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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Societies|Societies]]'' | ||
Societies can help, whether or not your ancestor joined a society. Genealogical, historical, lineage, veterans, fraternal, family name, and ethnic societies often collect, transcribe, and publish records useful to family historians. Local genealogical societies often help family history researchers contact local record searchers, or they copy records that mention ancestors. | Societies can help, whether or not your ancestor joined a society. Genealogical, historical, lineage, veterans, fraternal, family name, and ethnic societies often collect, transcribe, and publish records useful to family historians. Local genealogical societies often help family history researchers contact local record searchers, or they copy records that mention ancestors. | ||
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'''West Tennessee Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 111046<br>Memphis, TN 38111<br>Telephone: 901-475-6608<br>Internet: [http://wths.tn.org/ http://wths.tn.org] | '''West Tennessee Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 111046<br>Memphis, TN 38111<br>Telephone: 901-475-6608<br>Internet: [http://wths.tn.org/ http://wths.tn.org] | ||
For Tennessee genealogical and historical societies that have records and services to help you with your research, see | For Tennessee genealogical and historical societies that have records and services to help you with your research, see [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] and [[Tennessee Periodicals|Tennessee Periodicals]]. Many counties also have local historical and genealogical societies. | ||
You can find local society addresses by using directories cited in [[United States Societies|United States Societies]]. | You can find local society addresses by using directories cited in [[United States Societies|United States Societies]]. | ||