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
37. Full Text Funeral services for Deacon Leroy Carter, Gardner Grove Baptist Church, July 23, 1977, 1:00 p.m., Rev. Willie Parks, minister
40. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Rebie W. Davis, Sunday, 2:00 p.m., February 4th, 1979, Thankful Baptist Church
47. Full Text Funeral services for Miss Sylvia Gail Henley, Tuesday, January 7, 1975, 4:00 p.m., Thankful Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia
65. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Genett Williams Watson, Saturday, May 5, 1973, 2:00 p.m., Thankful Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia
68. Full Text Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Bell Williams, Sunday, September 1, 1973, 3:00 p.m., Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Augusta, Georgia
71. Full Text Funeral Rites of Mrs. Mabel H. Douglas
73. Full Text Celebrating the Life of Mr. James Corey Birt
74. Full Text Funeral Services of George H. Dunn (1909-1975)
75. Full Text Funeral Services of Rev. Feltz Henry Hart
76. Full Text Homegoing Services for Mrs. Deborah G. Hillson, Thursday, December 15, 2016, 1:30 P.M.
83. Full Text Funeral services for Mr. Eulie Fair, Sunday, June 29, 1975, 4:30 p.m., Keys Grove Baptist Church, Keysville, Georgia
87. Full Text Funeral services for James Myles Hinton, Sr., Second Calvary Baptist Church, three o'clock p.m., Wednesday, November 25, 1970
93. Full Text Funeral service for Mr. Alex Mose Lowry, Antioch Baptist Church, January 6, 1979, 1:00 p.m., Reverend R.L. Donaldson
97. Full Text Eulogistic services for Mrs. Nellie P. Wilson Neely, Thankful Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, March 18, 1975, 4:00 p.m.
100. Full Text Funeral services for Cortez Edward Ramsey, Wednesday, October 30, 1974, Sellers Brothers McDaniel St. Chapel, Atlanta, Georgia
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