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Genealogy in Georgia
Events
Atlanta History Center and the Veterans History Project
Genealogy In Georgia: Focus on Repositories
Atlanta History Center & the Veterans History Project
The Veterans History Project at Atlanta History Center seeks to collect oral histories of American war veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, and civilians who served in their support. Atlanta History Center will consider other materials such as letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and home movies from these participants on a case by case basis.
Atlanta History Center preserves and makes accessible these accounts so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better appreciate the realities of war and the sacrifices made by those who served in uniform during wartime. The interviews preserved at the Kenan Research Center are created in partnership with the Veterans History Project, an initiative of the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center. Since 2000, the Library has collected interviews of veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. The History Center is a founding partner and to date has contributed over 400 interviews of veterans in Metropolitan Atlanta with the invaluable assistance of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association.
The collection can be viewed here:
Veterans History Project- Atlanta History Center
Digitization and cataloging of this collection is made possible by grants from the Scott Hudgens Family Foundation, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, and the Atlanta Chapter , National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Georgia Archives Lunch & Learn Jan. 8th
For immediate release- December 18 2015
Georgia Archives Lunch & Learn January 8 2016
Jonathan M. Bryant to speak at GEORGIA ARCHIVES
Jonathan M. Bryant, author of the book Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope, will speak at the Georgia Archives on Friday January 8, 2016. Dr. Bryant is Professor of History at Georgia Southern University. Holding both J.D. and Ph.D. degrees, he specializes in the history of American law, slavery, and emancipation.
Dark Places of the Earth (W.W. Norton, a Liveright book, 2015) plunges us into a world where slavery was normal, and where slaves had no rights as human beings. The Revenue Cutter Dallas escorted the slave ship Antelope to anchor off the town of St. Marys, Georgia in June 1820, carrying over two hundred and fifty African captives. Many of those captives were starving and dying of thirst, and two had already died. Dr. Bryant will share the Antelope’s story, along with some of the research and archival resources that made telling the story possible.
Please make plans to join us on January 8 at the Archives for a journey with the Antelope; from Havana ports to the West African coast, from Georgia plantations to a Liberian settlement, Dark Places of the Earth creates a multidimensional portrait of the global slave trade.
The Georgia Archives is a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and identifies, collects, manages, preserves, and publicizes records and information of Georgia and its people and assists state and local government agencies with their records management. This work is done within the framework of the USG’s mission to create a more highly educated Georgia
Form more information, please contact Jill Sweetapple at 678-364-3731 or email Jill at Jill.Sweetapple (AT)usg.edu
Georgia Archives- 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260 678-364-3710
Things I remember- B.G. McElwee, Sr.
The Polk County Historical Society recently hosted a book signing by B.G. McElwee, Sr.
McElwee signed his latest book “Things I Remember” which is his autobiography.
The author is a native of Cedartown and a member of the Cedartown High School Class of 1955. He is the owner of Woodlands, Inc., a historical restoration company. He also served as the superintendent during restoration of Barnsley Gardens. In addition, he restored the 1902 Stock Exchange Building in Adairsville, Georgia creating a dinner theatre facility in the Stock Exchange building. He is co-founder of “The Institute for Northwest Georgia History” and Director of the Rome Area History Museum.
The new book will be available at the Polk County Historical Society Museum during the holiday season.
In addition to his biography, McElwee has written and published a number of other books, including the following:
Floyd County, Georgia, (Images of America),a Pictorial History
Cherokee County, Alabama, ( Images of America), a Pictorial History
The event was a fundraising event for the Polk County Historical Society located at 205 S. College St. Cedartown, Ga. polkhist.org
You can read more about the event here:
Book Signing held at Polk County Historical Museum
The Polk County Standard Journal, Cedartown, Georgia http://www.polkstandardjournal.com
2016 Education Series- Cobb Genealogical Society
Free Genealogical Education Series -Register now!
2016 Genealogy Society of Cobb County Education Series:
When: Saturdays – Jan 23 & 30, February 6, 13, 20, & 27
Time: 9:30 am- 12:30 pm
(Onsite registration begins at 9:00 am on January 23)
Where: First Presbyterian Church , 189 Church Street, Marietta, Ga.
Courses include: Census Records, Vital Records, Newspapers & City Directories, Cemeteries, Military Records, Land & Tax Records, Colonial Records, Mapping & Migration, Libraries Repositories & Preparation.
Instructors include: Dianne Barfield, Pam Downs, Joanne & Chris Schleier, Bea Coker, Larry Thomas, and Karen Molohan.
Learn the ins & outs of Georgia research methodology from some of the best researchers in Georgia for free!
More information and registration forms: Genealogy Society of Cobb County Georgia- Genealogy 101
registration required.
The Genealogical Society of Cobb County is the 2015 recipient of the Georgia Genealogical Society Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Genealogy.
Call for Papers- AAHGS 2016 Conference
Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
Call For Papers – The 37th Annual AAHGS Conference:
The Ancestors on Our Minds- Discovering Our Ancestors, Our History, and Ourselves-TOGETHER
October 13-16, 2016
Westin Atlanta AIrport, Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by AAHGS Metro Atlanta Chapter
AAHGS is pleased to announce the call for papers. For more information:http://alturl.com/mimx6
Free Webinar- December 16th Georgia Genealogical Society
8:00-9:15 p.m. EST
Compliment Your Genealogical Research with StoryWorth
You Will Learn:
✓ How to record, share and preserve your family’s stories using StoryWorth
We’ll go over the ins and outs of the StoryWorth service, showing you how to make the very most of your account. We’ll also touch on the ways that we believe storytelling complements and enhances your genealogical research, and look at a few examples from real users.
Nick Baum began building StoryWorth in the fall of 2012, with the goal of creating a service that would allow people to easily record and share their family stories. StoryWorth launched publicly in 2013, and is now used by families all over the world. Each week, customers receive a question about their lives, and simply reply via email, web, or phone. The stories are then saved in their private account, and emailed to their family members.
We believe that there’s no better way to know your family than through their own words. With a library of over 600+ thoughtful questions, StoryWorth helps you and your loved ones to connect in the present with stories from the past, and preserve them for the future.
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Hope Tammany
Hope Tammany has worked in Silicon Valley for a couple years, but wasn’t looking for another job in tech until she came across StoryWorth. Right after her father’s diagnosis of early onset dementia, Hope was looking for a way to stay connected with her dad as well as preserve memories she didn’t want to lose. Then she found StoryWorth: after trying it out with her own father, she knew this was a company she wanted to join.
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