“The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) has free collections for Bibb County Georgia Genealogy and Family History research, including:
- Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room Collection “Bulk of collection includes photographs and scrapbooks created by Mylo Lindgren, a World War II soldier stationed at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. The collection also includes a cookbook written by the Athens Women’s Club, and Confederate soldier carte de visites.”
- The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon’s Douglass Theatre “Records of Macon’s African American theater, the Douglass Theatre, from 1912 to the 1930s from the Middle Georgia Archives”
- Georgia Aerial Photographs “Aerial photographs of Georgia counties from the 1930s to the 1980s from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries Map Collection”
- Georgia Historical Markers “Comprehensive collection of photographs of Georgia roadside historical markers.”
- Georgia State Fair, Macon, 1886-1960 “Black-and-white photographs and circulars for the Georgia State Fair from 1886 to 1960
- georgia.gov “Official site of Georgia state government”
- GeorgiaInfo “Information about political life and governance in Georgia”
- Greetings from Macon “Exhibition that features a selection of twentieth century postcards of Macon, Georgia, and displays their present-day location inside an interactive street view map.”
- H.C. Blankenship and John Scott Home Movie Collection, circa 1936-1967 “Home movies of the Blankenship family of Gordon and Macon, Georgia from 1936 to 1967 which depict family life, scenes of Central of Georgia railroad trains and stations, a mobile x-ray clinic for tuberculosis, family pets (cat and dog), birthday parties, Zoo Atlanta, Willie B. II gorilla, petting zoos, parades (including centennial of the Civil War parade and a Halloween parade), the Gordon mines, Rock Eagle, and Warner Robbins.”
- Henry A. Hunt Letters, 1931 “Two letters, with enclosures, concerning Henry A. Hunt, long-time black educator, agriculturalist, and president of what became Fort Valley State College. The letters concern New Deal farm policies and poetry by a teacher on Hunt’s faculty.”
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library “Photographs of important and representative architectural sites and landscapes in Georgia with an emphasis on Athens and Middle Georgia from the collections of the Owens Library”
- Isaac Scott Diary “Diary kept by Isaac Scott of Macon, Georgia. The diary comments on Macon’s economic trends, social life, the weather, and the Scott family. The diary also provides some detail on Scott’s involvement in local banking and railroads. The entries are numerous for the 1859-1861 period, but are less so for 1862-1864.”
- Macon Telegraph: Georgia Historic Newspapers “Searchable issues of Macon Telegraph from 1826 to 1908.”
- Macon-Knoxville Store Ledger, 1825-1831 “Account book of a small general store based in Macon and Knoxville, Georgia covering the period from 1825 to 1831.”
- Mercer Cluster: Georgia Historic Newspapers “Searchable issues of the Mercer Cluster from 1920 to 1970.”
- New Georgia Encyclopedia “The New Georgia Encyclopedia provides an authoritative source of information about people, places, events, institutions, and many other topics relating to the state”
- Rees stereograph collection “Stereographs dated from 1870 to 1910 depicting Macon, Georgia.”
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1922 “Fire insurance maps of Georgia cities and towns, 1884-1922″
- Stereograph exhibition “Selections from the stereographs collection of the Middle Georgia Archives.”
- Vanishing Georgia “Historically significant photographs of people, places, and structures from Georgia’s past from the Vanishing Georgia Collection at the Georgia Archives”
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