Cobb basic genealogy classes start Jan. 29

Sessions on Saturdays via Zoom meetings will conclude with a Q&A.

The Cobb County Genealogical Society is offering its annual genealogy course for researchers from Jan. 29 through Feb. 12.

The 2022 session — Genealogy Basics: Next Steps — includes classes that are an extension of the basics covered last year with some new presenters. All sessions will be via Zoom. The nine Saturday sessions will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The virtual meeting room will open at 9 a.m. on each class day. The eight onehour classes scheduled are: Getting Started; Using Land and Deeds; Researching State Archives; Military Records; How History Might Help; Finding the Ladies; Using Tax Records; and What I Learned as a Beginning Researcher. The series will conclude with a onehour, Q&A panel discussion.

There will be a visit to the Georgia Room at the Charles D. Switzer Public Library in Marietta to explore the genealogy materials from all over the country that can be found there on Feb. 19. Registration is required, either online or by mail. See registration information at CobbGaGenSoc.org/ wrkshp_sem1.htm. Classes are $35 per attendee (not per household or computer device). If registering by U.S. mail, it must be postmarked by Jan. 21. Register online by Jan. 25. When registering, provide your preferred email address. You will receive course materials, announcements and Zoom links via that email address. For more information, call 678819-4057.

Lunch and Learn

The Georgia Archives virtual Jan. 14 Lunch and Learn presentation is “Future Places

Project: Redefining Historic Preservation in Atlanta.” It will be by Doug Young, who is assistant director of the Historic Preservation Studio in the city of Atlanta’s Office of Design, Department of City Planning. The event is free, from noon to 1 p.m. Go to GeorgiaArchives. org to register or sign in, via the MicrosoftTeams system. Young will assess historic preservation activities in Atlanta over the past 30 years.

Georgia Judiciary Symposium

The Georgia Archives is planning an April 2 symposium honoring the 175th anniversary of the Georgia Supreme Court. Anyone wishing to present should send proposals by January 18 to Hendry.miller@usg.edu. See georgiaarchives.org for details.