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ATTENTION High School and Middle School students! Reese Library’s Special Collections & Institutional Archives Department is hosting a Research Roundup Day on Saturday, October 17. Session 1 will be 10 a.m. to noon and Session 2 will be 2 p.m. … Continue reading →

Last year, the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library was chosen along with several other public libraries in Georgia to be involved in the Digital Public Libraries of America (DPLA) Public Library Partnership Project (PLPP). The project, funded by the Bill and … Continue reading →

Genealogy Roadshow, the hit PBS series, is conducting a casting call, so if you’ve hit a brick wall in your family search, and really want to be on TV, here’s your chance!! Casting application can be found under TELL US … Continue reading →

Tour of Historical Churches Provides a Walk Through History Augusta, Georgia – On Sunday, October 25, 2015 churches in downtown Augusta will once again open their doors for visitors to take a walk through their churches and through history. The … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, August 20th at 2:00 pm in the auditorium of the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library for the BEYOND BASICS genealogy presentation. This is an intermediate level program. If you are a newbie to genealogy, and … Continue reading →

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Join the Georgia Room’s expert genealogist, Tina Rae Floyd on Thursday, August 20th at 2:00 pm in Auditorium A of the Headquarters Library for this intermediate level genealogy tutorial. Call (706) 826-1511 to register.

Is Something Fishy in the Augusta Canal? Wednesday, August 5 2:00 p.m. Are trout living in the canal? Do rare plants lurk in the shoals? Are alien invaders choking out the natives? Through a program sponsored by the National Park … Continue reading →

GRU libraries win $10,000 Latin American history grant June 30, 2015  Did you know that Martinez, Georgia, was named after a wealthy Cuban refugee? If not, you’re not alone, but a recent grant bestowed to the Georgia Regents University … Continue reading →