Augusta Public Library Local History and Genealogy

If you would like to express your dismay and displeasure over the Georgia Archives closing to the public, we have provided a quick reference sheet on who to contact:

Governor Nathan Deal

If you would like to express your dismay and displeasure over the Georgia Archives closing to the public, we have provided a quick reference sheet on who to contact:

Governor Nathan Deal
206 Washington Street
Suite 203, State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-1776
Fax: 404-657-7332

Email the governor here: http://gov.georgia.gov/webform/contact-governor-domestic-form
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle
240 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-5030
Fax: (404) 656-6739

Email the lieutenant governor here: http://ltgov.georgia.gov/contact-lt-governor

Secretary of State Brian Kemp
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-2881
Fax: 404-656-0513

Email the Secretary of State here: http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/email.asp

Georgia House of Representatives

Lee Anderson (Grovetown) District 117
Capitol Address:
608 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0298

District Address:
160 Louisville Road
Grovetown, GA 30813
Phone: 706-394-1812
Email: lee.anderson@house.ga.gov

Henry “Wayne” Howard (Augusta) District 121
Capitol Address:
511 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-6372

District Address:
2047B Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Augusta, GA 30901
Phone: 706-722-1123
Email: wayne.howard@house.ga.gov

Quincy Murphy (Augusta) District 120
Capitol Address:
604 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0265

District Address:
3238 Peach Orchard Road
Augusta, GA 30906
706.790.4600 – Office
706.798.5130 – Fax

Email: quincy.murphy@house.ga.gov

Email the governor here: http://gov.georgia.gov/webform/contact-governor-domestic-form

Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle
240 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-5030
Fax: (404) 656-6739

Email the lieutenant governor here: http://ltgov.georgia.gov/contact-lt-governor

Secretary of State Brian Kemp
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-2881
Fax: 404-656-0513

Email the Secretary of State here: http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/email.asp

Georgia House of Representatives

 Lee Anderson (Grovetown) District 117
Capitol Address:
608 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0298

District Address:
160 Louisville Road
Grovetown, GA 30813
Phone: 706-394-1812

Email: lee.anderson@house.ga.gov

Henry “Wayne” Howard (Augusta) District 121
Capitol Address:
511 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-6372

District Address:
2047B Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Augusta, GA 30901
Phone: 706-722-1123

Email: wayne.howard@house.ga.gov

Quincy Murphy (Augusta) District 120
Capitol Address:
604 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0265

District Address:
3238 Peach Orchard Road
Augusta, GA 30906
706.790.4600 – Office
706.798.5130 – Fax

Email: quincy.murphy@house.ga.gov

Barbara Sims (Augusta) District 119
Capitol Address:
508 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0213

District Address:
10 Retreat Road
Augusta, GA 30909

Email: barbara.sims@house.ga.gov

For a complete list of the Georgia House of Representatives, click here: http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/HouseMembersList.aspx

Georgia Senate

Hardie Davis, Jr. (Richmond) District 22
PO Box 235
Gracewood 30812
Phone: 706.434.8553
Fax: 866.390.7894
Email: hardie.davis@senate.ga.gov
FAX: 404.657.7853

Jesse Stone (Richmond) District 23
642 Liberty Street
Waynesboro 30830
Phone: 478.237.7029 (O)
Fax: 478.237.9211
Email: jesse.stone@senate.ga.gov
FAX: 404.463.1388

William “Bill” Jacskson (Columbia) District 24
PO Box 528
Appling 30802
Phone: 706.863.5818 (O)
706.541.2307 (H)
706.830.6803 (C)
Fax: 706.541.0197
E-mail: bill.jackson@senate.ga.gov
FAX: 404.651.5795

For a complete list of the Georgia Senate members, click here:

http://www.senate.ga.gov/sos/Documents/PictureBook/senateonly11PB.pdf
by Aspasia Luster

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!