The Courier uses the Georgia Historic Newspaper site housed at the University of Georgia to assemble history articles based on contemporary news reports. From the formation of Cobb County in…
by Rebecca Gaunt Historians and genealogists of all levels have an opportunity to learn more tricks of the trade by registering for the Cobb County Genealogical Society’s annual genealogy course…
[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…
The Courier makes heavy use of the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia when we publish articles about the history of Cobb County and…
by Larry Felton Johnson Reading old newspapers has always been an interest of mine, and with the development of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website I’ve been like a kid in…
This article was originally published as the fifth article in our series Cobb County history through documents. We’ve decided to republish some of our early, evergreen articles that were first…
This reworking of an earlier article resulted from our coverage of the Chattahoochee RiverLands project. I determined that since the project spans both sides of the river, in addition to…
Cobb County posted a list of Juneteenth events available around the county. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free….