African American – Augusta Public Library Local History and Genealogy https://genealogy.arcpls.org Georgia Heritage Room Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 African American webinar https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/02/10/african-american-webinar/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:16 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=448 Continue reading →]]> The Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region will be hosting a webinar this Monday, February 13th at 7pm. The topic will be “Using Civil War Records to Research African American Ancestors.”

According to the Friends of the National Archives website, this webinar will also you to “discover the role African American soldiers played in the U.S. Civil War and what can be learned from records about their military service.” The webinar is free and easy to use and you can sign up for the webinar here: http://www.friendsnas.org/webinarSch.htm.

by Aspasia Luster

]]> New Edgefield County Book https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2011/01/25/103/ Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:45:09 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=103 Continue reading →]]> Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina by Gloria Ramsey Lucas arrived in the Georgia Room today. Gloria is a local author who spent 6 year compiling this information. It is an invaluable resource for African Americans who are searching for their Edgefield family roots as it may allow them to penetrate the “brick wall” that many African Americans hit when trying to trace their family before 1870.

Congratulations, Gloria, and thank you for all your hard work!

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