The following is a press release issued by the Augusta (Georgia) Genealogical Society:
Augusta Genealogical Society
Augusta, Georgia
July 19, 2025 Virtual Genealogical Program
Finding Females: Ledgers are a Unique
Looking Glass into Women’s Lives
Presented by Diane Richard
Surviving small business ledgers document everyday business transactions that involved our ancestors, including our female ancestors—usually underrepresented in governmental records. Almost every kind of ledger examined mentions women transacting business, regardless of station in life and ethnicity. This webinar focuses on the many kinds of ledgers used by small businesses and discoverable by researchers. We will explore ledgers of general stores, cotton/tobacco pickers and midwives, just to name a few. In addition to placing individuals and families in space and time, relationship information is sometimes noted. Life events are sometimes indicated, including family members of an employer/employee, entries for free people of color (FPOC), the enslaved, and so much more!!!
Diane L Richard, MEng & MBA, Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and in 2024, celebrated her 20th anniversary of professionally researching client ancestors while also channeling the “inner teacher” in her by sharing her knowledge via the written and spoken word.
She regularly contributed to Internet Genealogy (2006-2023) as an author, writing a regular Net Notescolumn and authoring over 500 articles. From 2010-2017, Diane edited Upfront with NGS, the National Genealogical Society’s blog, and published over 2000 posts. She spent a decade as editor of Wake Treasures, the journal of the Wake County Genealogical Society, and since 2016, she has been the editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal.
When: Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Where: Online
Price: FREE to AGS members and $10 for nonmembers
The registration deadline is Thursday, July 17.
AGS July Program
Click above link to register
Limited seating is available to view the virtual presentation at the Adamson Library. To reserve a seat, please call (706) 722-4073.
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