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===Contact Information=== | ===Contact Information=== | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="GRHGC">"Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center" in City of Germantown at http://www.germantown-tn.gov/index.aspx?page=471 (accessed 9 July 2010).</ref> Mailto:Tina.Sansone@lsslibraries.com <br> | ||
'''Address:'''< | '''Address:'''<ref name="GRHGC" /> | ||
:7779 Poplar Pike<br> | :7779 Poplar Pike<br> | ||
:Germantown, TN 38138<br> | :Germantown, TN 38138<br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="GRHGC" /> | ||
*Regional Historical and Genealogical Center 901-757-8480<br> | *Regional Historical and Genealogical Center 901-757-8480<br> | ||
*Tennessee Genealogical Society 901-754-4300 <br> | *Tennessee Genealogical Society 901-754-4300 <br> | ||
''' | '''Hours:'''<ref name="GRHGC" /> Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | ||
'''Directions, maps:''' | :'''Holidays:''' New Year's Day, Martin Luther King birthday, President's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and following Friday, and Christmas Day. | ||
'''Directions, maps:''' [http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Map?oid=2136621 click here]. '''Buses:''' Memphis (MATA) bus [http://www.matatransit.com/mapsandschedules/route-schedules route 50 and route 69] stop near the Center. | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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*[https://www.germantown-tn.gov/play/germantown-regional-history-and-genealogy-center Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center] mission, description, collections, programs and events.<br> | *[https://www.germantown-tn.gov/play/germantown-regional-history-and-genealogy-center Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center] mission, description, collections, programs and events.<br> | ||
*[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society] history, mission, news, research help, events, meetings, classes, photographs. | *[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society] history, mission, news, research help, events, meetings, classes, photographs. | ||
*[http://catalog.germantown-library.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/7Xaz8Hsq1c/GRHGC/40860009/60/1180/X Online library catalog] by word or phrase, author, title, subject, series, or periodical title.<br> | |||
===Collection Description=== | ===Collection Description=== | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records, censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, | *[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records, censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, manuscripts, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, maps, state agency records, petitions, Tennessee postcards, city directories, prison inmates, and TN county historians.<ref>"Research and Collections" in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' in Tennessee Department of State at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref> <br> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/guigen.htm#ANCESTRYPLUS Memphis Public Library], microfilmed and indexed Memphis and Shelby County records, censuses, genealogies, periodicals, especially for the southern USA, passenger lists, Dawes Comm. index, DAR lineages, Ancestry.com. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/Government/CountyServices/HealthServices/AdministrativeServices/birth_cert.htm Memphis and Shelby County Health Department], births 1952-present.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/Government/ElectedOfficials/archives.index.htm Shelby County Archives], births 1881-1951,<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed.]'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 639.</ref> marriages 1820-1999, deaths 1848-1951, probates 1820-1900, deeds, naturalizations 1856-1906.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*[https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/74/County-Clerk Shelby County Clerk] | *[https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/74/County-Clerk Shelby County Clerk], marriages 2000-present.<ref name="MPLIC">"Where to Get Genealogical Records" in Memphis Public Library Information Center at http://www.memphislibrary.org/history/officialrec.htm (accessed 10 July 2010).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Shelby County Register], deaths 1902-1954, deeds.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*[ | *[http://probate.shelbycountytn.gov/ Shelby County Probate Court], probates 1900-present.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*[ | *[http://co4.shelbycountytn.gov/court_clerks/circuit_court/index.htm Shelby County Clerk of the Circuit Court], divorces.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*[http://chancerycourt.shelbycountytn.gov/ Shelby County Clerk of the Chancery Court] | *[http://chancerycourt.shelbycountytn.gov/ Shelby County Clerk of the Chancery Court], divorces.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
< | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi Genealogy|Marshall MS]], [[DeSoto County, Mississippi Genealogy|DeSoto MS]], [[Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy|Crittenden AR]], [[Mississippi County, Arkansas Genealogy|Mississippi AR]].<br> | ||
Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' | *[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, to learn about Tennesse lifestyles.<br> | ||
*[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, to learn about | *[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbuilt University Library], Nashville, biography, history, newspapers, ProQuest, America History & Life. | ||
*[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ | |||
*[http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=71 Tennessee State University Library], Nashville, biography, ethnic studies, history, newspapers, JSTOR, Civil War. | *[http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=71 Tennessee State University Library], Nashville, biography, ethnic studies, history, newspapers, JSTOR, Civil War. | ||
*[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries] documentary histories, ArchivesUSA, newspapers, and ProQuest. | *[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries] documentary histories, ArchivesUSA, newspapers, and ProQuest. | ||
*[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos. | *[http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/patrons/genealogists.html State Library of North Carolina], Raleigh, family history, Bibles, marriages, deaths, newspapers, deeds, photos. | ||
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills. | *[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills. | ||
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]].<br> | |||
Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' | |||
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] (''i.e.'' Morrow), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops. | *[[National Archives at Atlanta]] (''i.e.'' Morrow), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops. | ||
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br> | *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br> | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 25 December 2020
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] Mailto:Tina.Sansone@lsslibraries.com Address:[1]
Telephone:[1]
Hours:[1] Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Directions, maps: click here. Buses: Memphis (MATA) bus route 50 and route 69 stop near the Center. Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The Tennessee Genealogical Society uses this facility as its headquarters and repository. This collection emphasizes the Mid-South, Eastern, and Southern States. The Tennessee collection includes genealogy, local history, politics, government, family histories, and personal papers. Their genealogical collection contains databases, Tennessee Genealogical Society articles online, bibliographies, biographies, vital records, cemeteries, census, church, city directories, local histories, oral histories, court records, heraldry, immigration records, land, tax, maps, newspapers, military, periodicals, photographs, research guides, abstracts, indexes, recommended websites, and CDs. Researchers can use vertical files that have clippings and loose papers of biographies, cemeteries, family surname files, churches, clubs, and obituaries, among others. The Center has over 440 microfilms of censuses, court records, and newspapers. Specialized collections consist of Civil War histories, American Indians of the South including Dawes Commission and Guion Miller rolls, DAR records, ships passenger lists, European and U.S. history, biographies of royalty and statesmen, journals, and diaries.[2] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at theGermantown Regional History and Genealogy Center, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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