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'''''In the same''''' '''East Tennessee Historical Center''' '''''building:''''' | '''''In the same''''' '''East Tennessee Historical Center''' '''''building:''''' | ||
==== Knox County Public Library ==== | ==== Knox County Public Library ==== | ||
:*'''[[Knox County Public Library]]''' '''Calvin M. McClung Historical Collections''', Website: [http://www.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library]. | :*'''[[Knox County Public Library]]''' '''Calvin M. McClung Historical Collections''', Website: [http://www.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library]. The McClung Historical Collection features an index to early '''''Tennessee''''' and '''''North Carolina''''' families. This is the best family history and genealogy index for these two states. The McClung Historical Collection’s primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country’s leading research collections about the region, including Internet genealogy databases, more than 75,000 books, 3,000 genealogies, manuscripts, censuses, state and local government records, newspapers, Knoxville city directories, maps, and photos. In addition to the east Tennessee material, the collection also contains research guides and census indexes for many states in the United States, especially 11 states in the South. The Knox County Public Library also offers the free online [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection].<ref name="DB85" /> <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> | ||
:*'''[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> | :*'''[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> | ||
:*'''[http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history Museum of East Tennessee History]''' showcases the history of the region and its 35 counties.<br><br> | :*'''[http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history Museum of East Tennessee History]''' showcases the history of the region and its 35 counties.<br><br> | ||
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'''Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives''' <br>3801 Green Hills Village Dr. <br>Nashville, TN 37215 <br>Telephone: 615-862-5880<br>Website: [http://www.nashville.gov/Metro-Archives.aspx Metropolitan Government Archives] | '''Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives''' <br>3801 Green Hills Village Dr. <br>Nashville, TN 37215 <br>Telephone: 615-862-5880<br>Website: [http://www.nashville.gov/Metro-Archives.aspx Metropolitan Government Archives] | ||
:Houses the original Davidson County and Nashville City records to about 1966. | :Houses the original Davidson County and Nashville City records to about 1966. Website includes links to web resources maintained by the [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/index.html Friends of the Metro Archives].<br><br> | ||
==== Nashville Public Library ==== | ==== Nashville Public Library ==== | ||
'''Nashville Public Library'''<br>615 Church Street<br>Nashville, TN 37219<br>Telephone: 615-862-5800<br>Website: [http://www.library.nashville.org/index.asp Nashville Public Library] | '''Nashville Public Library'''<br>615 Church Street<br>Nashville, TN 37219<br>Telephone: 615-862-5800<br>Website: [http://www.library.nashville.org/index.asp Nashville Public Library] | ||
:The [http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_localhistory.asp Nashville Room ]of the Nashville Public Library maintains the genealogical collection. | :The [http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_localhistory.asp Nashville Room ]of the Nashville Public Library maintains the genealogical collection. In addtion, the library website includes indexes to Nashville marriages 1864-1905, ''Tennessean'' obituary index 1964-present, Nashville City Cemetery index and Nashville photographs 1940-1976. Look for links to web resources maintained by the [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/index.html Friends of the Metro Archives]. Vertical files of newspaper clippings and family histories, manuscripts concerning Nashville and Davidson County families, historic photographs and Nashville City Directories are available to to library patrons.<br><br> | ||
==== University of Memphis Library ==== | ==== University of Memphis Library ==== | ||
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[[File:Bristol library.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Bristol Public Library in Virginia]]'''[[Bristol Public Library]]''' <br>701 Goode Street <br>Bristol, VA 24201-4199 <br>Telephone: 540-645-8780 <br>Fax: 276-669-5593 <br>E-mail: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]<br>Website: [http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library in Virginia] | [[File:Bristol library.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Bristol Public Library in Virginia]]'''[[Bristol Public Library]]''' <br>701 Goode Street <br>Bristol, VA 24201-4199 <br>Telephone: 540-645-8780 <br>Fax: 276-669-5593 <br>E-mail: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]<br>Website: [http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library in Virginia] | ||
:They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' | :They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref><br><br> | ||
==== Clayton Library Cntr for Geneal Research ==== | ==== Clayton Library Cntr for Geneal Research ==== | ||
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==== Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown ==== | ==== Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown ==== | ||
'''[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]''' <br>224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, California 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. | '''[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]''' <br>224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, California 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794<br>E-mail: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/askscpl/ E-mail reference service] form<br>Website: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/branches/14/ Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown] | ||
:Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] | :Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including 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 Kentucky, North Carolina, '''''Tennessee''''', Virginia, and West Virginia families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</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><br><br> | ||
=== For Further Reading === | === For Further Reading === | ||
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