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For all my friends who are members of Georgia Genealogical Society, if you want the correct information about our upcoming meeting and election, please go to the GGS page at https://www.facebook.com/GaGenSociety or our website at www.GaGenSociety.org. The proper information is in these two locations and not the FB page of a non-board member.

The Georgia Genealogical Society is passionate about our mission to raise the bar on genealogical re

09/24/2025

The Georgia Genealogical Society has a choice on Saturday: someone with over 25 years of leadership experience in nonprofits and who has stayed the course when things got tough, or someone else.

09/21/2025

For those who are members and those thinking of joining!

We're just a week away from one of the most pivotal events of the year! It's a double-header!!! JOIN GGS & MARK YOUR CALENDARS SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025 FOR:

Our GGS Board Elections + Our GGS Quarterly Education Seminar!

One week from today, you'll have the opportunity to cast your vote. Are you ready? Have you Joined or Renewed your GGS Membership? Logged into the Members Area? Updated your password? Reviewed the nominees' bios within our newsletter, The Scribe?

The General Membership Meeting is FREE & Complimentary for all GGS Members, That's when we VOTE! It is scheduled from 9:30AM EDT - 10:00AM. Members will be asked to log into the GGS Membership Area to cast their ballot. The Quarterly Educational Seminar will begin at 10:00AM, and run through 4PM EDT. This seminar program, is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and requires payment of a nominal fee to attend and view 4 phenomenal presentations you don't want to miss! EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Check out the full event details on our website at www.gagensociety.org. REGISTER NOW for this virtual event:

https://gagensociety.org/events-seminars/seminars/

Don't forget: Change happens when we show up and participate! Let's keep the momentum going!

09/19/2025

Their sacrifice will not be forgotten

Today, on POW/MIA Recognition Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave service members who were taken as prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action.

We keep faith with the families still waiting, and we carry the promise that their loved ones will always be remembered. 🕯️🇺🇸

09/18/2025

I’m conducting a survey for my friends and followers. You should have 4 sets of great grandparents equalling 8 people. How many can you name without looking?

Yes, I can name all 8

09/18/2025

FamilySearch is thrilled to announce that Full-Text Search is now part of its standard search tools: ⤵️
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/full-text-search-leaves-familysearch-labs?cid=SO-00051472
Since its initial release in FamilySearch Labs during RootsTech 2024, the feature has undergone numerous enhancements to improve its power and usability. These improvements are already helping users make exciting discoveries and breakthroughs in their family history research.

09/18/2025

09/08/2025

This was too funny. I have gotten some strange results from ChatGPT, but this is a doozy!

This one was too funny not to share! Another reminder that generative AI is not "thinking" about the answer to your question. Out of curiosity, I asked Google's latest image AI generator to make a map showing a migration route from Georgia to Texas that someone might have taken in the 1800s. Can you identify any problems with it?

08/26/2025

I wanted to give you a heads up that in honor of Labor Day in the U.S., MyHeritage is opening up access to a massive collection of historical records — over 892 million U.S. and Canadian census records — completely free starting tomorrow, August 27–September 2, 2025.

Easily search billions of historical records from around the world including birth, marriage, death, census, and immigration records, and much more