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  • MONDAY MAY 30, 2022I STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF MY ANCESTORSYour connection to your ancestors is the shortest path to God. Whatever your connection to your ancestors is- whether it is a heart connection or whether it is a distant memory- they are a part of you. And you are a part of them. Your connection with them transcends lost stories, names, and pictures. You are here because of them, and their soul lives in your heart, bones, and flesh. I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors. I know that whether I know their stories or not, I am connected to them. We are bound together by a divine web of life. I call on them every day. I call on my biological ancestors, as well as my spiritual ancestors. My connection with my ancestors gives me life. It is my foundation. Thank you, Power, in me, through me, as me, around me, through the Christ within. And so it is.Honor your father and your mother,that your days may be long upon the landwhich the Lord your God gives you.Exodus 20:12Daily Thoughts from the HillCopyright: Hillside International Truth Center, Inc.Bishop Dr. Jack L. Bomar – Executive BishopBishop Dr. Barbara L. King – Founder

    MONDAY MAY 30, 2022I STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF MY ANCESTORSYour connection to your ancestors is the shortest path to God. Whatever your connection to your ancestors is- whether it is a heart connection or whether it is a distant memory- they are a part of you. And you are a part of them. Your connection with them transcends lost stories, names, and pictures. You are here because of them, and their soul lives in your heart, bones, and flesh. I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors. I know that whether I know their stories or not, I am connected to them. We are bound together by a divine web of life. I call on them every day. I call on my biological ancestors, as well as my spiritual ancestors. My connection with my ancestors gives me life. It is my foundation. Thank you, Power, in me, through me, as me, around me, through the Christ within. And so it is.Honor your father and your mother,that your days may be long upon the landwhich the Lord your God gives you.Exodus 20:12Daily Thoughts from the HillCopyright: Hillside International Truth Center, Inc.Bishop Dr. Jack L. Bomar – Executive BishopBishop Dr. Barbara L. King – Founder

    From the resting place of Clark Atlanta University’s first president, Dr. Thomas Cole, Jr., to ancestors of other families, to relics of our past, our history is never forgotten.

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    An excerpt from our book: There are thousands of federal, state, local and private records that offer guidance for genealogy researchers.


    Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)
    Listing of State Archives
    Alabama
    Alabama Department of Archives & History 
    624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 300100, Montgomery, AL 36130
    Phone: (334) 242-4435\
    Email: mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov
    Alaska
    Alaska State Archives
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 110525, 141 Willoughby Avenue, Juneau, AK 99811-0525
    Phone: (907) 465-2270 Fax: (907) 465-2465 E-mail: archives@alaska.gov
    Arizona
    State Library, Archives and Public Records 
    History and Archives Division
    Mailing Address: 1901 West Madison, Phoenix, AZ 85009
    Phone: (602) 926-3720 Fax: (602) 256-7982 E-mail: See the Contact Form
    Arkansas
    Arkansas History Commission 
    Mailing Address: One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 77201
    Phone: (501) 682-6900 E-mail: state.archives@arkansas.gov

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    California
    California State Archives
    Mailing Address: 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Phone, Reference Desk: (916) 653-2246 Phone, General Information: (916) 653-7715 Fax: (916) 653-7363
    E-mail: See the Contact Form
    Colorado
    Colorado State Archives
    Mailing Address: 1313 Sherman Street, Room 122, Denver, CO 80203
    Phone: (303) 866-2358 Toll-free, in state only: (800) 305-3442 Text: (303) 866-2229 E-mail: See the Contact Form 
    Connecticut
    Connecticut State Archives 
    Mailing Address: Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
    Phone, General Information: (860) 757-6500 Phone, History and Genealogy Unit: (860) 757-6500
    Text: (860) CONNREF (860 266-6733)
    E-mail: See the Contact Form 
    Delaware
    Delaware Public Archives
    Mailing Address: 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North, Dover, DE 19901
    Phone: (302) 744-5000 E-mail: See the Contact Form
    Florida
    State Archives of Florida 
    Mailing Address: R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
    Phone: (850) 245-6700 TDD: (850) 245-6096 Reference Fax: (850) 488-4894 E-mail: info@dos.myflorida.com
    Georgia
    Georgia Archives 
    Mailing Address: 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
    Phone: (678) 364-3710 E-mail: See Ask an Archivist 
    Hawaii
    Hawaii State Archives
    Mailing Address: Kekauluohi Building, Iolani Palace Grounds, 364 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

