By Tina Sansone

Tennessee Resources

TN Gen Web Projects

“The TNGenWeb Project and its volunteer coordinators continue to be dedicated to providing the best Tennessee Genealogical and Historical resources on the Internet … for you, our guests and fellow researchers.”

African American HistoryPeople of Color in the Old South

Beyond Death Dates Sickness and Death in the Old South

DNA Projects Links Get Help

A Beginner’s Guide to U.S. Federal Censuses

General Records & ReportsTennessee Records RepositoryGoodspeed’s County Histories

Law & JusticeTennessee Law, the Early Days

Native American History (great list of Rolls)First People of TN & American Southeast

Cherokee By BloodTennessee Before Statehood

East Tennessee Pre-1796Middle Tennessee Pre-1796

Tennessee Land History The Land of Our Ancestors

Indian Land Cessions in the American Southeast The Intruders

Maps Our Ancestors Followed (see TN Maps)

Tennessee Military HistoryTennesseans in the Revolutionary War

Tennesseans in the War of 1812Tennessee and the Civil WarTennesseans in World War I

The TennesseansLetters From Forgotten AncestorsState Hospitals, Poor Houses, &cTable Of Our Ancestors (Recipes)

 Tennessee Courthouse PhotographsTennessee Valley Authority 

TN Gen Web Blog

• Great Search Engine….• Always looking for Volunteers• List of Counties and their Resources

TN Genealogical Society Webpage• Ansearchin’News Archives available 1954-2000 & 2006• Blog – www.tngsblog.org• Current Member submitted Queries• Let’s Discuss It by Debbie Atchley 2009 to present – Great

genealogical & technical links/articles/tips• Search their library card catalog & see what books we

have to offer• TN Certificate Program, application is downloadable• Online Links & Resourcs• Home page lists our Events & much more….

Tennessee Genealogy

• Knox County Tennessee Obituaries• Moore County Tennessee– History of the County– Military Units– County Biographies

• Web Directory Pages– Tennessee Genealogy Archives, Libraries and Soci

eties– Tennessee Genealogy Mailing Lists

History SectionThe Statehood of Tennessee

1796 Tennessee State ConventionEarly Tennessee Laws

Opposing the State of TennesseeEarly Tennessee State Representatives

Tennessee RecordsTennessee Southern Claims Commission Index

County WebsitesBlount County, Tennessee Genealogy

Access Genealogy - Tennessee

• TN Slave Narratives• McMinn County, Tennessee Deeds And Other

Data 1820-1880• War Casualty List• Much more….

GeneaLinks

• Bible records• Link to the I

nmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850

• Death Records * Much more• Links to some great resources on the side –

TN and other states.

AfriGeneas - Tennessee

• History & Background• Guide to African Ancestored Research• Genealogical Resources on the Internet

STATE & LOCAL RESOURCES

•Tennessee State Library and Archives http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/techsvs/tsp/tsphome.htm

•Fisk University Library 1000 17th Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37208-3051

•The Nashville Public Library (Main Branch) Nashville Room http://www.library.nashville.org/

•Metropolitan Government Archives of Nashville and Davidson County http://www.geocities.com/metroarchives/

•Middle Tennessee State University, Andrew Todd Library, 1500 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro Tennessee 37132 http://www.mtsu.edu/~library/

•Tennessee State University, Brown-Daniel Library http://www.tnstate.edu/library/

•African American Genealogical and Historical Society, AAGHS TN PO 1711124, Nashville TN 37217

Black Nashville Blog

FEATURED LINKS• Davidson County TNGenWeb• Nashville Genealogies• Nashville Now & Then• Nashville Public Library: Local History & Genea

logy• Taneya’s Genealogy Blog

Thomas Leatherwood Register of Deeds

• Shelby County Deaths 1848-1960• Marriages 1820-1970• Directories, Naturalization Papers, Probate,

Divorce for Shelby County• State of TN Index for Death 1949 – 2009, Marriage

1980-2009, Divorce 1980-2009• Property Records, Exhibit Articles &

Documentaries• Much much more….

Google Books

• History of Hardin County, TN• Land Laws of TN copyright 1891• A history of Tennessee & Tennesseans, 1913, V

olume 3

TN Wikis

• Indians of TN• TN in the Civil War• TN Military Records• TN Vital Records• TN Land and Property• TN Emigration & Immigration• TN Directories• Counties are listed

Cyndi’s List for TN• Birth, Marriage, Death• Cemeteries & Funeral Homes• Census• Counties• Directories• General Resources• Government: City, County,

Province, State• History & Culture• How To• Immigration & Naturalization• Land• Libraries, Archives & Museums• Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat• Maps & Geography• Military

• Miscellaneous Records• Newspapers• Obituaries• People & Families• Periodicals & Pamphlets• Photographs & Memories• Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws• Professionals, Volunteers & Other

Research Services• Publications, Software & Supplies• Queries, Message Boards & Surname

Lists• Religion & Churches• Societies & Groups• Taxes• Wills & Probate

Vital Records for TN

• Birth - $15.00 (long) $8.00 (short)– since Jan 1914 (there are no short forms before 1949)– Records of some births that occurred in the major cities

from 1881-1913 are also available.

