Chancellor Henry M. Huckaby and Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) Chair P. Toby Graham presented Robert H. (Bobby) Kerlin with the GHRAC Award for Local History Advocacy during the fourteenth annual GHRAC Archives Awards ceremony Oct. 26 at the Georgia Archives.
The GHRAC Awards recognize outstanding efforts in archives and records work in Georgia.
Nominated by the Fayette County Historical Society, Robert H. (Bobby) Kerlin is an outstanding advocate for the Society for over forty years through his writing, collecting, and sharing information with the community. Kerlin was elected the first president of the Fayette County Historical Society in 1972, and has steadfastly remained on the Board.
Under his leadership, the Society published “History of Fayette County” in 1977. Providing a home for the Historical Society was one of his greatest accomplishments. He was instrumental in coordinating the opening of the Margaret Mitchell Research Center where visitors have access to a vast collection of historical materials. He has served as a docent at the Research Center since 1988.
GHRAC works to promote the educational use of Georgia’s documentary heritage and to support efforts to improve the condition of records statewide. The Board is charged with advising the Chancellor and the Georgia Archives on records and policy issues. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaArchives.org and click on Partners, then click on Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC).
The Georgia Archives is a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and identifies, collects, manages, preserves, provides access to, and publicizes records and information of Georgia and its people and assists state and local government agencies with their records management. This work is done within the framework of the USG’s mission to create a more highly educated Georgia.
