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Appleton School Reader; 4th Reader, 1848. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Vintage reading schoolbook from the 20th century, featuring passages and stories that were used to help teach young readers.

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Assorted Photos, 1934-ca.1960. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Collection of Photographs featuring students and teachers at the Ray City school. Oldest photos seem to date to around the 1930's.

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Baccalaureate and Graduation Serivces 1937-1952. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

High School Graduation included a Baccalaureate Sermon and Graduation Service. The Baccalaureate programs were held on Sunday morning in the auditorium, and included a sermon, hymn, and reading of scripture from the Bible.

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Boys Basketball Tournament, Ray Ciy High School, Feb. 1948. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Pamphlet detailing the local Boys Basketball Tournament from February 1948. 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 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includes over 7,400 entries published across more than a decade, featuring biographical sketches, transcriptions of historical documents, photographs, and essays related to regional history from the...

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Dramatics Club Programs 1936-1938. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

The program for 3 plays hosted by the Ray City school Dramatics Club durring the 1930's.

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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.

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Jessie Mae Smith Collection. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Small colleciton of materials chronicling the expirence of Jessie Mae Smith, a student at Ray City School who graduated in 1937.

Scope and Contents Jimmie Johnson Cllection, ca. 1930s. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.Jimmie Johnson attended Ray City School in the 1930s. This collection includes artifacts from over a decade in education. The Red Bird Notebook, and Beginner's Book of Writing and Spelling, were used durring elementary school. The Class Roll Notebook, Report Card, and Baccalaureate Program document his time in the upper gredes through...

Scope and Contents Lunch Room Dedication, 149. rom the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.Before Ray City School had a lunchroom, children would eat outisde. Allegedly, this lead to the campus being visited by livestock in search of a snack. The school put up a cattle guard and a fence to keep the animals out. In their continued service at home, veterans returning from WWII built a new lunchroom for the Ray City School. Notable participants in...

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Merton-McCall Readers; At Work and Play, 1937. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Vintage reading schoolbook from the 20th century, featuring passages and stories that were used to help teach young readers.

Abstract The Old Berrien Newsletters series consists of seventeen issues produced by the Berrien County Historical Foundation between 2007 and the present. The newsletters document a wide range of topics relating to the history, culture, and development of Berrien County, Georgia, and the surrounding Wiregrass region. Each issue focuses on a single historical subject, drawing on archival research, family papers, oral histories, newspaper accounts, and local...

Description This newsletter issue details popular early 20th-century recreational getaways in Berrien County, Georgia, highlighting Mayhaw Lake, Dixie Lake, and Lucy Lake. These resorts offered residents a means of rest and relaxation before the widespread availability of radios, televisions, or automobiles. Mayhaw Lake, built in 1914 by Elias Moore "Hun" Knight near Ray City, was known for its sulfur spring-fed swimming pool, roller skating rink, bowling alley, and baseball diamond, attracting patrons...

Description This issue explores the history of two well-known Berrien County country stores—Shebargie in the New Lois community and Sheboggy near Alapaha—both of which served as important rural gathering places for several decades. Shebargie, originally known as Whispering Pines and built in the late 1920s by Otto E. Summerlin, operated as a store, grist mill, and local social center featuring the community’s first radio. Through a succession of owners including Bernys Peters, K.M. Miller, Edwin Smith,...

Description This issue compiles historical newspaper accounts and oral traditions documenting the persistent danger of snakes in Berrien County from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Drawing extensively from the Nashville Herald, Lanier County News, and Adel News, the article recounts encounters with rattlesnakes, moccasins, and other venomous species across farms, homes, sawmills, churches, and rural roads. Reports include near-misses, dramatic killings, and deadly strikes—such as the...

Scope and Contents This issue centers on oral history as a vital method for preserving Berrien County heritage. It recounts the editor’s earliest interview experience and shares narratives drawn from family memories, rural life, and local traditions. The newsletter highlights interviews conducted with long-time residents, including recollections of education, farm work, and community events. It also provides practical guidance and tips for planning and conducting oral history interviews. Additional sections...

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.