Hello, From what I have read, once a student was proficient in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, History etc....they could take a test and receive a Teaching Certificate. They then applied to whatever school district that needed teachers. If they were accepted (and were,even at very young ages - 16, 17 etc.......). They then boarded with different families in the area and got paid whatever the salary was. I think that applied to most areas in the 1800's (especially the early part of the century) and moreso in the remote areas. Alice Braddy Davis Elmendorf, Texas Doris Robbins <[email protected]> wrote: 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 > To: > 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 --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.