Coweta County Genealogical Society

03/18/2026

Have you heard about this yet??? I already found several pension files! Have you?

03/18/2026

📸 What’s the oldest photograph you own?

Do you know who’s in it?

Tonight’s simple task: flip one photo over and write down names, dates, and locations while the details are still fresh.

Future generations will thank you.

03/15/2026

Celebrate National Genealogy Day! Held every year on the 2nd Saturday of March, it’s the perfect time to explore your family history, whether that’s researching records, chatting with relatives, analyzing DNA, or visiting archives. Unearthing your family tree is a fascinating journey through generations, revealing stories, heritage, and the lives of your ancestors. Start uncovering your roots today!
Start here! https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy

03/13/2026

03/11/2026

📖 Your Research Could Be Someone Elses Breakthrough!!!

The Coweta County Genealogical Society is seeking articles for our Quarterly publication.

Share your discoveries, transcriptions, family histories, or research tips with our members. Whether your focus is local or elsewhere, your work may be exactly what someone else needs.

Interested? Contact us at info@ccgsinc.org

03/10/2026

Did you hear our big announcement at RootsTech? Using handwriting recognition technology, we've just transcribed 2.4 million pages of Revolutionary War pensions! These manuscripts, written in quill and ink, contain amazing firsthand accounts of service and family details. They are now easy to read and fully searchable! Just select 'Show Transcription' on any page to unlock these amazing records: https://f3.social/6y0i

03/10/2026

Every maiden name is a doorway to a whole new branch of your family tree. Don’t let it be obscured by a married surname!

If you're eager for more tips about researching the women in your family, head to Youtube for Crista's virtual session focused on finding maiden names: https://bit.ly/4s5nHYG

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Genealogy: where you spend three hours researching…

…just to find out your 4th great-grandfather was also named John.

If you’ve ever chased the wrong ancestor down a rabbit hole, you’re among friends. 😉

03/05/2026

Genealogists Know Better… But Do We Do It?

We spend hours researching ancestors from 200 years ago and yet sometimes we forget to document our own generation.

If your photos are not labeled:
Future researchers (including your children and grandchildren) will hit a brick wall.

Make it a goal this month:
✔ Identify unknown faces
✔ Add full names
✔ Include dates and locations
✔ Preserve the story behind the image

Don’t let your research end with you.

Here is an example of exactly what I mean. I know who these girls are, but would anyone in the future? They aren't facing the camera and there isn't anything to orient the photo. Don't leave the ones who come after us in the dark!

03/04/2026

📝 Before it’s too late, record the story behind a family heirloom.

Who owned it first?
Why was it kept?
What memories are attached to it?

History isn’t just in books — it’s in kitchens, attics, and cedar chests.

03/03/2026

Ancestral Math... means in order to be born, you need to have:
2 Parents
4 Grandparents
8 Great Grandparents
16 Second Great Grandparents
32 Third Great Grandparents
64 Fourth Great Grandparents
128 Firth Great Grandparents
256 Six Great Grandparents
512 Seventh Great Grandparents
1,024 Eight Great Grandparents
2,048 Ninth Great Grandparents...
and so on.
Let that sink in. That is 4,094 ancestors in 12 generations before you...needed to make YOU happen.

Kind of Incredible, don't you think?