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''' | '''Email:''' [mailto:contact@chattlibrary.org contact@chattlibrary.org] (Broad Street general inquiries), [mailto:localhistory@lib.chattanooga.gov localhistory@lib.chattanooga.gov] (Local History & Genealogy Department)<br> | ||
[https://chattlibrary.org/contact/ '''Contact Us'''] Contacts for staff and multiple branch locations <br> | |||
'''Address:'''< | '''Address:'''<br> | ||
{{Block indent|1001 Broad Street<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|Chattanooga, TN 37402<br><br>}} | |||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' 423-757-5310<br> | ||
'''Hours | [https://chattlibrary.org/contact/ '''Hours'''] | ||
'''Map and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Map and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chattanooga+Public+Library+Downtown&hq=Public+Library+Downtown&hnear=Chattanooga,+Hamilton,+Tennessee&t=m&z=16 '''Google Map''' of Chattanooga Public Library]<br> | *[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chattanooga+Public+Library+Downtown&hq=Public+Library+Downtown&hnear=Chattanooga,+Hamilton,+Tennessee&t=m&z=16 '''Google Map''' of Chattanooga Public Library]<br> | ||
*CARTA City Buses: [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route15.pdf #15 St. Elmo] buses stop next to the library on Broad Street. Routes [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route1.pdf 1], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route2.pdf 2], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route4.pdf 4], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/ | *CARTA City Buses: [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route15.pdf #15 St. Elmo] buses stop next to the library on Broad Street. Routes [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route1.pdf 1], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route2.pdf 2], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route4.pdf 4], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route10a.pdf 10A], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route10c.pdf 10C], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route10g.pdf 10G], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route13.pdf 13], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route16.pdf 16], [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route19.pdf 19], and [http://www.carta-bus.org/maps/route21.pdf 21] stop within two blocks on Market St. near 10th St. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[https://chattlibrary.org/ Chattanooga Public Library] books, kids, teens, local history, 4th floor, events, resources, and services.<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://catalog.chattlibrary.org/?browseCategory=main_new_fiction CPL Catalog] search by keyword, subject, title, author, or series. <br> | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref name="DB85">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 85. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{ | Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref name="DB85">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 85. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Internet genealogy databases, censuses, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[https://chattlibrary.org/resources-genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
[https://chattlibrary.org/local-history-and-genealogy/ Local History & Genealogy] materials and services. | |||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref> | *[[National Archives at Atlanta]] records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[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>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref> | *[[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>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Archives and Libraries'' (accessed 23 May 2010).</ref> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Knox County Public Library|Knox County Public Library]], Knoxville, has the best index to '''''North Carolina''''' families,<ref name="DB85" /> | *[[Knox County Public Library|Knox County Public Library]], Knoxville, has the best index to '''''North Carolina''''' families,<ref name="DB85" /> Internet genealogy databases, 75,000 books, genealogies, ''First Families of Tennessee'', manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos.<ref>[http://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection] in ''Knox County Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> '' In the same building:''<br> | ||
{{Block indent|*[[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 4 January 2021).</ref> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[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>}} | |||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[https://secure.hamiltontn.gov/cclerk/marriagelicense_reports/marriagelicense/marriagemain.aspx Hamilton County Clerk] marriages since 1857; court minutes from 1857; tax books from 1836.<ref name="TSLAHamCo">[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/county/facthamilton.htm Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Hamilton County] in ''Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> <ref>[http://www.countyclerkanytime.com/ Hamilton County Clerk] in ''Hamilton County, Tennessee'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | *[https://secure.hamiltontn.gov/cclerk/marriagelicense_reports/marriagelicense/marriagemain.aspx Hamilton County Clerk] marriages since 1857; court minutes from 1857; tax books from 1836.<ref name="TSLAHamCo">[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/county/facthamilton.htm Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Hamilton County] in ''Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> <ref>[http://www.countyclerkanytime.com/ Hamilton County Clerk] in ''Hamilton County, Tennessee'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://register.hamiltontn.gov/OnlineRecordSearch/Home/Welcome.aspx Hamilton County Register of Deeds] deeds and index from 1799.<ref name="TSLAHamCo" /> <ref>[http://register.hamiltontn.gov/OnlineRecordSearch/Home/Welcome.aspx Hamilton County Register of Deeds] in ''Hamilton County, Tennessee'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts | *[http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts.aspx#Chancery_Court Hamilton County Chancery Court] wills from 1862.