The Friends of Georgia Archives and History will hold its annual meeting 9:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 26 at the Georgia Archives.
The event will kick off with a continental breakfast. At 10, the meeting will begin with the election of new board members and an annual report from President Timothy Crimmins, followed by the annual report of Christopher Davidson, Georgia Archives director.
The featured speaker will be Glenn Eskew from Georgia State University, presenting a lecture with videos on Johnny Mercer’s popular songs, based on his award-winning book, “Johnny Mercer: Southern Songwriter for the World.”
The event is free for members, $5 for nonmembers. For further information, check fogah.org or email friendsofgeorgiaarchives@yahoo.com. FOGAH will have its 2015 Capitol ornament for sale, as well as sets of previous ornaments.
For further information on the Georgia Archives see georgiaarchives.org. The Georgia Archives, including a library, microfilm collection and manuscript repository, is open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays at 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow.
Scottish research workshop
A workshop on clan and family history in the Scottish Highlands featuring Graeme Mackenzie will be held 9:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Oct. 10 on the Columbus State University campus, just off I-185 in Columbus.
The speaker will cover the history of the Scottish Highlands and its clans; clans, septs and surnames in the Highlands; and tracing your ancestors in the Highlands. He also will do a Q&A session. The event is sponsored by the Muscogee Genealogical Society, and the cost is $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers if registered by Oct. 5. Send a check to Muscogee Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 761, Columbus, GA 31902. Go to muscogeegenealogy.com or call 706-322-3175 for further information.
You can learn a lot ahead of time by checking Mackenzie's website, highlandroots.org. He will be at the Stone Mountain Highland Games, Oct. 16-18, and other speaking engagements are listed on his website.
Before you buy online
When planning to buy a long-published genealogy or local history book, check to see if the author still has them for sale. You could save money that way. Many books offered on eBay at high prices are sometimes still for sale by the original author at not much more than the original price.
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