(Video courtesy the WSB Television Newsfilm Collection of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives at UGA.) On January 9th, 1961, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault walked on campus to register at the University of Georgia. They were the first African American students allowed to do so. This Sunday will mark the 50th anniversary of that […]
Yeah, I know, it isn’t even Christmas yet. But we at the DLG will soon be on our way to wherever it is we call home (me? Kansas). So celebrate, and we look forward to reuniting in 2011. The DLG B has had over 1,200 visitors from 34 countries since its inception. We thank you […]
Beginning in the late 1940s, visiting the Rich’s Department Store in downtown Atlanta during Christmas was a beloved tradition in Georgia. Rich’s placed a Christmas tree on the roof of its downtown location for the first time in 1948. The tree stood seventy five feet tall on the store’s crystal bridge over Forsyth Street. The […]
The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins at sundown. Meaning “dedication” in Hebrew, the observance celebrates the miracle Jews believe occurred in the Holy Temple when their lamp oil, which they thought would last only one day, provided them with eight days of light. The history, struggle and culture of Jews living […]
As we sort the rubble of turkey carcasses and pie tins looking for motivation to return to work, a couple of news items about the Digital Library of Georgia. 1. The Civil Rights Digital Library has been awarded 2010 Schwartz Prize for excellence in the public humanities by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Read […]
On this week of Thanksgiving, we present depictions of the holiday throughout the last century in Georgia: the food, celebrations, commercialism, and football. You can find all of these images and more in the Digital Library of Georgia. Thanksgiving themed ad for the Georgia Dental Parlors from the November 19, 1910 issue of the Atlanta […]
A resolution, of sorts, as reported by the New York Times: “On Monday, at the Perry County Courthouse in Alabama, that past came calling: Mr. Fowler, who is white, pleaded guilty to the 1965 killing of a black man whose death led to the historic civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery.” On the night […]
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Who doesn’t like a good game of trivia? The Digital Library of Georgia is home to a wealth of answers to interesting, educational, and sometimes useless Georgia trivia. How many can you get right without clicking on the links? What is the oldest city in Georgia? Answer Which American president spent his boyhood in Augusta, […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is amazingly accessible given the size of it. The information is skillfully organized and cared for; you can get what you want and need. But what if you want something you don’t need? What if you don’t know what you want? What if you just typed “S..T..E..V..E” into the search […]