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== Local Histories == | == Local Histories == | ||
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Some of the most valuable sources for family history research are local histories. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of families. It was popular to publish such histories in commemoration of the nation's centennial anniversary. Unfortunately, compared to the North, fewer Tennessee county histories were published in the late nineteenth century, as the state was still recovering from heavy economic losses resulting from the Civil War.<ref>Kory L. Meyerink, "Chapter 17: County and Local Histories," in ''Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Incorporated, 1998), 627-669.</ref> An exception is Goodspeed's multi-volume ''History of Tennessee'', which contains histories for the majority of the state's counties and biographies of many prominent citizens. Much of the content found in these books is now available for free [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/goodspeed.html online], courtesy: TNGenWeb. Publishers expected to sell these "Who's Who"-type publications to successful local residents. | Some of the most valuable sources for family history research are local histories. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of families. It was popular to publish such histories in commemoration of the nation's centennial anniversary. Unfortunately, compared to the North, fewer Tennessee county histories were published in the late nineteenth century, as the state was still recovering from heavy economic losses resulting from the Civil War.<ref>Kory L. Meyerink, "Chapter 17: County and Local Histories," in ''Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Incorporated, 1998), 627-669.</ref> An exception is Goodspeed's multi-volume ''History of Tennessee'', which contains histories for the majority of the state's counties and biographies of many prominent citizens. Much of the content found in these books is now available for free [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/goodspeed.html online], courtesy: TNGenWeb. Publishers expected to sell these "Who's Who"-type publications to successful local residents. | ||
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*Copies of documents on microfilm and in published form broaden a genealogist’s understanding of the times and places in which ancestors lived. Many of the documents include names of individuals involved in the event being documented. | *Copies of documents on microfilm and in published form broaden a genealogist’s understanding of the times and places in which ancestors lived. Many of the documents include names of individuals involved in the event being documented. | ||
== See Also | == See Also == | ||
*Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FHL|507875|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 R2g}} Notes if grants were made to the resident (at the time that the commissioners visited in 1782-3) or to an assignee.'''<br>''' | *Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FHL|507875|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 R2g}} Notes if grants were made to the resident (at the time that the commissioners visited in 1782-3) or to an assignee.'''<br>''' | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||