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Georgia’s earliest newspapers are now online and searchable

Constantine Wright, microfilm supervisor, showcases a negative roll of microfilm at the University of Georgia Main Library on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The negative copy is sent off to a vendor to be digitized. - photo by Austin Steele

01112019 NEWSPAPERS 006.JPG — Constantine Wright, microfilm supervisor, showcases a negative roll of microfilm at the University of Georgia Main Library on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The negative copy is sent off to a vendor to be digitized. - photo by Austin Steele

If you’ve ever wanted to take a trip down memory lane — a really, really long trip — you’re in luck. The Digital Library of Georgia has now digitized antebellum newspapers from across the state and they’re all searchable by text.