Family vacation

Have you spent time with family this summer? Maybe you gathered for a week at the beach with all the cousins running around or you drove a few hours for a long weekend in the mountains with strolls amidst the forest. The fun thing about family gatherings is the shared laughter as stories are told and retold about kin. How do you find stories about kin that no longer can attend these family gatherings because they have passed on?

I noticed while scrolling through GALILEO the Digital Library of Georgia's African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library. I did a quick search for Thomas. I noticed how many of the obituaries tell stories about the person- where they were born, their parents, what they did in life, how their life impacted others.

This resource can help African Americans with kin from east central Georgia find new stories about their family to share at the next family gathering.

Ancestry.com has a collection of obituaries that cover all races and areas (including Canada and Britain). Look at More Collections (toward the bottom middle left of the screen), select all databases, search for obituaries - 46 resources are offered with obituaries from around the US. If you search for obituary 16 resources are given - including a United States Obituaries collection with close to 150 million (yes, million) entries.

Use these resources to find new stories to share about kin!

Get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian. Ancestry is accessible only at the library.


-kls