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ABOUT AGS

The Augusta Genealogical Society is a nonprofit organization. It was founded in Augusta, Georgia in September 1979, by 84 charter members and now has well over 1500 members in 44 states as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, Singapore, Germany and Ireland. AGS maintains a genealogical library, publishes a newsletter and journal, presents monthly lectures and semi-annual "Footprints" methodology seminars, co-sponsors semi-annual seminars with Augusta State University, and specializes in cemetery surveys. The Society is the proud recipient of four Certificates of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History. All mail should be directed to P.O. Box 3743, Augusta GA 30914-3743. We are located at 1109 Broad Street, Augusta GA. Our phone number is 706-722-4073.

6 JUNE 2013

JORDAN PROGRAM BASED ON RECENTLY DISCOVERED PAPERS OF AUGUSTAN GAZAWAY BUGG LAMAR

Jim Jordan will share his success in his second career as historian at the AGS June program entitled "Gazaway Bugg Lamar, Augusta Native, Battles the Federal Government -- and Wins." Jordan recently purchased a large collection of Lamar papers which had been stored in a trunk in New Jersey and "lost" for over a hundred years until he donated them to the Georgia Historical Society in 2011, a gesture that Todd Groce, GHS president, called "an extraordinary gift." Augustans are very familiar with the Lamar family, and many members are named in our publication Summerville Cemetery. Gazaway Lamar built a fortune in shipping, banking, and cotton factoring and was the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit of the nineteenth century. He was a strong supporter of southern state rights and engaged in procuring armaments for Georgia, blockade running, and offering advice to Confederate leaders. His greatest business challenge after the Civil War was seeking compensation for his property seized by the federal government, the action described by Jordan in the program about Lamar's large settlement with the Southern Claims Commission six months before his death. Jim Jordan's professional career was spent in New York and England as a financial analyst and financial systems consultant before his retirement to Callawassie Island, South Carolina. About ten years ago, he began enjoying public speaking on historical topics and guiding tours in Savannah. His historical novel, Savannah Grey: A Tale of Antebellum Georgia, was nominated for the Michael Shaara award for Excellence in Civil War fiction in 2007. His articles have appeared in the Georgia Historical Quarterly and The Journal of Military History. He is currently working on a sequel to the popular Savannah Grey. The one-hour program at 3 p.m. at the Augusta Museum of History is free and open to the public.

The program at the museum on 6 June 2013 is free and open to the public. Ample parking is available from the Sixth Street or Broad Street entrances at the Augusta Museum.

13 JULY 2013

SHOW AND TELL

Our July 13, 2013 program will be "Show and Tell." We are looking for members who have had successes in their research/search to share their experiences. Your presentation does not have to be long, 10 minutes at most. Do you have an heirloom you have recently obtained? Do you have the history on the item? Have you made a trip to a library or archives out of town? Share with us the special research information you found. Have you found a celebrity relative in your genealogy search? Just share with us your successes or your "pit falls" if that occurred. We want to know it all!! Contact Montine Mize, Program Chair, at 706-592-0078 or email at Jmmizepgm@aol.com with your topic and the amount of time you will need.

The program at the museum on 13 July 2013 is free and open to the public. Ample parking is available from the Sixth Street or Broad Street entrances at the Augusta Museum.

The Summerville Cemetery 2012 Edition is the 163-page story of a historical cemetery in Richmond County, Augusta, GA. This hard-bound book contains the original 1990 publication by Augusta Genealogical Society, an addendum which contains the 2012 survey of new headstones, corrections to the original publication, and an All-Name Index covering the original book and the addendum.

Purchase your copy for $35 at the Augusta Genealogical Society,1109 Broad Street in Augusta Library during normal Library hours,; or for mail orders, click on the Order Form to download, print and mail in. We do not accept credit cards. If you have questions, call 706-722-4073 or email AugustaGenSociety@comcast.net

Make your check payable to Augusta Genealogical Society and send to above address.

Mark your calendar now to attend the 34th annual AGS Homecoming on Saturday, August 10. Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS, a professional genealogist whose primary interests are in Virginia research and brick wall problems, will be the keynote speaker. The former president of the National Genealogical Society and the Virginia Genealogical Society, she is also editor of the quarterly Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.

Little has lectured for the past twenty years at local, regional, state, and national conferences in 27 states on research methodology and resources. She has taught at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University since 2007.

AGS looks forward to seeing members and friends in Augusta in August.
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We encourage, promote, and provide scholarly training for all interested in genealogical and related historical and biographical research.