY Collection

In 2005, Jean Gray donated dozens of genealogy reference books, plus her many binders of family group sheets and source documents she collected during her many years of research for a number of Wiregrass Georgia families including: Adams, Booker, Clements, Conner, Gray, Henderson, Padgett, Rivers, Ryals, Talley, Tilghman, Wooten, Wyche and many others. In addition, Mrs. Gray donated a nearly complete collection (approximately 1600 issues) of Family Puzzler newsletters produced by Mary Bondurant Warren

The Miriam Thomas HICKMAN Collection

A long-time Huxford Society Board member, Mrs. Hickman had lived in Jacksoville, Florida. Her collection included over 300 books and magazines. Her collection especially helped the Library replace some of the badly worn books on the Library shelves.

The Lillian Newham McREE Collection

Mrs. McRee who had resided in Valdosta, Georgia where she wrote a genealogy column for the newspaper. Her collection included over 300 books and magazines.

The Jessie H. PAULK Collection

The Jessie H. Paulk collection consisting of his many publications continues to be donated to the Society. The inventory of Paulk books that were not sold have also been donated to the Society. The inventory of unsold books now being sold by the Society includes: Paulks of America, Hogan Family & Kin, Hendry of Clan MacNachtan, Survey of Irwin Co., Georgia Cemeteries and Survey of Turner Co., Georgia Cemeteries.

The Colonel Sidney Jack Roche, Sr. Collection

The Roche collection greatly enhanced the Library's holdings for the pan-handle area of Florida. This collection is significant in that most of the records were Col. Roche's own abstractions and surveys. Not only did he donate these many books, he also performed the work that produced these books.

The Elizabeth R. SPENCER Collection