Scope and Contents Official Historical Photos Project of the Berrien Historical Foundation. Berrien County Historical Foundation: Berrien County, Georgia Historical Photograph Collection. Online photograph collection downloaded from SmugMug on May 5, 2025. Includes over 16,000 photos on many subjects, including Berrien County High School, local businesses, sports events, churches, farming, timber and turpentine, family photo collections, and much more. This photograph collection is...

Scope and Contents The Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection is a partnership between the Foundation and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to digitize, preserve, and provide access to materials documenting the history and families of Berrien County, Georgia. Established in 1995, the Foundation is dedicated to promoting local history through educational programming, community projects, and stewardship of archival resources. This digital collection features family...

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Miscellaneous residential and commercial deeds, platts, and maps from counties and towns in Southeast GA and Northeast FL. Places: Brunswick, Camden County, Nahunta, Ware County, Twiggs County, Brantley County, Glynn County, Colquitt County, Jacksonville. Dates range from 1803-1942. Digital image links are listed individually under Collection Digital Materials. The images are also accessible through https://vtext.valdosta.edu/xmlui/handle/10428/3945 .

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Girls Basketball Tournament, Ray Ciy High School, Feb. 1949. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Pamphlet detailing the local Girls Basketball Tournament from February 1949. Illustrates the Tournament bracket and players on each team. It also features a number of advretisements from buisnesses within the surrounding area.

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with L.A. "Stick" Nelson, July 10, 2003. Nashville (Ga.). Fieldworker: LeRoy Henderson. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include family history and turpentining.Subjects: Georgia; Oral histories; Sound recordings; African Americans; Turpentine; Naval Stores; Turpentining; Turpentine industry and trade; Nelson, L.A. (1905-2004); Nashville...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Old Berrien Newsletter is a quarterly publication produced by the Berrien Historical Foundation beginning in 2007. Each issue highlights a distinctive aspect of Berrien County’s rich local history, from notable events and community landmarks to cultural traditions and regional folklore. After a publication hiatus from 2011 to 2022, the newsletter resumed in 2023 with continued exploration of local heritage. As of Summer 2025, a total of 17 issues have been...

Scope and Contents The Old Berrien Newsletter is a quarterly publication produced by the Berrien Historical Foundation beginning in 2007. Each issue highlights a distinctive aspect of Berrien County’s rich local history, from notable events and community landmarks to cultural traditions and regional folklore. After a publication hiatus from 2011 to 2022, the newsletter resumed in 2023 with continued exploration of local heritage. As of Summer 2025, a total of 17 issues have been...

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 2 — July–September, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 3 — October–December, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 4 — January–March, 1991 Ray City Community News, Vol. 2, No. 4 — October–December, 1991 The Beacon — Ray City First Baptist Church newsletter, January 2, 1992 (supplemental document inside Vol. 2, No. 4) Ray City Community News, Vol. 3, No. 1 —...

Scope and Contents The Ray City Community Library Collection is a collaborative digital project between the Ray City Community Library and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to preserve and share the unique local history of Ray City, Berrien County, and the surrounding area in South Georgia. The collection draws upon the library’s holdings and the work of local historians, including the ...

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 2 — July–September, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 3 — October–December, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 4 — January–March, 1991 Ray City Community News, Vol. 2, No. 4 — October–December, 1991 The Beacon — Ray City First Baptist Church newsletter, January 2, 1992 (supplemental document inside Vol. 2, No. 4) Ray City Community News, Vol. 3, No. 1 —...

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 2, July - September, 1990. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 1 No. 2 discusses how Ray City celebrates the 4th of July, the Ray City Voulenteer Fire Department, updates from the Commnity Development Council, and Housing Rennovations.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 3, October - December, 1990. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 1 No. 3 discusses an upcoming Fall Festival, the expirences of a lifelong local, advretises the Ray's Mill Pond Cafe and features a couple of essays by Ray City Elementary student Kristi Johnson.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 4, January - March, 1991. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 1 No. 4 discusses landscaping in the community, the development of Ray City School, the local Homecoming Commitee Report and the Gulf War.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 2, No. 4, October - December, 1991. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 2 No. 4 discusses the Ray City Community Development Coucil, Octoberfest, an essay contest highlighting the work of Ray City Elementary students, and the local senior citizen's center.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 1, January - March, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 1 discusses a caboose restoration project, the senior citizens center, a beauty pagent, and the Ray City Packers football team.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 2, April - June, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 2 features an article by Daphinne Cooper on raising twins, a section congratulating the Ray City Elementary writing fair winners, discusses dirt-track car racing and highlights the school's basektball teams.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 3, July - August, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 3 discusses a local Homecoming celebration for the 4th of July, updates on the caboose restoration project, and the origin of the city's logo and a look at the city's history.

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Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 4, October - December, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 4 discusses a piece of the city's history, the importance of voting, an arm wrestling competition, and Moody air Force Base's hurricane relief.