Selected by Georgia stakeholders and funded by the DLG, these materials document the Church’s interaction with slavery, emancipation, and religion. These collections are: Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.) records, 1822-1916. The names of enslaved church members may be found inside this collection. It’s possible that these are the sole documents proving that some of these …
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19th and Early 20th Century Collections From the Presbyterian Church Are Now Available Online Without Paywalls or Passwords
Selected by Georgia stakeholders and funded by the DLG, these materials document the Church’s interaction with slavery, emancipation, and religion. These collections are: Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.) records, 1822-1916. The names of enslaved church members may be found inside this collection. It’s possible that these are the sole documents proving that some of these …
rootstrust now handles Hispanic and Other Unconventional Names
The following announcement was written by the folks at rootstrust: Do you have Hispanic names in your family tree or among the members of your extended family? If you do, you have likely noticed that some genealogy programs do not allow them to be properly entered. The reason is that Hispanic names do not fit …