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''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="Con">[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/email.php Email] in ''University of Tennessee at Martin'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> [http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/email.php Email a Department] form<br> | ||
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:University of Tennessee at Martin<br>Paul Meek Library, Special Collections<br>West Tennessee Heritage Study Center<br>554 University Street<br>Martin, TN 38238<br><br> | :University of Tennessee at Martin<br>Paul Meek Library, Special Collections<br>West Tennessee Heritage Study Center<br>554 University Street<br>Martin, TN 38238<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Pho">[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/phone.php Phone] in ''University of Tennessee at Martin'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Pho">[http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/phone.php Phone] in ''University of Tennessee at Martin'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> Archives/Museum/Genealogy: 731-881-7094, or Reference: 731-881-7065<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:''' | '''Hours and holidays:''' [http://www.utm.edu/departments/library/calendars/hoursgc.php Hours of Operation]<br> | ||
'''Map:''' | '''Map:''' [http://www.utm.edu/maps.php Campus map]<br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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*[[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. | ||
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, African Americans, vital records, | *[[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.weakleycountytn.gov/health-department.html Weakley County Health Department], Dresden, births 1949-present, deaths 1908-present. | *[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/health-department.html Weakley County Health Department], Dresden, births 1949-present, deaths 1908-present. | ||
*[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/county-clerk.html Weakley County Clerk], Dresden, marriage licenses. | *[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/county-clerk.html Weakley County Clerk], Dresden, marriage licenses. | ||
*[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/registerofdeeds_services.html Weakley County Register of Deeds], Dresden, 1826-present deeds, mortgages, military discharges, powers of attorney, plats, court decrees, liens, and releases. | *[http://www.weakleycountytn.gov/registerofdeeds_services.html Weakley County Register of Deeds], Dresden, 1826-present deeds, mortgages, military discharges, powers of attorney, plats, court decrees, liens, and releases. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/clerkandmaster-probates.html Weakley County Clerk and Master - Probate and Chancery], Dresden, probates 1826-present, probate index 1939-2011, Chancery Court cases.<ref>[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/clerkandmaster.html Weakley County Clerk and Master] in ''Weakley County, Tennessee'' (accessed 6 November 2015).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/circuit-court.html Weakley County Circuit Court Clerk], Dresden, divorces, civil, and criminal cases 1826-present. | ||
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*[[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]], emphasizes the Mid-South, Eastern, and Southern States including genealogy, local history, politics, government, family histories, and personal papers. | Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Tennessee:''''' [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]], and '''''in Kentucky:''''' [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton KY]], [[Graves County, Kentucky|Graves KY]], and [[Hickman County, Kentucky|Hickman KY]].<br> | ||
*[[Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center]], emphasizes the Mid-South, Eastern, and Southern States including genealogy, local history, politics, government, family histories, and personal papers. | |||
*[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 Tennesse lifestyles.<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.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.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. | ||
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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> | |||
*[[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> | ||
*[[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">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 105. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | *[[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">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 105. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research], Houston TX, newspapers, American Civil War, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Black Studies, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.<br> | *[http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research], Houston TX, newspapers, American Civil War, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Black Studies, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuestOnline, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.<br> | ||
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings. | *[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings. | ||
*[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. | ||
*[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], CA, holds the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] | *[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], CA, holds the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Tennessee''''', Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia families.<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref> | ||
{{Wikipedia|History of Memphis, Tennessee}} | {{Wikipedia|History of Memphis, Tennessee}} | ||
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