African American funeral programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
Over 3000 funeral programs of African Americans dating from 1933 to 2017 (with the bulk of the collection beginning in the 1960s), the majority of which are from services held in the Augusta, Georgia area
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1900/2017
Subject
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Southern States--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--20th century
Georgia--Social life and customs--20th century
Southern States--Social life and customs--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites
African Americans--Genealogy
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
church records
programs (documents)
Type
Text
Description
The African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System online collection consists of over one thousand funeral programs ranging from 1933 to 2017 (with the bulk of the collection beginning in the 1960s) from the Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection. A majority of the programs are from churches in Augusta, Georgia, and the surrounding area, with a few outliers in other states such as New York and Florida. The programs typically contain a photograph of the deceased, an obituary, a list of surviving relatives, and the order of service. The collection provides extensive genealogical information about the deceased, including birth and death dates, maiden names, names of relatives, past residences, and place of burial. Alongside this genealogical information, the obituaries provide a rich source of local history about African Americans. Many of the people included in this collection were prominent in their communities, and many were involved locally in the struggle for civil rights., The African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia.
Holding Institution
Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
Search Constraints
You searched for: Year 1970 to 1979 Remove constraint Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1970">1970</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1979">1979</span>Search Results
202. Full Text Homegoing Services for Mrs. Deborah G. Hillson, Thursday, December 15, 2016, 1:30 P.M.
207. Full Text Eulogistic services for Mr. Harry Kirkland, Thankful Baptist Church, Sunday, October 8, 1972, 1:00 p.m., Rev. N.T. Young, officiating
208. Full Text Eulogistic services for Mrs. Emma Harris Fletcher Johnson, Thursday, October 5, 1972, at 4 p.m., at Old Hammond Grove Baptist Church
212. Full Text Obsequies services for Robert Lee Floyd, Miller Chapel A.M.E. Church, June 9, 1972, 4:00 p.m., Reverend William McDonald, pastor
213. Full Text Funeral Services of Rev. Feltz Henry Hart
215. Full Text Eulogistic services for Mrs. Jeanette T. Lawrence, Wednesday, April 19, 1972, 3:00 p.m., Cumming Grove Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia
216. Full Text Final rites Robert S. Logan, Jr., Lockhart Baptist Church, Reverend Latta R. Thomas, pastor, Friday, April 14, 1972, 3:30 p.m.
219. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Ables Burke, Sunday, February 13, 1972, 2:30 p.m., Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia
234. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Eva W. Scott, Thankful Baptist Church, Sunday, July 11, 1971, 1:30 p.m., Rev. N.T. Young, Sr., officiating
238. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Marshall Adams, True Vine Baptist Church, Sunday, March 14, 1971, 1:30 p.m., Rev. R. V. Sims, pastor
243. Full Text Obsequies of Mr. Charles Weldon Johnson, Tabernacle Baptist Church, December 16, 1970, 2:30 p.m., Rev. Floyd Heard, officiating
244. Full Text Eulogistic service for Mrs. Mary Stephens, Sunday, December 19, 1971, 3:00 p.m., Jerusalem Baptist Church, Rev. M.L. Williams, minister
245. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Ollie Willie Forbes, December 5, 1970, 2:00 p.m., Antioch East Baptist Church, Rev. E. W. Lumpkin, pastor
246. Full Text Funeral services for James Myles Hinton, Sr., Second Calvary Baptist Church, three o'clock p.m., Wednesday, November 25, 1970
253. Full Text Funeral services of George Thomas Scarborough, Antioch Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, March 21, 1970, 11 a.m., Rev. C. L. Stokes
257. Full Text Celebrating the Life of "Felex" Kafele Bush
258. Full Text Celebrating the Life of Mr. James Corey Birt
259. Full Text In Loving Memory, 1949 - 2020, Deaconess Annie M. Collins
261. Full Text Mass of the resurrection for Sister Mary Loretto Hamm, 9:30 Monday at Mt. Olivet, Delaware Avenue, Tonawanda, N. Y.
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