Bert, I have transcribed the Banks county 1859 Grand Jury and Poor School List. In Banks county the Justices of the Inferior Court appointed Examiners who tested the applicants for teaching jobs as well as ascertained if the applicants were "competent and of good moral character." All teachers had to be single. The Examiners were ordinary citizens and I assume they were literate. The Examiners would then issue a certificate to the teacher to teach in their county and re-examined them from time to time. The teachers were paid from the "Poor School fund" and "the Common School fund", which may be the same thing. It appears that certification was done at the county level. You might check the old records in the county your ancestor taught in to see if any lists of the certified teachers for 1860 exist. Jackie In a message dated 10/19/2006 12:31:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Bert, Not sure about 1860, but in 1871 Georgia was issuing Teacher's Certificates. There is a copy of one on the Haralson County, GA AHGP web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharal2/teach.html We tried to learn more, but was unable. The county told us to call the state Board of Education in Atlanta, but Atlanta told us that the early records should be in the county. Doris > [Original Message] > From: Bert Pittman <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/19/06 12:05:38 PM > Subject: [GEORGIA] teaching profession records? > > Does anyone know if there was any kind of credentials or license needed to > become a teacher in west Georgia, 1860? > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message