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Welcome to the Friends of the Georgia Archives Website

The Friends of the Georgia Archives is a charitable organization that supports the mission of the Georgia Archives by:

funding research tools and educational programs
volunteering for archives and FOGA events
advocating for the value of the Georgia Archives and archives in general
supporting archival training through the Dunaway Scholarship

Who Are the Friends?

The Friends of the Georgia Archives, formed in 2004, is a not-for-profit organization that will support and enhance the programs of the Georgia Archives. By underwriting education programs, public lectures, internships, exhibits, and digization projects the Friends will enhance public awareness of the treasures to be found at the Archives. Such programs will offer an understanding of the roles of individuals and groups of individuals who created the documents or whose lives and activities are told in the documents. The Friends hope to bring life to the documents through programs that focus on those who created them, the signifance of their creation and the impact they had on the lives of ancestors and modern-day citizens. By joining you will be helping not only to preserve the treasures of our state's documentary history but also by sponsoring and promoting true understanding.

Membership and Benefits

To make annual membership affordable to all who want to help, it is available at five levels:

Individual for $20
Family/Organization for $35
Ancestry for $100
Heritage for $500
Legacy for $1,000

In addition to the satisfaction of knowing that your dollars are preserving and promoting Georgia's documentary heritage, Friends membership entitles you to:

Quarterly newsletter "The Voice"
Special behind the scenes tours for a peek at how records are being preserved and projects are being developed
Invitations to special events and members activities throughout the year

Other Ways to Help the Friends

Additional donations

You may also wish to make an additional donation or support a specific project:

Conservation Fund
Lunch & Learn Lecture Series
Programming for Children
Sarah O. Dunaway Scholarship
Please use my gift where most needed

If you would like to become a Friend, or make an additional donation, please write to GeorgiaArchivesFriends@hotmail.com

Donate books

Help the Friends by donating used books for the annual used & rare book sale, and for the ongoing mini book sale. All types are accepted, but history and genealogy books are most welcome! Donations may be dropped at the Georgia Archives, Welcome Desk, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow GA 30260. Tax receipts are available.

Volunteer

To carry out its work, FOGA depends on its volunteers. There are volunteer opportunities on a regular monthly basis or just as needed. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please write to GeorgiaArchivesFriends@hotmail.com

Save The Date

June

Date: Tuesday June 10, 2008

Time: 12 noon to 1 p.m.

Event: Lunch & Learn Lecture Series 2008 - The Mines, Mining, and Geology Collection at the Georgia Archives, by Steve Engerrand, The Georgia Archives