Author Archives: genealogy

Wednesday, August 24 @ 2:00 pm Legacy Family Tree Webinar Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye: 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives 3rd Floor Computer Lab Learn the techniques that Private Investigators use to track down missing people. These strategies … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 7 @ 6:00 pm Savannah River Meanderings–Book Talk and Signing with author Lillian Powell Benson Augusta Public Library Auditorium Join the Georgia Room as we welcome author Lillian Powell Benson for a nostalgic journey down the Savannah River. … Continue reading →

BATTER UP: A HISTORY OF AUGUSTA BASEBALL IN IMAGES AND MEMORABILIA The Georgia Room will feature an exhibit of all things baseball on loan from local collector and Augusta baseball aficionado, Lamar Garrard. The display will feature Ty Cobb, as … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 11 @ 2:00 pm Beyond Basics: Taking Family History Research to the Next Step Hit a brick wall in your family research? Don’t know what to do or where to go for that next clue? Join Tina Rae … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 25 @ 2:00 pm Researching your War of 1812 Ancestor The War of 1812, often called America’s Second Revolution left behind a set of records that have proven valuable for genealogical research. Many of these records can help … Continue reading →

Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, April 26th at 10:30 am in the 3rd floor computer lab of the Augusta Public Library for Preserving Your Family Heirlooms. In celebration of American Library Association’s Preservation Week, April 24-April 30, the Georgia Heritage Room welcomes … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 4 2:00 pm Getting Started Researching your Jewish Ancestors Whether you have a Jewish ancestors or have a desire to assist others, this webinar will step you through the recommended research process. Presenter Jennifer M. Alford will present … Continue reading →

Published last year, Wright State University associate professor of history, Dr. Noeleen McIlvenna’s work, The Short Life of Free Georgia: Class and Slavery in the Colonial South, 1733-1750 explores the first twenty years of Georgia’s establishment as a free labor … Continue reading →

PROGRAMMING Thursday, April 21 @ 6:00 pm Love Framed in Black and White: A Powerful Study in Love, Race and Courage Paula C. Wright, a descendent of the Edgefield, South Carolina Ramey family inherited at the time of her grandmother’s … Continue reading →

Augusta University Libraries will host the program “The Great Conflagration: Remembering Augusta’s 1916 Fire” Join the AU Libraries as we remember the 100th Anniversary of the 1916 Augusta Fire on March 22, Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Reese Library … Continue reading →