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CA-014-003: Ray City History Blog (Web archive), July 26, 2025

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Collection number: CA-014-003

Scope and Contents

This web archive preserves the Ray City History Blog, a community-based digital history project created by the Ray City Community Library, documenting the genealogical, local, and cultural history of Ray City, Georgia, and surrounding communities in Berrien County and south Georgia. The blog includes over 7,400 entries published across more than a decade, featuring biographical sketches, transcriptions of historical documents, photographs, and essays related to regional history from the 19th to the 21st centuries. Major subjects include family histories, local veterans, historic landmarks, and aspects of rural life. The content reflects a grassroots approach to local historiography and heritage preservation.



Captured on July 26, 2025, the web archive includes HTML pages, images, stylesheets, and related assets. It is preserved in WARC and CDX formats for long-term access and in WACZ format to support enhanced viewing and searchability through replay tools. The archive provides a complete snapshot of the blog’s structure and content as it existed at the time of capture.

Dates

  • Acquired: July 26, 2025

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Users are encouraged to access the Ray City History Blog directly online at https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com for ease of browsing and searching. This archived version is maintained for digital preservation purposes and reflects the site as it appeared on July 26, 2025. Access to the WACZ file requires compatible web archive replay software (e.g., ReplayWeb.page). The WARC and CDX files are intended for long-term preservation and are not intended for routine public access without technical support.

Extent

35.42 Gigabytes (ca14-003_ray-city-history-blog_webarchive_20250726_bag.zip .zip 7/29/2025 35.42 GB 38,030,916,229 bytes. ) : SHA1: 33675D7BC8ECFC43FAE2304F8D7E08EBCF57BE4C ; Payload-Oxum: 38202884587.34

Language

From the Collection: English