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Preserving Memories: Heritage Scrapbooking Class

Preserving Memories: Heritage Scrapbooking Class Monday, April 27 2:00 pm In honor of Preservation Week, April 26-May 2, the Georgia Heritage Room will offer a scrapbooking workshop with the Library’s own, Aspasia Luster. Learn artful ways of preserving old family pictures, … Continue reading

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An Ecological History of the CSRA

An Ecological History of the Savannah River Valley Saturday, April 25  1:00 pm Carol Eldridge of the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory will be here to present a program on the natural history and ecology of the CSRA. … Continue reading

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PROGRAM CANCELLATION

The Georgia Heritage Room regrets to announce that the program FROM DEVIANCE TO DEATH ROW: A HISTORY OF WOMEN’S IMPRISONMENT scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, 19th at 2:00 pm has been cancelled due to illness. The program will be rescheduled so please … Continue reading

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Paine History Club Reenactment at Cedar Grove

The Paine College History Club will host its annual Living History Re-enactments on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the historic Cedar Grove Cemetery. This year’s participants will present noted African Americans from the CSRA like Amanda Dickson-Toomer, one of the … Continue reading

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Slave Songs of Augusta

Don’t forget to join us in the main auditorium of the Headquarters Library on Saturday at 11:00 am for SLAVES SONGS OF AUGUSTA, presented by Robert Hester with musical accompaniment by local African-American choral group Creative Impressions. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL … Continue reading

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Black History Month Programs

In honor of Black History Month, the Georgia Heritage Room of the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library will exhibit a collection of rare and antique books on African-American history from the Elvin Thompson collection. The exhibit will run through the month … Continue reading

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Basic Genealogy Tutorial

For anyone interested in starting their family history project, the Georgia Heritage Room will host a Beginner’s Genealogy workshop on Saturday, February 21st at the Main Library downtown in the 3rd floor computer lab. The class will begin at 10:30am and … Continue reading

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Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Becomes FamilySearch Affiliate Library

Press Release 19 February 2015 Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Expands Genealogy Resources SALT LAKE CITY—Augusta-Richmond County Public Library announced today it is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. The new description means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access … Continue reading

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From Deviance to Death Row: A History of Women’s Imprisonment

In light of the recent news that Georgia’s only female death row inmate will be executed later this month, the Georgia Heritage Room is presenting, From Deviance to Death Row: A History of Women’s Imprisonment. Kelly Gissendaner who was sentenced … Continue reading

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Brown vs. Board of Education: A Panel on School Segregation and Integration

Reese Library will host panel discussion on Feb. 25 Reese Library will host a discussion titled “Brown vs. Board of Education: A Panel on School Segregation and Integration” on Wednesday, February 25, at the JSAC Coffeehouse from 6:30 to 8 … Continue reading

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