Getting Results From Local Sources

19 May 2019

History Branch & Archives
833 N. Ocoee
Cleveland, TN 37311

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Updated 03/20/2020

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This presentation is the fifth in a series of presentations that I have been asked to give for the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library History Branch & Archives. I’d like to thank Margot Still who runs the library for allowing me to do these.

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So what is this presentation all about? The focus this month is to explore the resources at your local historical library. I will look at what they provide in general and then we will explore the holdings at the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library History Branch & Archives.

My professional background is 27+ years of computer training, course development, consulting, and I have a few published computer technology related books that I have worked on. I have taught over 350 different classes in my career. I primarily now teach companies on how to build a private and pubic clouds and use virtualization to extend their data center capabilities.

I have 45+ years of genealogy experience with the past 33 years using computer software to aid in my research. I have been on Ancestry.com since 2007.

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A great resource is archive.org

It is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

A good example of one of the collections on the site is that most of the Pennsylvania Archives books are on the site.

The Pennsylvania Archives are a 138 volume set of reference books compiling transcriptions of letters and early records relating to the colony and state of Pennsylvania. The volumes were published in nine different series between 1838 and 1935 by acts of the Pennsylvania legislature.

They contain a lot of good historical information for researchers who have ancestors that lived in Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Archives books First Series
Volume 1 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1664-1747
Volume 2 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1748-1756
Volume 3 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1756-1760
Volume 4 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1760-1776
Volume 5 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1776-1777
Volume 6 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1777-1778
Volume 7 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1778-1779
Volume 8 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1779-1781
Volume 9 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1781-1783
Volume 10 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1783-1786
Volume 11 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1786-1790
Volume 12 – (Click here) Pennsylvania Archives 1790 and Appendix

Minutes of the Provincial Council
Vol 1 – Vol 2 – Vol 3 – Vol 4 – Vol 5 – Vol 6 – Vol 7 – Vol 8 – Vol 9 – Vol 10 – Vol 11 – Vol 12 – Vol 13 – Vol 14 – Vol 15 – Vol 16

General Index to the Colonial Records in 16 Volumes and the Pennsylvania Archives in 12 Volumes – Part 1 (Click here) – Part 2 (Click here)

Pennsylvania Archives books Second Series
Volume 1 (Click here) Minutes of the Board of War from Mar. 1777 to Aug. 1777
Volume 2 (Click here) Marriage licenses issued in Pennsylvania prior to 1790; Persons naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania 1740-1773, Officers and Soldiers 1744-1764, Indian Traders, Ships registers, Col. Burd’s Journal
Volume 3 Part 1 (Click here) Names of Persons who took the oath of allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania bet. 1776 and 1794
Volume 3 Part 2 (Click here) Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution
Volume 4 (Click here) The Whiskey Insurrection in Western Pennsylvania 1794, Papers relating to the Defense of the Frontiers 1790-1796
Volume 5 (Click here) Papers relating to the Colonies on the Delaware, 1614-1682
Volume 6 (Click here) Papers relating to the French Occupation of Western Pennsylvania
Volume 7 (Click here) Provincial affairs in Pennsylvania, 1682-1750
Volume 8 (Click here) Record of Pennsylvania Marriages prior to 1810, Volume 1
Volume 9 (Click here) Record of Pennsylvania Marriages prior to 1810, Volume 2
Volume 10 (Click here) Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Battalions and Line, 1775-1783, Volume 1 (Alternate link)
Volume 11 (Click here) Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Battalions and Line, 1775-1783, Volume 2
Volume 12 (Click here) Muster Rolls of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of 1812-1814
Volume 13 (Click here) Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783, Volume 1
Volume 14 (Click here) Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783, Volume 2 (Alternate link)
Volume 15 (Click here) Journals and diaries of the War of the Revolution with lists of officers and soldiers 1775-1783 (Alternate link)
Volume 16 Part 1 (Click here) Part 2 (Click here) The Breviate Boundary Dispute; Pennsylvania and Maryland boundaries
Volume 17 (Click here) Names of Foreigners who took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, with Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808
Volume 18 Part 1 (Click here) The Connecticut Settlement in the Wyoming Valley, Dutch Settlement, Pennsylvania Claims
Volume 19 (Click here) Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, Volume 1

