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The term genealogy is used in this wiki and in the Family History Library Catalog to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. | The term genealogy is used in this wiki and in the Family History Library Catalog to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. | ||
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Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. | Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. | ||
Family histories sections have been started on each Tennessee county page. The goal is to identify all known published genealogies for each county's families. | Family histories sections have been started on each Tennessee county page. The goal is to identify all known published genealogies for each county's families. | ||
For folks who settled in Tennessee before it became a state in 1796, the following publication, based on a lineage society that accepts as members people who descend from documented pre-1796 pioneers, is a tremendous resource: | |||
*East Tennessee Historical Society. ''First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-day Descendants''. Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 2000. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=974123 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 H2ff]. | |||
=== Statewide Collections and Publications === | === Statewide Collections and Publications === | ||
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*Calvin M. McClung Collection described in [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]]. Digital versions are available at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&f2=Calvin+Morgan+McClung+Historical+Collection&gskw=&f21=&f30=&f11=&rg_f10__date=&rs_f10__date=0&f26=&ctx=%2FMercury%2FPages%2FCardCatListBoolean.aspx&ccType=search&db=dbatitles&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=ERROR&gst=&so=3&_F0003A49=1 Ancestry] ($), [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library] (free), and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn4000_calvin World Vital Records] ($). | *Calvin M. McClung Collection described in [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]]. Digital versions are available at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&f2=Calvin+Morgan+McClung+Historical+Collection&gskw=&f21=&f30=&f11=&rg_f10__date=&rs_f10__date=0&f26=&ctx=%2FMercury%2FPages%2FCardCatListBoolean.aspx&ccType=search&db=dbatitles&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=ERROR&gst=&so=3&_F0003A49=1 Ancestry] ($), [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library] (free), and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn4000_calvin World Vital Records] ($). | ||
*Edythe Rucker Whitley Collection contains 2,300 notebooks of genealogical research compiled by Mrs. Edythe Rucker Whitley, who conducted extensive research on the pioneer families of North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and other states. She also compiled genealogical data on many prominent men of Tennessee and elsewhere in the United States. The collection is organized by surname. Use of the collection is limited to one box at a time. The collection is at: | *Edythe Rucker Whitley Collection contains 2,300 notebooks of genealogical research compiled by Mrs. Edythe Rucker Whitley, who conducted extensive research on the pioneer families of North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and other states. She also compiled genealogical data on many prominent men of Tennessee and elsewhere in the United States. The collection is organized by surname. Use of the collection is limited to one box at a time. The collection is at: | ||
<blockquote>'''Williamson County Public Library'''<br>1314 Columbia Ave.<br>Franklin, TN 37064<br>Telephone: 615-794-3105<br>Fax: 615-595-1245<br>Internet: [http://lib.williamson-tn.org/ http://lib.williamson-tn.org/] </blockquote> | <blockquote>'''Williamson County Public Library'''<br>1314 Columbia Ave.<br>Franklin, TN 37064<br>Telephone: 615-794-3105<br>Fax: 615-595-1245<br>Internet: [http://lib.williamson-tn.org/ http://lib.williamson-tn.org/] </blockquote> | ||
*The manuscript collections of the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] include many personal papers, diaries, letters, biographies, and other records of genealogical value. Collections in the archives are listed [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/index.htm here]. | *The manuscript collections of the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] include many personal papers, diaries, letters, biographies, and other records of genealogical value. Collections in the archives are listed [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/index.htm here]. | ||