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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, 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> | ||
*<br> | *[[East Tennessee Historical Society|East Tennessee Historical Society]], Knoxville, 67,000 books, newspapers, 3,000 genealogies, 14,000 TN first families, manuscripts, census, Knoxville city directories 1859-now, maps, photos, deeds, wills, marriages, military records, TN Confederate pensions, Ancestry.com, New England Ancestors, HeritageQuest, Sanborn maps.<br> | ||
'''''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. | ||
*County | *[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" /> | |||
*County Archives | *[http://www.shelbycountyclerk.com/ 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" /> | |||
*County | *[http://probate.shelbycountytn.gov/ Shelby County Probate Court], probates 1900-present.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*County | *[http://co4.shelbycountytn.gov/court_clerks/circuit_court/index.htm Shelby County Clerk of the Circuit Court], divorces.<ref name="MPLIC" /> | ||
*County | *[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> | ||
*County | *[http://www.thehermitage.com/ The Hermitage Museum], home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, to learn about Tennesse lifestyles.<br> | ||
*[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbuilt University Library], Nashville, biography, history, newspapers, ProQuest, America History & Life. | |||
*[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. | |||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [ | *[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. | ||
* | *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> | ||
*State | *[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]] (''i.e.'' Morrow), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops. | ||
*University Libraries | *[[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> | ||
* | *[[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. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states ( | *[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> | ||
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Tennessee Weakley Archives and Libraries University of Tennessee at Martin Library
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] repository@whatever.net Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 731-881-7060, or 801-000-0000 Hours and holidays:[1] Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1] {Optional} Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The West Tennessee Heritage Study Center (WTHSC) focuses on the genealogy, social history, cultures, and family history of Tennessee and its counties. Their collection includes all of Tennessee but is more in-depth for northwest Tennessee. They also collect newspapers, regional county records, and have federal censuses for Tennessee 1780–1930. Their WTHSC Index is an important resource.[2] The Center holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties of West Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman counties in Kentucky. Tips[edit | edit source]{Optional} Guides[edit | edit source]{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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