Augusta Public Library Local History and Genealogy

Shocking news was revealed to the genealogy community today with the announcement that the Georgia Archives will be closed to the public effective November 1, 2012. If a researcher wants to access the Georgia Archives, he or she will need to make an appointment with the Archives staff. Unfortunately, the increased budget cut to the Georgia Archives also means that some employees will be losing their jobs. Please contact your state representative and protest this roadblock to information access. You can read more about this story here: http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-09-13/georgia-limits-public-access-archives?v=1347598862

by Aspasia Luster

Our Intermediate Genealogy class that was scheduled for this Saturday, the 15^th has been canceled and will be rescheduled later. Keep up to date with any future genealogy events by reading this blog or the library’s monthly newsletter.

by Aspasia Luster

Spend your Labor Day weekend learning about your ancestors! Ancestry.com is allowing non-subscribers to access the U.S. Census Collection (1790-1940) from now until Monday, September 3^rd!

by Aspasia Luster

Paine College Through the Eyes of Alumni

The second lecture in a four part series “Saving the Voices from Augusta’s Past”.
Provided in part by a Georgia Humanities Council grant to digitize oral history audiotapes from the archives of Paine College, Augusta State University and Augusta Public Library.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
3:00 PM
Collins-Callaway Library
Paine College

Dr. Mallory Millender, Paine College Historian, will speak and include a focus on the oral story of Mrs. Mayme Wesley, Paine College Class of 1910.

Family Search has completed their indexing of the 1940 census! You can now search the 1940 census by name through Ancestry Library Edition and Family Search. You can read more about it here: https://familysearch.org/blog/1940-census-index-project-reportthe-5-states-posted/

Happy searching!

by Aspasia Luster

Don’t forget! This Saturday is the AGS Workshop in the library meeting room. It begins with check-in between 8:00 and 8:45 with the first class beginning at 9:00 lasts all day. Vendors will be present.

For more information call 706-722-4073.

The Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region will be hosting a monthly webinar this Monday, August 13th at 7pm. The webinar is titled, “Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Search.” Records from both sides of the war will be covered.  The webinar is free and easy to use and you can sign up here: http://www.friendsnas.org/webinarSch.htm.

by Aspasia Luster

All the states and territories are cataloged in in Ancestry now. Come on in and look for your ancestors!

The National Archives in Atlanta will have new hours starting on October 1. Their new hours will be: Monday through Friday and the third Saturday of the month from 8:30 to 5:00. You can visit their website for more information: http://www.archives.gov/southeast/

by Aspasia Luster