Augusta Public Library Local History and Genealogy

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 12^th. 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

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

We are still in the Dog Days of summer. That’s a term that goes back to the Romans and it means hot and stagnant weather. It can also be applied to genealogy research. Everyone knows what I am talking about. It’s when you just aren’t getting anywhere. No matter what you do, you just don’t seem to be making much headway with your research.

When that happens what do you do?Take a break from genealogy? Research a collateral line? Or visit your local library to get a fresh viewpoint? Come on in! We may not have a cold glass of tea to offer you but we sure will share our ideas. See you soon!