GCSU Library Subject Guide
Georgia Newspapers
Georgia Newspapers
| Newspapers in our Library:
Milledgeville and Baldwin County Newspapers
Newspapers available through Interlibrary Loan |
 Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection LC-USF34-056681-D DLC |
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Baldwin Bulletin
- Macon Telegraph
- Savannah Morning News
- Union Recorder
Milledgeville and Baldwin County Newspapers
Historic:
1808 The Milledgeville Intelligencer, printed by A. McMillan on Franklin Street began and ended publication.
1808 The Georgia Argus was established.
1809 Seaton and Fleming Grantland established the Georgia Journal.
1819 The Southern Recorder was established by Richard McAllister Orme and Henry Denison.
1830 The Federal Union was established with John Polhill as editor.
Current:
The Union Recorder http://www.unionrecorder.com/
The Baldwin Bulletin http://www.thebaldwinbulletin.com/
Our Holdings of Milledgeville Newspapers and Their Indexes
The following local newspapers are available on microfilm in Russell Library. Use the Georgia Newspaper Project Holdings List (Ref PN4897 .G6 S47) to verify extant issues.
| Newspaper | Dates Available in Russell Library | Index(es) and Call Number |
| Milledgeville Intelligencer | November 22, 1808 | |
| Georgia Journal | November 3, 1809 - December 22, 1840 | Genealogical Abstracts from the Georgia Journal (Milledgeville) Newspaper, 1809-1840 Ref F285 .H27 |
| Georgia Argus (Reel also contains Rural Cabinet published in Warrenton, GA. for August 20, 1831) |
January 9, 1810 - December 26 1810and March 1, 1815 |
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| Milledgeville Republican and Reflecto | March 20, 1816- February 2, 1819 | |
| Southern Recorder | February 15, 1820 - July, 1872 | Southern Recorder Index 1820-1874 Ref F294.M6 A76 1984 AND Milledgeville, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Genealogical-related information Ref F294 .M6E82 |
| The Southron | February 23, 1828 | |
| Georgia Statesman; Filed as: Statesman and Patriot; Times and States' Rights Advocate; and Georgia Times and State Rights' Advocate | December 20, 1825 - July 3, 1830; January 15, 1833 - January 18, 1834 |
Volume 12 of Milledgeville, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Genealogical-related information Ref F294 .M6E82 |
| Federal Union | July 10, 1830 - August 21, 1872 Last reel contains Union and Recorder for August 28, 1872 - October, 1872] |
Baldwin County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Genealogical-related information Ref F292 .B15 |
| Milledgeville Standard of Union and Free Trade Advocate; Standard of Union | April, 1834; January - August, 1841 | Volume 12 of Milledgeville, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Genealogical-related information Ref F294 .M6E82 |
| Union and Recorder Union-Recorder |
November, 1872 - August, 1884 September, 1884 to present [Last reel of the Federal Union contains Union and Recorder for August 28, 1872 - October, 1872] |
Baldwin County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Genealogical-related information Ref F292 .B15 Mary Vinson Memorial Library's online Milledgeville chronology is useful for locating dates and for researching local newspapers. |
| Milledgeville News | January 9, 1909 - December, 1922** **Many gaps: see labels on the three boxes or the Georgia Newspaper Holdings List to verify extant issues. |
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| Future Citizen | June, 1914 - August, 1916 | |
| The Milledgeville Times | September 4, 1931 - September 2, 1932 | |
| Milledgeville Daily Times | March 27, 1939 - May 8, 1942 | |
| Baldwin News | June 16, 1958 - December 14, 1965 | |
| Baldwin Bulletin | April 13, 2000 to present. (Request at Circulation Desk) |
Georgia Newspapers in Galileo
:
- Georgia Historic Newspapers: An ongoing project to digitize Georgia newspapers.
- LexisNexis Academic Universe: Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. | This database may not be available off campus.
- News, Media, & Publishing (WWW links) : Links to U.S. and world newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and news agencies.
- Newspaper Source: Articles from national and regional newspapers, including five Georgia newspapers.
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Augusta Chronicle
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
- Macon Telegraph
- Savannah Morning News
Georgia Newspapers on Microfilm (Available through Interlibrary Loan):
At least one newspaper title from every county in Georgia in which newspapers were ever published has been microfilmed through the Georgia Newspaper Project. The University of Georgia Libraries locate, catalog, and microfilm the newspapers, and make information about each title available through: http://www.libs.uga.edu/gnp/ and the Georgia Newspaper Project Holdings List (Ref PN4897 .G6 S47). You can order specific reels through Interlibrary Loan here at GCSU.
Georgia Newspapers Available in our Library
Macon, Georgia Newspapers:
These titles are collectively filed as Georgia Journal & Messenger
- *Georgia Messenger 12 November 1823 - 8 April 1847
- Macon Telegraph 1 November 1826 - 25 September 1832
- Macon Georgia Telegraph 7 January 1836 - 25 June 1844
- Georgia Telegraph 3 October 1832 - 31 December 1835
- Georgia Telegraph 2 July 1844 - 14 September 1858
- *Georgia Journal and Messenger 15 April 1847 - 13 November 1869
- Weekly Georgia Telegraph 21 September 1858 - 1869 *Rocker, Willard R. Marriages and Obituaries from the Macon Messenger 1818 – 1865 (Call number: Ref F285. R63 1988) indexes notices found in these papers.
Atlanta, Georgia Newspapers:
- Atlanta Constitution June 17, 1868 to November 4, 2001
- Atlanta Journal 1940-1994 The print Atlanta Journal/Constitution Index 1971-1994 is available in Reference. Online indexing for the Atlanta newspapers is available via Newspaper Source on GALILEO.
- Atlanta Journal Constitution November 5, 2001-Dember 31, 2003 and current month
Augusta, Georgia Newspaper Indexing
- Personal Name Index to the Augusta Chronicle, 1786-1830( Ref F294 .W25 1987) provides information about early settlers who populated the Augusta region. Microfilm of the newspaper may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan at no charge to GCSU students, faculty and staff.
Other Georgia Newspapers Available on Microfilm
- Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, Georgia) November 23, 1883 - July 27, 1948
- Georgia Gazette (Savannah, Georgia) April 7, 1763-May 23, 1770