Author Archives: genealogy

Newspapers.com is offering free access starting now to millions of pages of newspapers through Mother’s Day (May 12th)! Newspapers are such a wonderful resource for family historians searching for information about ancestors. You never know what you might find! It … Continue reading →

Did you know public libraries are the place to go when you are searching for information about your hometown history or tracing ancestors that may have lived in a certain locale. Most public libraries in Georgia collect and preserve unique, … Continue reading →

Join us for our workshop Putting The Leaves On The Tree With Family Search May 2nd, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. on the third floor of the HQ Library in the computer lab. Email genealogy@arcpls.org or call 706-826-1511 to make your … Continue reading →

Join us for a presentation and discussion on Hamburg, South Carolina with historian and collector Milledge Murray, and author Barbara Seaborn. While your here view the exhibit on Hamburg curated by Milledge Murray.

This year National Library Week will run from April 7th through April 13th 2024. For sixty-six years, National Library Week shines a spotlight on the importance of literacy and the value of libraries and library professions. Prior to 1958, library … Continue reading →

Genealogists and researchers lament that women’s stories are often lost to history through a lack of documentary evidence. Often, very little remains to point to individual women’s hopes, dreams and accomplishments. Because of this, fragments can play a part in … Continue reading →

https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/gaec_agfdl?f%5Bprovenance_facet%5D%5B%5D=Augusta-Richmond+County+Public+Library In 2023, the Digital Library of Georgia digitized two unique historical items donated to the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System. The material was donated by the Augusta Fire Department and includes two oversized, bound ledgers that document thirty years … Continue reading →

Did you know baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson was a native of Cairo, Georgia, and played at Augusta’s Jennings Stadium twice early on in his career, once with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1950, and again in 1951? If you … Continue reading →

On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, marking June 19th a federal holiday. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln two years prior in 1963, ending chattel slavery in … Continue reading →