genealogy

History August 9, 2024

Cobb Public Libraries highlight the expansion of the Georgia Historic Newspapers digital collection

Regular readers of the Cobb County Courier know that we often heavily use the Georgia Historic Newspapers website as a source for our history articles. Examples of our articles that…

Various genealogy tools including a chart, pencils and old family photos

Cobb County December 30, 2023

Cobb group to offer online genealogy course starting in January

by Rebecca Gaunt Historians and genealogists of all levels have an opportunity to learn more tricks of the trade by registering for the Cobb County Genealogical Society’s annual genealogy course…

A section of a 1950 census map that shows Vinings

Cobb by the Numbers May 15, 2022

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Vinings. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

An old census map of Acworth GA from 1950

Cobb by the Numbers April 30, 2022

Acworth, GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Acworth, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library March 6, 2022

Cobb Public Library to digitize the county’s city directories

If you’ve ever done detailed genealogical or historical work tracking a person, a business, or a fixed address through time, you’ll know what a valuable resource city directories can be….

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

History January 18, 2022

“Overview of African-American genealogy” to be live-streamed at Switzer Library

The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb County Public Library will present a workshop by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Metro Atlanta Chapter on February 7 at 6 p.m. The…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Cobb Public Libraries highlight the expansion of the Georgia Historic Newspapers digital collection

Cobb group to offer online genealogy course starting in January

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Acworth, GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Cobb Public Library to digitize the county’s city directories

“Overview of African-American genealogy” to be live-streamed at Switzer Library