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'''''In the Same Building''''' | '''''In the Same Building''''' | ||
:*[[East Tennessee Historical Society]] has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44435788 First Families of Tennessee]'', and the new ''Civil War Families of Tennessee''. The original submission files for ''First Families of Tennessee'' and surname files are accessible to the public.<ref>[ | :*[[East Tennessee Historical Society]] has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44435788 First Families of Tennessee]'', and the new ''Civil War Families of Tennessee''. The original submission files for ''First Families of Tennessee'' and surname files are accessible to the public.<ref>[https://www.easttnhistory.org/FFT First Families of Tennessee] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2021).</ref> | ||
:*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] since 1792 collects history and county government records such as marriages, divorces, deeds, probates, County-Chancery-Circuit-Criminal-Juvenile-Superior court, tax, and school records, and online databases.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> | :*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] since 1792 collects history and county government records such as marriages, divorces, deeds, probates, County-Chancery-Circuit-Criminal-Juvenile-Superior court, tax, and school records, and online databases.<ref>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/knox-county-archives Knox County Archives] in ''East Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> | ||
:*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history Museum of East Tennessee History] showcases the history of 35 regional counties. | :*[http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history Museum of East Tennessee History] showcases the history of 35 regional counties. | ||
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[ | *[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[https://chattlibrary.org/local-history/ Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 14 January 2021).</ref> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/AboutUsBrochure.pdf The Genealogy Center: A Tradition of Excellence] in ''Genealogy Center - Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref> | *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/AboutUsBrochure.pdf The Genealogy Center: A Tradition of Excellence] in ''Genealogy Center - Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[Bristol Public Library]], Bristol, VA, not a big library, but important for finding families traveling the [[Great Valley Road]] into Tennessee and Kentucky.<ref name="DB105" /> | *[[Bristol Public Library]], Bristol, VA, not a big library, but important for finding families traveling the [[Great Valley Road]] into Tennessee and Kentucky.<ref name="DB105" /> | ||
*[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, TX, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Southern U.S. records, | *[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, TX, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Southern U.S. records, vertical files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records.<ref>[http://houstonlibrary.org/research/special-collections/clayton-library-center-genealogical-research/collections Collections] in '' Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'' (accessed 14 January 2021).</ref> | ||
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, UT, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | *[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, UT, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
*[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref> Many early Tennessee settlers were from Virginia and North Carolina.<br> | *[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref> Many early Tennessee settlers were from Virginia and North Carolina.<br> | ||