Pennsylvania Archives books Third Series
Series Index (Click here) Minutes of the Board of Property and other references to lands in Pennsylvania. Includes Index to volumes 11-26 (Click here)
Volume 1 (Click here) Minutes of the Board of Property and other references to lands in Pennsylvania; Minutes of Ye Welsh Purchasers (Index to Volume 1 see p. 5-38 here)
Volume 2 (Click here) Minutes of the Board of Property and other references to land in Pennsylvania, including Proprietary Old Rights (Index to Volume 2 see p. 43-76 here)
Volume 3 (Click here) Old Rights, Proprietary Rights, Virginia Entries, and Soldiers Entitled to Donation Lands (Contents of Volume 3 see p. 81-82 here)
Volume 4 (Click here) Draughts of the Proprietary Manors in the Province of Pennsylvania (Contents of Volume 4 see p. 89-91 here)
Volume 5 (Click here) County Lieutenants during the War of the Revolution 1777-1789, Volume 1 (Index to Volume 5 see p. 97-103 here)
Volume 6 (Click here) County Lieutenants during the War of the Revolution 1777-1789, Volume 2 (Contents and Index of Volume 6 see p. 109-120 here)
Volume 7 (Click here) County Lieutenants during the War of the Revolution 1777-1789, Volume 3 (Contents and Index of Volume 7 see p. 125-129 here)
Volume 8 (Click here) Commissions issued by the Province of Pennsylvania with official proclamations, Volume 1 (Index to Volume 8 see p. 135-143 here)
Volume 9 (Click here) Commissions issued by the Province of Pennsylvania with official proclamations, Volume 2 (Index to Volume 9 see p. 149-155 here)
Volume 10 (Click here) Commissions issued by the Province of Pennsylvania with official proclamations, Volume 3 (Contents of Volume 10 see p. 161 here)
Volume 11 (Click here) Tax list for Chester County 1765-1771 (Index to Volume 11 see p. 167-175 here)
Volume 12 (Click here) Tax list for Chester County 1774-1785 (Alternate link) (Contents of Volume 12 see p. 181-189 here)
Volume 13 (Click here) Tax list for Bucks County 1779-1786 (Contents see p. 195-201 here)
Volume 14 Part 1 (Click here) Tax list for the City and County of Philadelphia for 1769, 1774, and 1779 Part 2 (Click here) (Contents see p. 207-212 here)
Volume 15 (Click here) Tax list for the City and County of Philadelphia for 1779, 1780, and 1781 (Contents see p. 217-220 here)
Volume 16 (Click here) Tax list for the City and County of Philadelphia for 1781, 1782, and 1783 (Contents see p. 225-228 here)
Volume 17 (Click here) Tax list for the County of Lancaster for 1771-1773, 1179 and 1782 (Contents see p. 233-242 here)
Volume 18 (Click here) Proprietary Return Berks County 1767 (Contents see p. 243-249 here)
Volume 19 (Click here) Tax list for Northampton and Northumberland Counties 1772-1787 (Contents see p. 255-262 here)
Volume 20 (Click here) Tax list for Cumberland County 1778-1782 and 1785 (Contents see p. 267-271 here)
Volume 21 (Click here) Tax list for York County 1779-1783 (Contents see p. 277-281 here)
Volume 22 (Click here) Tax list for the Counties of Bedford 1773-1784, Huntingdon 1788, Westmoreland 1783 & 1786, Fayette 1785 & 1786, Allegheny 1791, and Washington 1786; Census of Bedford 1784 and Westmoreland 1783 (Contents see p. 287-294 here)
Volume 23 (Click here) Muster rolls of the Navy and Line, Militia and Rangers, 1775-1783, with list of Pensioners, 1818-1832 (Contents and Index see p. 299-310 here)
Volume 24 (Click here) Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of Pennsylvania 1730-1898, Volume 1 (Contents see p. 315-319 here)
Volume 25 (Click here) Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of Pennsylvania 1730-1898, Volume 2 (See also Part 2) (Contents see p. 325 here)
Volume 26 (Click here) Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of Pennsylvania 1730-1898, Volume 3 (Contents see p. 331 here)
Volume 27 (Click here) General Index to Volumes 11-26 (Letters A-Co)
Volume 28 (Click here) General Index to Volumes 11-26 (Letters Co-Ju)
Volume 29 (Click here) General Index to Volumes 11-26 (Letters Ka-Re)
Volume 30 (Click here) General Index to Volumes 11-26 (Letters Re-Zy)

