Georgia Archives and Genealogy Day will be held at the Georgia Archives on Saturday, Oct. 19. Admission is free, and no reservations are required. No lunch will be served.
The Georgia Archives is located at 5800 Jonesboro Road in Morrow.
Following is the schedule of talks:
9 a.m. — Preservation of Documents. Ann Frellsen, sponsored by SouthEast Regional Conservation Association
10 a.m. — Order in the Court: Genealogy at the Courthouse. Susan Sloan, sponsored by Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. Metro Atlanta Chapter
11 a.m. — Taylor Grants: Transcribe Records—Make Money. Vivian Price Saffold, sponsored by R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation
Noon — Georgia’s Property Tax Digests and the Genealogist. Joanne Smalley, sponsored by Georgia Genealogy Society
1 p.m. — Changes in Genealogy Help Us Find the Same Old Ancestors. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., sponsored by Friends of Georgia Archives and History
2 p.m. Current Events, Future Archives: The Role of SGA and GAM in Raising Awareness of Archives in Georgia. Courtney Chartier and Carol Waggoner-Angleton, sponsored by Society of Georgia Archivists
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