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The last of the 13 Original Colonies, Georgia has a treasure trove of resources waiting to be utilized by researchers.  This session will provide a general overview to some of those records and the research institutions that house them.  Additionally, examples of methodology and research tools will be shared to help the researcher prepare for effective research in the Peach State.

About our Speaker

Tamika Strong graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies.  She received her Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master of Archival Studies at Clayton State University.

Mrs. Strong spent 15 years serving Georgia’s citizens as a librarian in the DeKalb County Public Library System and the Georgia Public Library Service.  Since becoming an archivist more than four years ago, she assists researchers by connecting them to the vast resources available at the Georgia Archives.

Mrs. Strong discovered her passion for genealogy after planning a successful series of tracing your family history workshops at a library where she worked. Since then, she has become more involved with genealogy, presenting workshops at various institutions, including her Alma Mater, Emory University, the DeKalb History Center, and the Digital Library of Georgia.  She leads a monthly genealogy discussion group and is active in several genealogy organizations.  She serves as the Technology Director of the Georgia Genealogical Society and is on the Board of the Georgia Archives Institute.  A thrill of the hunt type of researcher, Tamika enjoys assisting others in discovering their ancestors while trying to find her own.

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