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Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest
Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on the creation of an African American Funeral Program collection of resources by Dottie Demarest, a librarian and a genealogy and local history specialist at the East Central Georgia Regional Library (ECGRL) inspired by the donation from the funeral programs of African American Eula Mae Ramsey Johnson. The collection provides information on the lives of the deceased. About 1,2000 funeral programs now consist the collection following digitization of the programs through the help of Georgia HomePlace.
Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg
Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South or, Leaving Behind the Plow," by David M. Battles.
Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event
Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on a forum held by the Georgia Southwestern State University in celebration of the Black History Month in 2009. More than 70 participants viewed the documentary "Briars in the Cotton Patch." The event was a joint project of Kainonia Farm and Faith Fuller, director of communications for the Fuller Center for Housing.