by Toni | Jul 17, 2017 | Preservation Efforts
Cemetery Preservation: A Growing Concern All cemeteries lose things over time as natural elements take their toll – headstones may deteriorate due to growth of algae, lichen or fungus, headstone inscriptions may wear down and become less readable, growth of...
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by Toni | Jul 16, 2017 | Blog, Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Featured, Let's Talk Records
This article will show you how to review a USCT Civil War Invalid or Widows Pension application. Background Information About the USCT Pension Records “Approximately 180,000 black men — many former slaves — volunteered to fight in the Union army; nearly...
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by Toni | Jul 16, 2017 | Tips and Tricks
We’ve all been there – we find a handwritten document that we know is important for our research, but the excitement of the new find quickly turns to despair when we realize that we can’t quite make out what is written there. Reading old handwriting...
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by Toni | Jul 12, 2017 | Let's Talk Records, News
July 12, 2017 WRITER: Mandy Mastrovita, mastrovi@uga.edu, 706-583-0209 CONTACT: Sheila McAlister, mcalists@uga.edu, 706-542-5418 New website devoted to Georgia historic newspapers available from the Digital Library of Georgia. ATHENS, Ga. — The Digital...
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by Toni | Jul 8, 2017 | Marriage Records
Rocky Mount had another of her triple marriages last Wednesday night at the First Baptist church. Mr. Willie Bryan, one of our popular young men, led to tie, altar. Miss Lizzie Pitt. The following, acted as waiters: Miss Venusia...
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