There are a number of great newspaper sites on the Internet.
Georgia papers are featured at the University of Georgia's Digital Library of Georgia (dlg.galileo.usg.edu/?Welcome, free) and at GenealogyBank (genealogybank.com, subscription), the latter carrying newspapers from all over the country.
The same goes for the Library of Congress Chronicling America site (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov).
Often overlooked is the huge number of newspapers from the U.S., as well as from foreign countries, digitized and found on Google. They stopped adding to the project in 2011, but the newspapers remain, although not easily searchable. Go to news.google.com/newspapers for the long list of newspapers.
Many smaller Georgia towns are found there, including the Calhoun Times from 1924 to 2008, or the Rome papers, both historical and recent.
One drawback: It used to have an easy search tool, now removed. Try “Archive Search Help” at the right of the search box and follow the instructions. At least you can browse issues easily. Search via Google itself by using “Google newspapers” and a person’s name, especially if an unusual one.
Chattahoochee Valley bibliography
John S. Lupold’s “Chattahoochee Valley Sources and Resources: An Annotated Bibliography, Volume II: The Georgia Counties,” published in 1994 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, is for sale by them at the reduced price of $20 postpaid.
This is a must-have item for anyone with interest in the Georgia counties along the Chattahoochee River, from Troup County southward. Lupold ferreted out items at all archival and local levels for this important resource for any Georgia collection.
Send checks to the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, P.O. Box 33, Eufaula, AL 36072 or check chattahoocheetrace.com.
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There are stipulations involved in this offer, so read the details. This only transfers the results, not your test sample itself. It is important to have your DNA results in as many places as possible, as you never know where your significant matches might appear.
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