• Death - $7.00 (for the past 50 years)– Death enumeration records by school district are available

for July 1908 through June 1912. Vital Records office keeps death records for 50 years.

– For Memphis records write to Memphis-Shelby County Health Dept

Vital Records continued….

• Marriage - $15.00 (for the past 50 years)– If the records are not available at the State office, they

should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the event occurred. Fees vary.

• Divorce - $15.00 (for the past 50 years)– If the records are not available at the State office, they

should be available from the Clerk of Court in the county where the event occurred. Fees vary.

• Birth - $10.00 (1908-1912)• Death - $10.00 (1908-1912 & 1914-1950

before 1946) • Marriage & Divorce - $5.00

• available fromTennessee Library and ArchivesResearch Department403 Seventh Avenue NorthNashville, TN 37243-0312 (615) 741-2764

Quickfacts & County Maps of TN

• Facts listed• Maps divided into counties• Printable

West Tennessee Historical Society

• The West Tennessee Historical Society is the umbrella heritage organization for the Western Grand Division of Tennessee. Within its twenty-one counties, it supports historical programs, archives, publications, preservation, markers, museums, and other historical collections. Thus, the society promotes all aspects of state and local history.

• Resources & Links• Great Events scheduled…

TN State Library & Archives

• African American Records

• Bibliographies• Birth & Death Records• Census Records• County Records• Governor’s Papers• Manuscripts• Military Records

• Native American Records

• Newspapers• Place Names & Maps• State Records• Tennessee Acts &

Petitions• Tennessee Postcards• Additional Resources

Digital Collection - (TN residents only)

TN Documents & Images

– Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) -- A database of electronic versions of the state’s rich collections of historical records, photographs, documents, maps, postcards, film, audio and other original materials.

– Nashville City Directories -- A collection of complete Nashville city directories, beginning with 1853/1854.

– Tennessee's Landmark Documents -- Significant documents in the formation and early history of the state are presented here for the first time in digital form. The images are taken directly from the original materials, with full transcription and accompanying historical text.

– TSLA Photograph Database -- A partial index to the hundreds of thousands of photographs and images held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

– Tennessee Government Web Archive -- A collection of electronically archived state agency and departmental web sites covering the breadth of the State of Tennessee's online government footprint. Coverage begins in late 2006 or early 2007 and extends to the present for most sites.

– TSLA Online Exhibits -- Electronic versions of physical exhibits that are produced in-house and are exhibited in the TSLA lobbby.

Civil War Resources

– Civil War Era Database -- A collection of nearly 2,000 pamphlets and complete runs of eight newspapers, which document the diverse perspectives of the Civil War Era (1840-1865).

– Civil War Sourcebook -- A searchable collection of over 7,000 articles chronicling the Civil War in Tennessee from September 1, 1863 through September 30, 1865.

– Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee -- Scans of Civil War era manuscripts, artifacts and photographs, collected from communities across Tennessee by TSLA archivists and conservators.

Historic Newspapers

– 19th Century Newspapers -- A full-text searchable, facsimile-image database of 200 newspapers from around the country, chronicling 19th-century American culture, daily life and events.

– Chronicling America -- This cooperative project with the Library of Congress provides these Tennessee newspapers from the TSLA holdings in searchable digital format:

– Athens 1855-1871– Fayetteville 1850-1876– Bristol 1865-1878– Knoxville 1860-1875– Clarksville 1856-1875– Memphis 1857-1876– Columbia 1866-1872– Nashville 1853-1875

Regional Ebook & Audio Download System (READS) READS offers thousands of digital ebooks and

audiobooks to patrons of public libraries that belong to the Tennessee Regional Library System.

Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) A collection of 40+ databases that provide access to

over 400,000 magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, primary source

materials, and more!

Stephens-Burnett Memorial Library, Carson Newman College

(Jefferson City, TN)• Databases (Articles)• Catalog (Books, E-Books, Media, etc.)• Subject Headings• Websites• Counties and Regions • Bibliographies• Biographies• Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Companions• Governors• InterLibrary Loan (ILL)• Journals & Serials• Citation Help• In the process of adding Church Histories

College Libraries & Archives

• University of Memphis• LeMoyne Owens• University of Tennessee• TN Societies • TN Libraries - (inter-library loan)

TN Museums

• Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN• Cordova Museum in Cordova, TN• TN State Museum in Nashville, TN• Alex Hailey Museum in Henning, TN• Cades Cove near Maryville, TN is an example

of a museum with lots of genealogical and historical data online.

Tennessee is the Volunteer State….

We would LOVE to have you “volunteer” for us at the Tennessee Genealogical Society!!!

Thank you for coming!