Welcome to the
Atlanta WWI African American Research Center
dubbed the AWAAR Center, boosts the largest collection of African American WWI Research Reference Books
on the globe per a search on WorldCat.
WATCH
When you arrive at The AWAAR Center you will be guided and provided a series of complimentary onsite resources. A member of the AAHGS-ATL MIL-SIG will be on hand to provide a consultation on identifying which resources are best for your particular ancestral research. The Visiting Researcher will have free access to Wi-Fi; Ancestry.com; Newspapers.com; Documentary/Movie Access via Netflix; Prime; Hulu; YouTube; BET+; make Copies and Prints in both letter and tabloid size for full census sheet printing; Ancestry.com use and assistance is available upon request.
RESEARCH
The AWAAR Center boosts the largest collection of African American WWI Reference Books on the globe per a search on WorldCat. Many have a few but the AWAAR Center has twenty-plus WWI AA Research Reference Books! Similarly, there are more than 10 on AA’s in WWII. The additional inventory includes books on AA in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and Spanish American Wars. There are more than 50 High School, College and University (HBCU & PWI) Yearbooks from numerous states. If you want to scavenge a number of society journals in one place, then this is it. We have Journals, Quarterlies and Newsletters from AAHGS; Alabama Historic Commission; Central Georgia Genealogy Society; Georgia Genealogy Society and the National Georgia Genealogy Society.
You can also explore books on the History of African Americans & Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Collectors Quarterly Newsletters. We have references to AA Barbies in our Barbie History Book. We have a plethora of biographies on DVD and Books. There are biographies on United States Presidents and Famous African American Families of Georgia including but not limited to the: BULLARDS (Columbus); CHUBBS (Rome); DAWSONS (Albany); HERNDONS (Atlanta); HORNES (Atlanta); other famous AA bios on site are Arthur Ashe, Vernon Jordan, Barack Obama, and Michele Obama.
TRIBUTE
Top Image sign named for: WWI Sgt. Henry Veal, II
Veal-Solomon Highway Sign
The AWAAR Center was instrumental in researching and documenting service of a WWI Ancestor and developing a narrative that moved the State of Georgia to name a State Highway after him.
We also assist with garnering local community and family support to identify and facilitate an appropriate tribute to your ancestor including but not limited to Historical Markers; Plaques honoring workers who influenced facilities; schools; organizations; institutions; renaming of streets, bridges and highways.
Bottom Image AA Wreath for: LaGrange, Georgia WWI Cpl. Charlie Boykins, Killed in Action, buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
We annually create handcrafted WREATHS identifying them as African American Servicemen from Veterans Day to the end of the year.
Your Ancestors are Ready for Their Story to be Told. Let’s Go!
What are you waiting for?
The AWAAR Center is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing the stories of the valor of our WWI Heroes while highlighting African American heroes from the Revolutionary War to WWII.
Our emphasis and concentration has and will always be on African Americans from WWI. The AAHGS-ATL Military Special Interest Group (MIL-SIG) focus is identifying and compiling AA research resources for all of the above-mentioned wars.
The AWAAR Vision
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