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    Phone: (808) 586-0329 Fax: (808) 586-0330 E-mail: archives@hawaii.gov
    Idaho
    Idaho State Archives
    Mailing Address: Idaho State Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712
    Phone, Archives: (208) 334-2620 Fax, Public Archives: 208-334-2626
    Illinois
    Illinois State Archives 
    Mailing Address: Margaret Cross Norton Building, Capitol Complex, Springfield, IL 62756
    Phone: (217) 782-4682 Fax: (217) 524-3930 E-mail: See the Reference Request Form (Illinois Residents Only)
    Indiana
    Indiana State Archives
    Mailing Address: 6440 East 30th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46219
    Phone: (317) 591-5222 Fax: (317) 591-5324 E-mail: arc@icpr.in.gov or see the Contact Form
    Iowa
    State Historical Society of Iowa: State Archives and Records Program
    Mailing Address: State of Iowa Historical Building, 600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
    Phone: (515) 281-5111 E-mail: dm.library@iowa.gov
    Kansas
    Kansas Historical Society: State Archives 
    Mailing Address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099
    Phone: (785) 272-8681 Phone, State Archives Reference Desk: (785) 272-8681, ext. 117 E-mail: reference@kshs.org
    Kentucky
    Department for Libraries and Archives
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 537, Frankfort, KY 40601
    Phone: (502) 564-8300 Fax: (502) 564-5773 E-mail: kdla.archives@ky.gov or see the Records Request Forms
    Louisiana
    Louisiana State Archives
    Mailing Address: Louisiana State Archives, Louisiana Secretary of State, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
    Phone: (225) 922-1200 Fax: (225) 922-0433 E-mail: See the Contact Us Page

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    Maine
    Maine State Archives 
    Mailing Address: 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
    Phone: (207) 287-5790 Fax: (207) 287-6035
    Maryland
    Maryland State Archives
    Mailing Address: 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401
    Phone: (410) 260-6400 Toll free: (800) 235-4045
    Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Archives Division 
    Mailing Address: Secretary of Commonwealth, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
    Phone: (617) 727-2816 Fax: (617)288-8429 E-mail: archives@sec.state.ma.us
    Michigan
    Archives of Michigan
    Mailing Address: 702 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, Michigan 48915
    Phone: (517) 335-2576 E-mail: archives@michigan.gov
    Minnesota
    Minnesota State Archives 
    Mailing Address: Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
    Phone: (651) 259-3260 Fax: (651) 296-9961 E-mail: See the Contact Us Page 
    Mississippi
    Mississippi Department of Archives & History 
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
    Phone: (601) 576-6876 Fax: (601) 576-6964 E-mail: refdesk@mdah.state.ms.us.
    Missouri
    Missouri State Archives
    Mailing Address: 600 W. Main, P.O. Box 1747, Jefferson City, MO 65102
    Phone: (573) 751-3280 Fax: (573) 526-7333
    E-mail: archref@sos.mo.gov. Please read the guidelines before sending reference requests.

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    Montana
    Montana Historical Society 
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 201201, 225 North Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59620-1201
    Phone, Research Center: (406) 444-2681 E-mail: mhslibrary@mt.gov or see the Online Request Form .
    Nebraska
    Library/Archives Division of the Nebraska State Historical Society 
    Mailing Address: Library / Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554, 1500 “R” Street, Lincoln, NE 68501
    Phone: (402) 471-4751 Fax: (402) 471-3100 E-mail: nshs.libarch@nebraska.gov
    Nevada
    Nevada State Library and Archives
    Mailing Address: 100 North Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89701-4285
    Phone: (775) 684-3310 Toll free, in state only: (800) 922-2880 Fax: (775) 684-3311 E-mail: See the request form
    New Hampshire
    New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management
    Mailing Address: 71 South Fruit Street, Concord, NH 03301
    Phone: (603) 271-2236 Fax: (603) 271-2272
    E-mail: archives@sos.nh.gov . For birth, death, and marriage records, contact the Division of Vital Records Administration
    at http://www.sos.nh.gov/vitalrecords/.
    New Jersey
    New Jersey State Archives
    Mailing Address, State Archives: 225 West State Street, P.O. Box 307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
    Mailing Address, State Records Center: 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue, P.O. Box 307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
    Phone: (609) 292-6260 Fax, Reference: (609) 292-4127 E-mail, State Archives: njarchives@sos.state.nj.us
    New Mexico
    State Records Center and Archives 
    Mailing Address: 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505
    Phone, Archives and Historical Services Division: (505) 476-7948
    Fax, Archives and Historical Services Division: (505) 476-7909
    E-mail: archives@state.nm.us

