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DLG and Georgia Archives Named Best Genealogy Websites

Posted: December 09, 2015

Family Tree Magazine has included the Digital Library of Georgia and the Georgia Archives in its "75 Best Websites for US State Genealogy Research in 2015." "If your ancestors hailed from the Peach State, you can cover a lot of ground here with a…

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This Day in Georgia History: November 26, 1941

Posted: November 26, 2015

On this day in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill making Thanksgiving Day the next-to-last Thursday in November. Prior to the bill, Thanksgiving had always been the last Thursday in November since President Lincoln declared it a…

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November is National Native American Heritage Month

Posted: November 18, 2015

November is National Native American Heritage Month, "a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people," according to the National Congress of American Indians.…

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EBSCO eBook Mobile App Now Available

Posted: October 05, 2015

The EBSCO eBooks app is now available. The app lets users check out and read EBSCO eBooks natively on their mobile devices. Some features include: - Download and read eBooks offline - Adjust font size, margins, and contrast - Sync bookmarks and…

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Happy Birthday, GALILEO!

Posted: September 21, 2015

The year is 1995. The World Wide Web is 5 years old. 18 million American homes are now online, but only 3% of online users have ever signed on to the Web, according to the Pew Research Center.* The first planet outside our solar system is found…