Pennsylvania Archives books Forth Series
Volume 2 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1747-1759
Volume 3 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1759-1785
Volume 4 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1785-1817
Volume 5 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1817-1832
Volume 6 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1832-1845
Volume 7 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1845-1858
Volume 8 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1858-1871
Volume 9 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1871-1883
Volume 10 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1883-1891
Volume 11 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1891-1897
Volume 12 (Click here) Papers of the Governors 1897-1902

Pennsylvania Archives books Fifth Series
Volume 1 (Click here) Officers and Soldiers in the Service of the Province of Pennsylvania 1744-1765 (Alternate link)
Volume 2 (Click here) Col. William Thompson’s Battalion of Riflemen, 1775-1776, Battalion Officers, Second Pennsylvania Battalion, Third Pennsylvania Battalion, Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion, Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion, Sixth Pennsylvania Battalion, Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, The Musketry Battalion, The State Regiment of Foot, The Pennsylvania Line 1776-1783, General Officers Pennsylvania Line, Pennsylvania Line 1780, Centennial Line First Pennsylvania 1776-1783, Roster of Field and Staff Officers, First Regiment 1777, 1778, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, Non-commissioned Officers and Privates, Eighteen Months’ Men, Enlistment Papers, Continental Line Fourth Pennsylvania 1776-1783, Field and Staff Officers Second Regiment, Second Pennsylvania Regiment 1777-1781 and 1783, Continental Line Third Pennsylvania 1777-1783, Third Pennsylvania Regiment 1776-1781 and 1783, Continental Line Fourth Pennsylvania 1777-1783 (Alternate link)
Volume 3 (Click here) Continental Line, Fifth Pennsylvania, 1777-1783
Volume 4 (Click here) Continental Line, The Invalid Regiment, 1777-1783
Volume 5 (Click here) Muster rolls relating to the associators and militia of the Counties of Bedford, Berks, Bucks and Chester
Volume 6 (Click here) Muster rolls relating to the associators and militia of the County of Cumberland
Volume 7 (Click here) Muster rolls relating to the associators and militia of the County of Lancaster
Volume 8 (Click here) Muster rolls relating to the associators and militia of the Counties of Northampton and Northumberland

Pennsylvania Archives books Sixth Series
Volume 1 (Click here) Muster Rolls relating to the associators and militia of the City of Philadelphia
Volume 2 (Click here) Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Muster rolls and papers relating to the associators and Militia of the City of Philadelphia, continued
Volume 2 (Click here) Muster Rolls relating to the associators and militia of the Counties of Washington and York
Volume 3 (Click here) Militia rolls 1783-1790
Volume 4 (Click here) Military abstracts from Executive minutes Vol. 1-9 inclusive, 1790-1817
Volume 5 (Click here) Muster rolls of the Pennsylvania Militia 1790-1800, Allegheny County Militia
Volume 6 (Click here) Egypt Reformed Church, Lehigh County, 1734-1834, Baptisms, Marriages, Communions, deaths
Volume 7 (Click here) War 1812-1814
Volume 8 (Click here) War 1812-1814
Volume 9 (Click here) Misc. Papers 1812-1814, Drafted Troops 1812-1814
Volume 10 (Click here) Expenditures by the State of Pennsylvania on account of the U.S. 1812-1814; also in the Mexican War 1846-1847 (Click here)
Volume 11 (Click here) Election returns
Volume 12 Part 1 (Click here) Part 2 (Click here) Inventories, Sales, and Forfeited Estates 1777
Volume 13 (Click here) Inventories, Sales, and Forfeited Estates
Volume 14 (Click here) Memorandum book of Dr. John Ewing on a journey to settle the boundary of Pennsylvania, May, 1784, orderly book 1779, and letters
Volume 15 Part 1 (Click here) Index to Fifth Series (Alternate link)

Pennsylvania Archives books Seventh Series
Volumes 1-5 contain the index to the Six Series.
Vol. 1 (A-D)
Vol. 2 Pt 1 (D-G) – Pt 2 (G-H)
Vol. 3 Pt 1 (H-L) – Pt 2 (L-M)
Vol. 4 Pt 1 (M-P) – Pt 2 (P-S)
Vol. 5 Pt 1 (S-T) – Pt 2 (T-Z)

