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May is National Preservation Month

May is dedicated to National Preservation Month. Also known as Historic Preservation Month, the month celebrates the nation’s heritage through historic places.

Rhodes... https://t.co/Hzwb1yTpfD

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Announcing the online Historic Schools Photograph Collection

The Georgia Archives is happy to announce a new online collection in our Virtual Vault: Historic Schools and Photograph Collection.... https://t.co/gzYCeUR9JA

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State Records Committee News

The State Records Committee met on April 18 and approved revisions to the records retention schedules of the Department of Natural Resources – Environmental Protection Division and the Common Schedules for State Agencies.

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Titanic follow-up

On April 15, Titanic Remembrance Day, we featured Major Archibald Butt of Augusta, who perished on the Titanic in 1912. The Georgia Archives' houses his collection.

When... https://t.co/9yDKvh3Jur

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Thank you to everyone who attended last Friday's Lunch and Learn program and many thanks to our speaker, Reference Archivist Tamika Strong, who gave an informative presentation “Genealogical... https://t.co/8rvwusINgc

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This is Organize your Files week and Records Information Management Month.

As you breathe a sigh of relief that tax season is over, have you given thought to how you could save some time,... https://t.co/VdfXFbPUmU

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On this Day

On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died at the Little White House in Warm Springs. Roosevelt visited Warm Springs 41 times since 1924. While sitting for a... https://t.co/RV0Nc1buIj

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Thank you to our speakers, presenters, and all who were in attendance at the Georgia Archives symposium on Saturday, April 6. This year’s topic was “Land Use in Georgia: Urban Planning and... https://t.co/GW9lidQVpm

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Thank you to our speakers, presenters, and all who were in attendance at the Georgia Archives symposium on Saturday, April 6. This year’s topic was “Land Use in Georgia: Urban Planning and... https://t.co/wqdbsIoqGs

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Thank you to our speakers, presenters, and all who were in attendance at the Georgia Archives symposium on Saturday, April 6. This year’s topic was “Land Use in Georgia: Urban Planning and... https://t.co/sdwue7ZoOs

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Thank you to our speakers, presenters, and all who were in attendance at the Georgia Archives symposium on Saturday, April 6. This year’s topic was “Land Use in Georgia: Urban Planning and... https://t.co/z8j3hj42qh

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Thank you to our speakers, presenters, and all who were in attendance at the Georgia Archives symposium on Saturday, April 6. This year’s topic was “Land Use in Georgia: Urban Planning and... https://t.co/rw44h9Tejd

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On this day

The peach became Georgia’s official state fruit on April 7, 1995

Photographs:
The Peach at Byron.
Georgia Archives, Touring Georgia, D141, University System of Georgia

Burke... https://t.co/qaccuCR5a1

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On this day

One of the deadliest tornadoes in American history hit Gainesville on April 6, 1936.

It was one of the worst weather-related disasters in Georgia history. The tornado that... https://t.co/P0reYyaqsL

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April is Records Information Management Month.

The end of tax season is an opportune time to get rid of records that you no longer need to keep. Before getting rid of any records, talk to... https://t.co/UnwC8A8Az2

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On this day

On April 1, 1812, the most influential and highest-ranking African American politician in the nineteenth century Georgia was born. Tunis Campbell was born in New Jersey to free... https://t.co/2lqLW8zVo2

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Today is World Backup Day

Do you remember the last time you backed up your files? If you don’t remember, have never backed up your files, or have not done so in a long time, today is a... https://t.co/MKvv3Xx4bI

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On this Day

On March 23rd, 1734 James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia colony, began a journey from Georgia to England to report to the Trustees and took a group of Georgia's Yamacraw... https://t.co/ldXe0gHUkt

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On this Day

Ellis Arnall was born in Newnan in 1907. He attended Mercer University and transferred to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee where he earned a degree in Greek.... https://t.co/TkLoJPBNOp

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On this Day

Ellis Arnall was born in Newnan in 1907. He attended Mercer University and transferred to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee where he earned a degree in... https://t.co/FltY0eeKk2