WUGA: New website documents historic displacement of Black neighborhoods in Downtown Athens . “R-51 displaced nearly 400 households and demolished community structures in the 1960s in Downtown Athens. The displacement disproportionately affected Black families, who made up about 60% of the households.”

Fox 5 Atlanta: Bud Smith’s Atlanta archive: 1.2M photos seek a permanent home. “Smith, who will turn 78 in April, has documented a front-row seat to history from the basement of his East Point home. His collection, which includes approximately 1.2 million pictures and 60,000 rolls of film, features some of the nation’s most notable newsmakers.”

WSB Radio (Georgia): Marietta History Center unveils online database with thousands of artifacts. “The Marietta History Center is launching a new online database, giving the public digital access to thousands of items documenting the city’s past. The database already features more than 10,000 artifacts, most of them photographs. Collections Manager Christa McCay says the project will continue […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/02/wsb-radio-marietta-history-center-unveils-online-database-with-thousands-of-artifacts/

Digital Library of Georgia: Georgia Historic Newspapers Update Summer 2025. “This past summer, the Digital Library of Georgia released several new grant-funded newspapers to the Georgia Historic Newspapers website. Included below is a list of newly available titles.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/18/digital-library-of-georgia-georgia-historic-newspapers-update-summer-2025/

Georgia State University: GSU Library Launches “The Elevated City” Online Exhibit Exploring Atlanta’s Architectural Past and Future. “The story behind Atlanta’s several elevated streets, hidden storefronts, and railroad overpasses is one of bold planning, ambitious visions, and the challenges of connecting people in a place originally built to move freight. ‘The Elevated City’ explores […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/15/georgia-state-university-gsu-library-launches-the-elevated-city-online-exhibit-exploring-atlantas-architectural-past-and-future/

Associated Press: Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation. “The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a state park with the largest Confederate monument in the country, arguing officials broke state law by planning an exhibit on ties to slavery, segregation and white supremacy.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/10/associated-press-confederacy-group-sues-georgia-park-for-planning-an-exhibit-on-slavery-and-segregation/

Georgia Public Library Service: Georgia Public Library Service Expands Digitized Collections and Historical Newspaper Access. “The Georgia Public Library Service is pleased to announce the addition of new content to the Digital Library of Georgia and the Georgia Historic Newspaper Project, making more of Georgia’s rich history accessible to the public from anywhere with an internet […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/georgia-public-library-service-georgia-public-library-service-expands-digitized-collections-and-historical-newspaper-access/

Digital Library of Georgia: Forthcoming Newspapers – Summer 2025. “This year, the Digital Library of Georgia will be adding a variety of new newspaper titles to the Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN) website (https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/). Below is the list of titles currently slated to be added to GHN in the Summer and Fall of 2025.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/01/digital-library-of-georgia-forthcoming-newspapers-summer-2025/

Digital Library of Georgia: Georgia Historic Newspapers Update Spring 2025. “This past winter, the Digital Library of Georgia released several new grant-funded newspapers to the Georgia Historic Newspapers website. Included below is a list of newly available titles.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/21/digital-library-of-georgia-georgia-historic-newspapers-update-spring-2025/