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Recon is an exhibition of sketchbooks, preliminary studies and research which combined 5 weeks of travel in Vietnam led to the creation of Semper Fidelis: How I Met my Father. The sketchbooks were part of my process of collecting, cataloguing … Continue reading →

Career Romance or Career Girl novels were fictional stories written for girls and young women that specifically featured a female protagonist and her adventures in the workforce; a novelty for women in the first half of the 20th Century. Published … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:30 am Georgia Heritage Room Augusta Public Library Vietnam Convoy Trucker recounts the story of Specialist Five William (Bill) Patterson, as he and his fellow truck drivers delivered supplies to American combat troops battling the North … Continue reading →

Finding Missing Persons with DNA Testing Legacy Family Tree Webinar Tuesday, June 13th @ 10:30 am in the 3rd Floor Computer Lab of the Augusta Public Library. Do you have an adoption in your line, or are you adopted? Do … Continue reading →

Hit a brick wall in your family research? Don’t know what to do or where to go to find that next clue? Join Tina Rae Floyd on Saturday, May 13th at 10:00 am in the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Meeting … Continue reading →

For all of you tracing your Irish roots, the Augusta Public Library now gives you access through Zinio to Irish Roots magazine. Zinio is one of the many digital databases available to Richmond County library patrons with a valid PINES … Continue reading →

Using GALILEO For Genealogy Research Your Family History in GALILEO Public libraries in Georgia offer several online resources through GALILEO for researchers interested in their ancestry. Since all Georgia citizens have access to GALILEO through their public library, every person … Continue reading →

Fascinating article in the 3/6/2017 edition of Augusta Chronicle: http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/AugustaChronicle/TranslateArticle.aspoc=TAC%2F2017%2F03%2F06&entity=ar00105

Please join the Augusta Public Library as we welcome renowned anthropologist Adam King on Saturday, February 25th at 2:00 PM in the library auditorium for a talk on Mississippian Culture and the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. Dr. King’s presentation will kick … Continue reading →

One of the many horrors inflicted on slaves during that era of American history was the tearing apart of families; mothers, fathers, and children sold away from one another never to be heard of again. Near the end of the … Continue reading →