Author Archives: genealogy

In Their Own Words: Augusta and Aiken Area Veterans Remember World War II is a collection of stories and memories based on ten years of interviews conducted by Augusta Richmond County Historical Society as part of the Veterans History Project, … Continue reading →

Hawthorne was once a small community in Aiken County, South Carolina but with the construction of the Savannah River Site in 1950 the community, and its handful of residents, had to be removed. Not as well-known as the larger populated … Continue reading →

Irish Workshop Click here to register: http://augustagensociety.org/ If you have ancestors who came from Ireland, whether they were Catholics, Protestants, Gaelic, Celtic, Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish), Famine Immigrants or of other origins, this outstanding research seminar presented by AGS and the Augusta-Richmond … Continue reading →

Interesting article that addresses some of the pitfalls of DNA testing. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/22/578293890/my-grandmother-was-italian-why-arent-my-genes-italian

Wednesday, January 17th @ 2:00 p.m. Using Court Records to tell the Story of our Ancestors’ Lives A Legacy Family Tree Webinar – 3rd Floor Computer Lab Early court records give us evidence to prove who our ancestors were. But … Continue reading →

At 2 p.m., Jan. 13, longtime Augusta Chronicle columnist and collector Mr. Bill Baab will give a brief talk about James A. Farley, postmaster general during Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s term as president. Farley was the consummate politician, helping FDR win … Continue reading →

ATHENS, Ga. — R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation funds digitization of Historic Augusta newspapers now available on new web site from the Digital Library of Georgia. The Digital Library of Georgia in partnership with the R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation is pleased … Continue reading →

TY COBB’S AUGUSTA LIFE AND BASEBALL CAREER On display in the Georgia Heritage Room at the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Main Branch from October to December 2017 will be a unique collection of items relating to Augusta native Ty Cobb … Continue reading →

Searching for Surnames: Challenges, Pitfalls and the Downright Ridiculous— A Legacy Family Tree Webinar Wednesday, 18 October 2017 @ 2pm Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Main Branch 3rd Floor Computer Lab With increased indexing and transcription of records, often linked to … Continue reading →

A Legacy Family Tree Webinar by Angela Walton-Raji Newly freed slaves needed assistance with food, shelter, rations, and work for pay. The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands—or simply The Freedmen’s Bureau—served the purpose of providing such aid. This … Continue reading →