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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | ||
The term genealogy is used in this | The term genealogy is used in this wiki and in the FamilySearch Catalog to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. | ||
<br>Genealogy records can include pedigree charts, compiled data on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. These sources can save time, but because they are compiled from other sources, you must carefully evaluate their accuracy. | <br>Genealogy records can include pedigree charts, compiled data on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. These sources can save time, but because they are compiled from other sources, you must carefully evaluate their accuracy. | ||
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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 | 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. {{FSC|974123|title-id|disp=FS Library | *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. {{FSC|974123|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 H2ff}}. | ||
=== Statewide Collections and Publications | === Statewide Collections and Publications === | ||
'''Manuscript Collections''' | '''Manuscript Collections''' | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] has resources for searching genealogical collections online including: Ancestral File, digitized family histories, digitized historical records, International Genealogical Index, and Pedigree Resource File. The | *[https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] has resources for searching genealogical collections online including: Ancestral File, digitized family histories, digitized historical records, International Genealogical Index, and Pedigree Resource File. The FamilySearch Catalog can help you identify additional records. The site provides a community for learning and sharing. | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project] offers genealogies shared free by a worldwide community. | *[http://www.rootsweb.com Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project] offers genealogies shared free by a worldwide community. | ||
*[http://www.tennesseegenealogy.org/ Tennessee Genealogy] is a free resource for finding Tennessee genealogy and historical data. | *[http://www.tennesseegenealogy.org/ Tennessee Genealogy] is a free resource for finding Tennessee genealogy and historical data. | ||
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