Just a friendly reminder that the Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region will be hosting a Military Records webinar on Monday, November 14th at 7pm. There is no cost to attend and you can register here: http://friendsnas.org/webinarSch.htm
by Aspasia Luster
The 3rd and final panel discussion in the Hamburg series will take place on Thursday, November 10th, from 7-9 p.m. at the William Miller Bouknight Theatre at the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center in Edgefield. There is no charge to attend.
These discussions have been concerned with the history of Hamburg, SC and the local, state and national impact that this history has had. Panelists for the event on November 10th will include Dr. Jim Farmer, Bettis Rainsford, Wayne O’Bryant and Robert Scott.
Panel is subject to change. For more information, please contact Brenda at 803-642-2015.
Thank you to Travis Hollaway for notifying the Georgia Room of this event!
Ah, the holidays are coming! And with them, family get togethers, which offer unique opportunites to gather more information about your family and to disperse it too. A little bit of preparation will be of enormous help.
First of all, unearth the family photos and label the people you know. Take note of the ones of people you don’t know. Put those photos in a special pile ready to show to your relatives in the hopes that someone will recognize who they are.
Ask your relatives to bring photos of the family with them to share. Pictures can be wonderful icebreakers. Most people enjoy seeing them and it can spark discussions about relatives, supplying you with more information, genealogy leads and family stories about your ancestors.
If you have the equipment, why not scan the pictures of your ancestors and burn copies of them to cds for relatives? It is a priceless gift. Also be ready to scan any photos that you do not have or ask if you can take them to a local copy store where they can be scanned or copied. Family pictures that are shared have less of a chance of being lost or accidentally destroyed.
Be sure to bring your camera to family get togethers. Not only will you be able to take pictures of the family and ancestral homes but you can use your camera to take pictures of their pictures of ancestors and unique documents, too. A good digital camera is quite handy to have along.
Enjoy the coming holidays!
Did you know that the Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region host monthly webinars? These webinars are free and open to the public. Registration is easy and can be completed at www.friendsnas.org. All webinars start at 7pm and last for one hour.
Upcoming Webinars:
November 14, 2011: Military Records
December 12, 2011: Searching the NARA Website
January 9, 2012: 1940 Census
February 13, 2012: African-American Genealogy
March 12, 2012: Irish Research
April 9, 2012: Civil War Records
May 14, 2012: Social Networking: New Horizons for Genealogists
June 11, 2012: Railroad Retirement Records
by Aspasia Luster
In 156 days the 1940 census will be released on April 2, 2012, for the public to view. You will be able to view the 1940 census for free on the NARA (National Archives and Record Administration) website starting at 9am.
The 1940 census will not be indexed so you will have to locate your ancestors by the enumeration district in which they lived. Maps of the 1940 census enumeration districts and other 1940 census research tips are available at www.archives.gov/research/census/1940. You can also email the National Archives with any 1940 census questions you may have: 1940census@nara.gov.
Information for this post was provided by the “The Civil History,” The Regional Newsletter of the Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region and the National Archives at Atlanta, October 2011, page 1.
You can also sign up through the Family Search website to be a volunteer indexer for the 1940 census!
https://familysearch.org/1940Census
by Aspasia Luster
The Georgia Room will be hosting another Armchair Genealogy class on Thursday, November 10th at 2pm. In this class you will learn the Internet genealogy resources that are available to you besides Ancestry and Heritage Quest. This will be held in the computer lab so space is limited to 16 participants. Moderate computer experience, a library card, and PIN are required for this class. Please call the Georgia Room at 706-826-1511 or send an email to lustera@ecgrl.org to reserve your spot.
by Aspasia Luster
The Georgia Room’s Dottie Demarest will be one of the featured speakers at Redcliffe Plantation’s African-American Genealogy Workshop on Saturday, November 12th. The other featured speakers will be from the Lucy Laney Museum, The Old Edgefield District African-American Genealogy Society, and Augusta author Elvin Thompson. The cost of the workshop is $10 for adults and $5 for students and runs from 10am to 1pm. You can call 803-827-1473 to register or you can register by email: redcliffe@scprt.com.
by Aspasia Luster
Ancestry.com is celebrating their 15th anniversary from October 1st through the 15th. As part of their celebration, Ancestry is allowing non-subscribers a chance to search some favorite collections for free during this two week event. There will also be prizes given away daily.
by Aspasia Luster
The Georgia Room has a small collection of audiovisual materials that can be viewed on the public computers in the Georgia Room:
• African American History of Augusta (.pdf files burned onto a CD by Travis Hollaway)
• Duluth Revisited (DVD)
• Plantations Without Pillars (CD-ROMs) (DVDs- 2 sets)
• Portraits of a Place: Selected Photographs from the collection of The Bowdon Area Historical Society (DVD)
• The Confederate Regimental History Series: Historical Sketch and Roster, Georgia 13th Infantry Regiment (CD-ROM)
• The Confederate Regimental History Series: Historical Sketch and Roster, Georgia 20th Infantry Regiment (CD-ROM)
• The Confederate Regimental History Series: Historical Sketch and Roster, Georgia 29th Infantry Regiment (CD-ROM)
• The Confederate Regimental History Series: Historical Sketch and Roster, Georgia 59th Infantry Regiment (CD-ROM)
• Paine College Day, February 24, 2008. Speaker: Dr. George C. Bradley
We will also gratefully accept audiovisual material donations to add to our collection.
by Aspasia Luster