Other User Resources From Pennsylvania
Warrantees of Land (Click here) Franklin County 1784-1895, Northumberland County 1772-1892, Lycoming County 1795-1896, Clearfield 1806-1896, Wyoming County 1847-1895, Bedford County 1771-1893, Huntingdon County 1787-1889, Centre County 1801-1891
Minutes of the Susquehanna Company claiming lands in Wyoming (Click here)
Inventory of the County Archives – Adams County – Luzerne County
Guide to Photographs at the Pennsylvania State Archives (Click here)
Guide to Published Archives of Pennsylvania, Covering the 138 Volumes of Colonial Records and Pennsylvania Archives Series 1-9 (Click here)
Summary Guide to the Pennsylvania State Archives (Click here)
The Afro American in Pennsylvania (Click here)
The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania (Click here)
Old Time Notes of Pennsylvania – Volume 1 (Click here) – Volume 2 (Click here)

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If the information you are looking for is not available in your local historical library then you might need to contact the city or town that the ancestor lived in.

Some regional resources for Tennessee are:

Chattanooga Public Library

1001 Broad Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
Telephone: 423-757-5317
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: Local History and Genealogy Department

Tennessee State Library and Archives

403 Seventh Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0312
Telephone: 615-741-2764
Fax: 1-615-532-2472
Website: Tennessee State Library and Archives

East Tennessee Historical Center

601 South Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
Telephone: 865-215-8801
Website: East Tennessee Historical Society

East Tennessee Historical Society

East Tennessee Historical Society has for over 175 years recorded stories, collected artifacts, and educated visitors with lectures, and publications such as First Families of Tennessee, and the new Civil War Families of Tennessee. The original 15,000 applications for First Families of Tennessee project, and surname files are accessible to the public.

In the same East Tennessee Historical Center building: Knox County Public Library

Knox County Public Library Calvin M. McClung Historical Collections, Website: 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 Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection.

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.

Museum of East Tennessee History showcases the history of the region and its 35 counties.

Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center

7779 Poplar Pike
Germantown, TN 38138
Telephone: 901-757-8480
Website: Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center

The Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center (GRHGC) is the special collections division of Germantown Community Library. It is a repository for non-circulating books, microfilm, periodicals, photographs, and maps for genealogical and historical research for the Mid-South, Eastern and Southern states, including plenty of family folders, and county histories.

Kingsport Public Library

400 Broad Street
Kingsport, TN 37660-4292
Telephone Reference: 423-224-2539; Archives: 423-224-2559
E-mail: Contact us form
Website: Genealogy and Local History

One of the best family folder collections in the South, especially for East Tennessee, and a good set of genealogical reference books.

Memphis Public Library and Info Center

Memphis Public Library and Information Center
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
3030 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111-3527
Telephone: 901-415-2700
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: Genealogy

They have a huge collection of books, indexes, guides, aids, periodicals, family folders, county histories with statewide coverage. The genealogical holdings of the History Department’s Memphis and Shelby County Room include manuscripts, maps, biographies, histories and directories relating to Memphis, Shelby County, and the mid-south region.

Nashville Metro Government Archives

Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives
3801 Green Hills Village Dr.
Nashville, TN 37215
Telephone: 615-862-5880
Website: Metropolitan Government Archives

Houses the original Davidson County and Nashville City records to about 1966. Website includes links to web resources maintained by the Friends of the Metro Archives.

Nashville Public Library

Nashville Public Library
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219
Telephone: 615-862-5800
Website: Nashville Public Library

The 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 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.

University of Memphis Library

University of Memphis Library
Special Collections Department
126 Ned R. WcWherter Library
Memphis, TN 38152-3250
Telephone: 901-678-8242
Fax: 901-678-8218
Website: University of Memphis Libraries

University of Tennessee Knoxville Hodges Library

John C. Hodges Library, Special Collections
1401 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
Telephone: 423-974-4480
Website: Univ of Tenn Knoxville University Libraries

They have manuscripts, biographies, family histories, local and county histories, federal records, church records, ethnic and American Indians (especially Cherokees), river traffic information, and outstanding historical reference books. The library’s catalog is online and the Tennessee Newspaper Project is available through the catalog.

University of Tennessee at Martin Library

Paul Meek Library, Special Collections
West Tennessee Heritage Study Center
554 University St
Martin, TN 38237
Telephone: 731-881-7464
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: West Tennessee Heritage Study Center

The WTHSC focuses on the genealogy, social history, cultures, and family history of Tennessee and its counties. Their collection includes all of Tennessee but is more in-depth for northwest Tennessee. They also collect newspapers, regional county records, and have federal censuses for Tennessee 1780–1930. Their WTHSC Index is an important resource.

