AGS ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS

The following AGS activities are benefits of membership:

• Research Library. AGS maintains its own genealogical library (Adamson Library) for members. Nonmembers have a one-visit privilege. A person is invited to join the Society to use the collection after an initial visit.

• One-day Research Trips to other regional libraries or archives are offered periodically throughout the year. Members usually carpool for these trips. Occassionally a trip is planned to a more distant destination requiring three or four days. Professional transportation is hired for these longer trips, which have included the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and the Virginia State Library & Archives in Richmond, VA.

• Training Classes on "How to effectively use the AGS Library" are offered for those who volunteer to help in the Library. All local members are encouraged to volunteer for this shared responsibility.

• Cemetery Surveys are outings in the fall and spring where members document information contained in cemeteries located within 50 miles of Augusta. This is important work because the information may be the only record existing about someone's ancestor.

• Publications. Membership includes a subscription to the monthly newsletter Southern Echoes.

• Contacts. Our large membership provides many opportunities to share surnames. Queries about ancestors have a wide circulation in our newsletter which includes Book Reviews, educational articles, Surname-Ancestor Search Files, etc. Also, go to our Queries page where you can view past queries posted and submit your own query.

• Opportunities to Contribute to the Genealogy/History Database. Abstracting and indexing records for publication, and sorting, cleaning and preserving old courthouse records are all projects in various stages of planning and development.