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    New York
    New York State Archives
    Mailing Address: New York State Education Department, Cultural Education Center, 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany,
    NY 12230
    Phone, Research Assistance: (518) 474-8955 Phone, General Information: (518) 474-6926
    E-mail, Research Assistance: archref@mail.nysed.gov
    North Carolina
    State Archives of North Carolina
    Mailing Address: 4614 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4614
    Phone: (919) 807-7310 Fax: (919) 733-1354 E-mail: archives@ncdcr.gov
    North Dakota
    State Archives
    Mailing Address: 612 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505
    Phone, Reference: (701) 328-2091 E-mail: archives@nd.us
    Ohio
    Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library 
    Mailing Address: 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211
    Phone: 614-297-2510 Toll free: 800-686-6124 Fax: (614) 297-2358
    E-mail: reference@ohiohistory.org or see the Reference Contact Form .
    Oklahoma
    Oklahoma State Archives and Records Management 
    Mailing Address: 200 NE 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
    Phone, Archives: (405) 522-3579 Phone, Records Center: (405) 524-4416 Fax, Archives: (405) 522-3583
    Fax, Records Management: (405) 524-7567
    Oregon
    Oregon State Archives
    Mailing Address: 800 Summer Street NE, Salem, OR 97310
    Phone: (503) 373-0701 Fax: (503) 373-0953 E-mail: reference.archives@state.or.us
    Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania State Archives

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    Mailing Address: 350 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
    Phone: (717) 783-3281 E-mail: ra-statearchives@state.pa.us
    Rhode Island
    State Archives
    Mailing Address: 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
    Phone: (401) 222-2353 Fax: (401) 222-3199 E-mail: statearchives@sos.ri.gov
    South Carolina
    Department of Archives and History
    Mailing Address: 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223
    Phone, Reference Room: (803) 896-6104 Fax, Reference Room: (803) 896-6198 E-mail: See the Genealogy Request Form
    South Dakota
    South Dakota State Archives
    Mailing Address: 900 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501
    Phone: (605) 773-3804 Fax: (605) 773-6041 E-mail: archref@state.sd.us
    Tennessee
    Tennessee State Library and Archives
    Mailing Address: 403 7th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243
    Phone: (615) 741-2764 E-mail: reference.tsla@tn.gov
    Texas
    Texas State Library and Archives Commission 
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927
    Phone: (512) 463-5455 Email, Reference: reference.desk@tsl.state.tx.us
    Utah
    Utah State Archives
    Mailing Address, Research Center: 300 S. Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
    Phone, Research Center: (801) 533-3535 E-mail: See the Contact Form
    Vermont
    Vermont State Archives and Records Administration 
    Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State, 1078 Route 2, Middlesex, Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
    Phone, Reference Room: (802) 828-2308 E-mail: archives@sec.state.vt.us. For vital records requests use vitals@sec.state.vt.us.

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    Virginia
    Library of Virginia
    Mailing Address: 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219
    Phone: (804) 692-3500 E-mail: See the Contact Form
    Washington
    Washington State Archives
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 40238, Olympia, WA 98504-0238
    Phone: (360) 586-1492 E-mail, State Archivist: archives@sos.wa.gov
    E-mail, Research Requests and Information on Public Records: research@sos.wa.gov
    West Virginia
    West Virginia State Archives 
    Mailing Address: Archives and History Library, The Cultural Center, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305-0300
    Phone: (304) 558-0230
    The West Virginia Archives will not answer e-mail research requests. All research requests must be submitted in writing.
    Wisconsin
    Wisconsin State Historical Society Library-Archives 
    Mailing Address: Archives Reference, Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
    Phone: (608) 264-6460 Fax: (608) 264-6472 E-mail: See the Archives Reference Request Form 
    Wyoming
    Wyoming State Archives 
    Mailing Address: Barrett Building, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002
    Phone: (307) 777-7826 Fax: (307) 777-7044 E-mail: See the Contact Form 
    Source: State Archives | National Archives

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