State Archives of North Carolina: New Digital Collection: The General Assembly Session Records. “The General Assembly Session Records collection is now available online via the North Carolina Digital Collections. This collection features records of early North Carolina state legislatures from the State Archives of North Carolina…. The physical collection includes items from 1709 through 1999, but the digital collection will focus on the earliest materials. This digital collection is currently in progress, and more items will be added as they are digitized. Check back for future updates on the status of this project.”
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Digital Library of Georgia: New website devoted to Georgia historic newspapers available from the Digital Library of Georgia.
Digital Library of Georgia: New website devoted to Georgia historic newspapers available from the Digital Library of Georgia. “The [Georgia Historic Newspapers site] includes some of the state’s earliest newspapers; important African-American, Roman Catholic, and Cherokee newspapers; and issues from Augusta, Atlanta, Columbus, Fayetteville, Houston county, Louisville, Thomson, Sandersville, Waycross, and Waynesboro. The latest additions bring the total number of newspaper pages available free online through the DLG to 825,000 pages.”
Public Now: State Encourages Victims to Check New Online Database for Unclaimed Restitution (Georgia)
Public Now: State Encourages Victims to Check New Online Database for Unclaimed Restitution. “The Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is seeking individuals and businesses that have been victim(s) of a crime who may be owed restitution from an offender. CJCC encourages all victims to check a new, online database created for the Victims Unclaimed Restitution Program to see if they are owed restitution.”
The Chronicle: Dept. of Geology releases levee flood database
The Chronicle: Dept. of Geology releases levee flood database. “Released on June 27 by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), the database is a compilation of new and existing levee information for western Oregon — an area of the state with significant flood hazards. Almost 2,000 miles of levees were identified that may stop or divert water during flooding.”
Fox 21 News (Colorado): New website shows financial information of schools, districts statewide
Fox 21 News (Colorado): New website shows financial information of schools, districts statewide. “The website, Financial Transparency for Colorado Schools, launched Friday, June 30 and was created in response to legislation from 2010 and 2014 that sought to provide the public a deeper understanding of how education dollars are spent in schools, districts and BOCES.” BOCES means Boards of Cooperative Educational Services.
State Archives of North Carolina Web Site Getting An Update
The State Archives of North Carolina Web site will be getting an update. “This summer our staff will begin working with IT professionals to get our website ready to move to a new platform. While we are moving content, you will see some changes to our current website including warning banners.” Very brief blog post, no details yet.
AZGS Document Repository: Building a Statewide Inventory of Landslides in Arizona
AZGS Document Repository: Building a Statewide Inventory of Landslides in Arizona. “Landslides in Arizona are an under-appreciated geologic hazard. Prior to this project, the nature and extent of landslides was limited to an incomplete array of geologic maps and reports. To address this knowledge and data gap, the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) initiated a Landslides Hazards Program. Working with our partner agency, the Arizona Division of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), we compiled the first comprehensive landslide inventory for the State of Arizona.” The freely-available document attached to this page is a PDF, but includes links to the online database.
