The DLG provides access to volumes of trademarks, labels, and logos held by the Georgia Archives in their collection, “Trademark Registrations, 1894-1959.” As described on the project homepage: “These volumes are the recorded copy of official trademarks and union labels of goods sold or distributed in Georgia and represent their registration with the State of […]
Interest in genealogical research has grown rapidly over the last half century and the advent of the internet has opened up a whole new world to those interested in researching their family history. Resources that were once difficult to locate and navigate are now readily available to anyone with a computer and a little enthusiasm. […]
DLG would like to be comprehensive in its coverage of Georgia-related digital projects. Unfortunately, from time to time, we miss newly available collections. Please help us create a portal with extensive coverage of the state’s history. When announcing a new digital project, please take a moment to complete this form (http://bit.ly/bq0eMP) so we can be […]
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Y2K…anyone? Planes falling from the sky, computers unable to tell time, nano-level Keystone Kops type stuff bringing everything to a complete stop. I forget exactly what the fear was (we’d wake up on the LOST island?). This First Friday Briefing (pictured) from the Georgia Department of Defense recounts the “sigh of relief” as all heck […]
Farming has been, and continues to be, an integral part of the Georgia experience. The Digital Library of Georgia’s collections represent centuries of life on farms around the state through photographs, diaries, correspondence, newspapers, and even moving images. Some of the more endearing collection photographs involve interactions between children and farm animals. Below is but […]
Georgia’s recent pre-summer heat wave left many of us wilted and wishing for the languid days of childhood. Of course, one of the pleasures of summertime has always been summer camp. The photos of Camp Dixie in the Carlisle Family Photographs Collection show that not much has changed since they were taken in the mid-1920s. […]
“In 1948, a visitor to the southern Appalachian mountains in north Georgia could see an average of 93 miles. By 1990, due to air pollution, that distance had dropped to an average of 22 miles.” The above quote comes from page seventy-four of a report titled The State of Georgia’s Environment 2009. It is accompanied […]