<ref name="TSLAHamCo" /> <ref>[http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts.aspx#Chancery_Court Hamilton County Chancery Court] in ''Hamilton County, Tennessee'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://www.hamiltontn.gov/ | *[http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts.aspx#circuit Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk] circuit court minutes from 1860.<ref name="TSLAHamCo" /> <ref>[http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Courts.aspx#Chancery_Court Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk] in ''Hamilton County, Tennessee'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://www.chattahistoricalassoc.org/about.htm Chattanooga Area Historical Association] fosters historical record preservation, and interest in area history. Their collection is housed at the Chattanooga Public Library Downtown.<ref>[http://www.chattahistoricalassoc.org/about.htm About] in ''Chattanooga Area Historical Association'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | *[http://www.chattahistoricalassoc.org/about.htm Chattanooga Area Historical Association] fosters historical record preservation, and interest in area history. Their collection is housed at the Chattanooga Public Library Downtown.<ref>[http://www.chattahistoricalassoc.org/about.htm About] in ''Chattanooga Area Historical Association'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.hctgs.org/ Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society] shares information on the Internet about county research and resources: Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, churches, communities, courts, deaths, deeds, families, histories, maps, marriages, military, obituaries, photos, queries, schools and wills.<ref>[http://www.hctgs.org/ Home] in ''Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogical Society'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | *[http://www.hctgs.org/ Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society] shares information on the Internet about county research and resources: Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, churches, communities, courts, deaths, deeds, families, histories, maps, marriages, military, obituaries, photos, queries, schools and wills.<ref>[http://www.hctgs.org/ Home] in ''Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogical Society'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee], Chattanooga, recent civil/criminal court records.<ref>[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ Home] in ''U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> | *[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee], Chattanooga, recent civil/criminal court records.<ref>[http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/ Home] in ''U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: in Tennessee:''''' | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: in Tennessee:''''' [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Bledsoe County, Tennessee|Bledsoe]], [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley]], [[Marion County, Tennessee|Marion]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Rhea County, Tennessee|Rhea]], [[Sequatchie County, Tennessee|Sequatchie]], '''''in Georgia:''''' [[Dade County, Georgia Genealogy|Dade]], [[Walker County, Georgia Genealogy|Walker]], and [[Whitfield County, Georgia Genealogy|Whitfield]]. | ||
*[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Hodges Library], Knoxville, manuscripts, biographies, genealogies, county histories, church records, federal records, American Indians especially Cherokees, and river traffic. <ref name="DB105">Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref> | *[http://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee Hodges Library], Knoxville, manuscripts, biographies, genealogies, county histories, church records, federal records, American Indians especially Cherokees, and river traffic. <ref name="DB105">Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref> | ||
*[ Watauga Association of Genealogists], Johnson City, meetings, services, publications, genealogists. | *[http://www.wagsnetn.org/ Watauga Association of Genealogists], Johnson City, meetings, services, publications, genealogists. | ||
*[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], Nashville, Pres. Andrew Jackson's home, to learn about TN lifestyles.<br> | *[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], Nashville, Pres. Andrew Jackson's home, to learn about TN lifestyles.<br> | ||
*[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/ Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church], Cordova, official repository.<ref>[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/ Home] in ''Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> | *[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/ Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church], Cordova, official repository.<ref>[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/ Home] in ''Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref> | ||
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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, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records.<ref>[ | *[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, TX, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Southern U.S. records, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records.<ref>[https://houstonlibrary.org/research/special-collections/clayton-library-center-genealogical-research Collections] in '' Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'' (accessed 4 January 2021).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch 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> | ||
*[[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" /> <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> | ||
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 Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email: contact@chattlibrary.org (Broad Street general inquiries), localhistory@lib.chattanooga.gov (Local History & Genealogy Department) Address: Telephone: 423-757-5310 Map and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Includes the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on North Carolina.[1] Internet genealogy databases, censuses, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.[2] Tips[edit | edit source]Local History & Genealogy materials and services. Guides[edit | edit source]Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Chattanooga Public Library Downtown, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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