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 === Alternate Repositories  ===
-{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}
+If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
+'''''In the Same Building'''''
-If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
+*[[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>[http://www.easttnhistory.org/research/first-families-tennessee First Families of Tennessee] 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 35 regional counties.
 '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
-*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
+*[[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>
-*<br>
+*[[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>
-*''such as:'' NARA I
-*NARA II
-*National Archives at _____
-*State Archives
-*State Library
 '''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
-*<br>
+*[[Chattanooga Public Library Downtown]], has the Upper South's largest family folder collection which is heavy on '''''North Carolina''''',<ref name="DB85">Dollarhide and Bremer, 85.</ref> &nbsp;Internet genealogy databases, census, newspapers, obituary index, county records, 30,000 books, manuscripts, and genealogical periodicals.<ref>[http://catalog.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/localHist.html Local History and Genealogy Department] in ''Chattanooga Public Library'' (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref>
-*<br>
+*[[Knox_County_Public_Library|<u>Knox County Public Library</u>]]<u>, Knoxville, has the best index to '''''North Carolina''''' families,<ref name="DB85" /> &nbsp;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></u>
-*National Personnel Records Center
-*LC
-*FHL
-'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
+<br> '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
-*<br>
+*[http://www2.youseemore.com/knoxville/default.asp Knoxville Public Library], online genealogy databases like Cyndi's List, Ellis Island, FamilySearch, and Rootsweb.
-*State Vital Records Office
+*[http://blogs.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Library], cardholder access to&nbsp;databases like Footnote.com,&nbsp;HeritageQuest, and TN Sanborn maps.&nbsp;
+*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/clerk/index_new.php Knox County Clerk], probates since 1789; marriages, divorces, court records since 1792; tax records since 1806.<ref name="Handybook">''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.]'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 641.</ref>
+*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/register/index.php Knox County Register of Deeds], land records since 1791.<ref name="Redbook">Alice Eichholz, ed. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed.]'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 638.</ref>
+*[http://www.knoxcounty.org/circuit/index.php Knox County Clerk of the Circuit Court], court records since 1792; probate records since 1792.<ref name="Redbook" />
 *County Vital Records Office
-*City Vital Records Office
 *County Archives
 *County Orphan's Court
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 *County Recorder
 *County Coroner
-*State Historical Society
-*County and local historical societies
-*State Genealogical Society
 *County and local historical societies
-*Public Libraries
+*County and local genealogical societies
-*Museums and heritage societies
-*University Libraries
 *U.S. District Court
-*Church archives
+*[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>
-*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnwag/index.htm Watauga Association of Genealogists], Johnson City, meetings, services, publications, genealogists.
-*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]
+*[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.tennesseearchivists.org/umc.html Methodist Church Archives], Nashville, Tennessee church records and histories.<ref>[http://www.tennesseearchivists.org/umc.html Tennessee Conference, United Methodist Church Archives Depository and History Library] in ''Society of Tennessee Archivists'' (20 February 2014)</ref>
+*[http://www.sbhla.org/info.htm Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives], Nashville, central archives of SBC records.<ref>[http://www.sbhla.org/info.htm Information] in ''Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
+*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]], [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]], [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]], [[Sevier County, Tennessee|Sevier]], [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane]], and [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]].
+*[http://health.state.tn.us/vr/Genealogy.htm Tennessee DH Vital Records], Nashville, births since 1914; marriages-divorces-deaths since 1964.<ref>[http://health.state.tn.us/vr/Genealogy.htm Genealogy] in ''Tennessee Department of Health'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
+*[http://www.tennesseehistory.org/research.htm Tennessee Historical Society], Nashville, collection is at the [Tennessee State Library and Archives].<ref>[http://www.tennesseehistory.org/research.htm Research and Collections] in ''Tennessee Historical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
+*[http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society Library], Germantown, Internet genealogy databases, 14,000 books, censuses, tax lists, vital statistics, early newspapers, and family charts.<ref>[http://www.tngs.org/ Library Resources] in ''Tennessee Genealogical Society'' (accessed 20 February 2014).</ref>
+*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]].
+*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/news/ngs/index.html North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, NC, census, military, courts, bond, deed, estate, vital record, tax, wills.<ref>[http://www.ncdcr.gov/archives/Public/Collections/GovernmentRecords.aspx Types of Government Records] in ''State Archives of North Carolina'' (accessed 20 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" />
+*[[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>[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/collections.html Collections] in '' Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'' (accessed 19 February 2014).</ref>
+*[[Family History 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 Mormon records.
+*[[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><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 ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/draper/ Draper Collection]'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia&nbsp;''''' 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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