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The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive:

sgnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/

The South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now provides access to 19 newspaper titles published in 12 south Georgia cities (Albany, Americus, Bainbridge, Brunswick, Cairo, Cuthbert, Perry, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta, Vienna, and Waycross) from 1845 to 1923. Consisting of over 164,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date. The site is compatible with all current browsers and the newspaper page images can be viewed without the use of plug-ins or additional software downloads.

300 S. Hull Street was a parking lot when tens of thousands of Olympic athletes and fans descended on Athens for the Centennial Olympic Games. UGA faculty, students, and staff joined other Athenians in welcoming visitors to the Classic City. Today, UGA’s Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries occupy that former parking lot, and the records and artifacts collected by many who worked, volunteered, and attended the Olympics are part of the collections of the Hargrett, Russell, and Brown Archives.

On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, the Special Collections Libraries will continue their commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Centennial Olympics with “Athens’ Olympics Remembered,” a panel discussion featuring three couples, all of whom were deeply connected to the Games.  James and Carol Reap, Jack and Jacquie Houston, and Marc and Becky Galvin will share their stories, and audience members will be asked to join in and contribute.

Did you know that free tax preparation is available in Athens?

Two programs to choose from:

Georgia United Credit Union is partnering once again with UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences to offer free tax preparation for low- and middle-income individuals through their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This year’s VITA site will be located at Georgia United Credit Union’s 190 Gaines School Road branch. Sessions are now available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, through April 13, and on Saturdays through April 19. For a complete list of available dates and times or to make an appointment, please visit https://gucu.org/membership/vita-tax-prep. For those without internet access, phone reservations may also be made at 706-227-5400, ext. 6486.

Did you know that Georgia has a homebuyers program that grants UGA employees who are qualified first-time homebuyers a loan of $7,500, with no interest, no monthly payments, and repaid at sale or refinance?

The program is called PEN – Protectors, Educators and Nurses – which falls under the Georgia Dream Homeownership Program. This loan can be used towards your down payment, closing costs, and other loan related expenses. For more information, please review the Georgia Dream Homeownership Program - PEN at https://www.dca.ga.gov/housing/Homeownership/programs/RUHomeBuyer.asp