April is going to be full of important genealogy lectures and events, so mark your calendars.
Tony Burroughs, author and leading African-American genealogist, will discuss his book “Black Roots: A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree” at 8 p.m. April 2 at the Atlanta History Center. $5 members, $10 nonmembers. Reservations are required; 404-814-4150 or www.atlantahistorycenter.com/lectures. This is in conjunction with the exhibit “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down,” running until July 7.
Don Shadburn, author of a number of books on Cherokee families and a Forsyth County historian, will lecture on Indian countrymen (intermarried white men) living in the Cherokee Nation of North Georgia before the tribe’s removal. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 2, Dawson County Public Library, Dawsonville. Free, but registration is preferred at 706-344-3690. For information, see www.chestateelibrary.org.
Bible and Book Repair Day will be held at the Hall County Public Library in Gainesville, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 9. At this free event you will have the chance to discuss repairs and restoration of valuable books or a family Bible with an expert. Sitting Up With the Dead is a chance to be locked in the library’s genealogy room from 5 p.m. until midnight April 12. This type of gathering is always a good chance to share research strategies. Cost is $12. Deadline for registration is April 8.
Call 770-532-3311, Ext. 116, for more information on the above two events, and registration for the latter. Both will be held at the central library, 127 Main Street, Gainesville. See www.hallcountylibrary.org for more on the genealogy collection and these events.
Franklin County in 1890s
To replace information lost in a fire that destroyed most of the 1890 census, Robert Lee Fowler has transcribed and published “Franklin County, Georgia, Tax Digests, 1890 and 1893.”
He used the original 1890 digest from the Georgia Archives. The information covers citizens of what is now Stephens County and includes white and black residents who paid taxes.
Published with a grant from the R.J. Taylor Jr. Foundation, this is a valuable addition to Georgia’s source material. It is available for $40 postpaid from the Franklin County Historical Society, P.O. Box 541, Carnesville, GA 30521.
My Genealogy Hound
For online research that includes information from published biographical sketches, try My Genealogy Hound, a free site at www.mygenealogyhound.com.
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