And before you travel there check to see if the resource is available online!

Tennessee Online Genealogy Records – https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Tennessee_Online_Genealogy_Records

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The History Branch and Archives of the Cleveland Bradley County Library is located at 833 N. Ocoee Street in one of Cleveland’s best-loved landmarks. The Craigmiles House, built in 1866, was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1975. It has served as a library since 1922. The library’s collection is focused on genealogy and local history. A wealth of information about Bradley County is available, including vital records, family, city and county histories, and court records dating to the county’s earliest years. Local newspapers (1854-1970) are available on microfilm. Civil War sources including military records of Union and Confederate soldiers from Bradley and surrounding counties, barred and disallowed claims filed with the Southern Claims Commission, and Confederate soldier’s and widow’s pension applications. Special collections include photographs, scrapbooks, and manuscripts. Of special interest are the Mayfield Papers (legal correspondence, 1895-1929), the James F. Corn Papers (Cherokee Indians), and the William R. Snell Papers (interpretive study of Red Clay State Park).

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Most libraries will have some kind of map showing you the locations of their collections. If you visit the library a lot you will get to know where the various resources are located at. Also you will need to find out what their rules and policies are when using the library.

Due to the nature of its collection, the Cleveland Library History Branch and Archives has some policies and rules designed for the protection of the collection, to assure its continued availability to future generations of users. NOTICE: It is a violation of Tennessee law to remove library materials with the intent to deprive the library of possession of that material. Violators will be prosecuted. Tennessee Code Annotated 39-3-1135.

Eating, drinking, and use of tobacco products are not allowed in the building.
Cell phones should be turned off or turned to vibrate. In the event a call must be taken, please leave the Research or Microfilm Room.
Please register once each day.
Staff is available to offer general introductory assistance to materials.
Use of personal computers in the Research Room is permitted with the understanding that the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library System is not responsible for any damage done to a personal computer plugged into a library power source during a power failure or for any other reason.
Do not reshelve books, microfilm, or other library materials.
Do not write or mark on any library books or other materials. If you find an error and can document a correction, please take the item to a staff member.
Please use pencils only. Pens leave permanent marks on books.
Patrons may select their own microfilm. If assistance with a reader is needed, ask a staff member for help. Please turn off the reader when not in use.
Rare, fragile, and/or irreplaceable materials may not be photocopied. We reserve the right to refuse to copy materials which the staff determines may be damaged by photocopying. Hand-held photocopiers and desktop photocopiers are not permitted. The researcher is responsible for abiding by copyright restrictions on any material copied.

The Cleveland Historical Library has an online website at: https://www.clevelandlibrary.org/history-branch/

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CBCPL History Branch Resource Index
1. Regional Biographies & Genealogy How to books
2. Computer – has access to Ancestry.com
3. Computer – has access to Ancestry.com
4. Computer – has access to Ancestry.com
5. Computer & Microfilm scanner – print or save to jump drive
6. Georgia
7. Top shelves – South Carolina, Remaining shelves – Georgia
8. North Carolina
9. North Carolina
10. Virginia
11. Virginia
12. Maryland
13. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York & New England
14. New England, Civil War & Soldier Roster
15. Military, Civil War, Revolutionary War DAR Patriot Index & Revolutionary War Index
16. Native American & Cherokee Rolls
17. General Native American & World War II & Heraldry
18. Heraldry & European Surnames
19. General Genealogy
20. Southern History
21. Telephone Directories & Annuals
22. Annuals
23. Annuals
24. Legal & Immigration
25. City Directories, Passenger lists & Immigration lists
26. Church Histories
27. Kentucky, Ohio & Missouri
28. TN – Sullivan County to Wilson County, Kentucky
29. TN – Polk County to Sullivan County
30. TN – Maury County to Polk County
31. TN – Hamilton county to Maury County
32. TN – Davidson County to Hamilton County
33. TN – Bradley County to Davidson County
34. TN – Bradley County
35. General Tennessee History, TN – Anderson County to Blount County
36. All Tennessee history
37. All Tennessee history
38. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Arkansas
39. – 43. Family histories
44. Oversized general maps
45. – 48. Family histories
49. New Additions & Finding aids
50. Census Records

Here is an interesting article I have found since I did this presentation on the 1820 Census – CLICK HERE.

51. History & Genealogy publications
52. Maps – Finding aids on top of cabinet
53. Dining Room – Computers, Civil War & Microfilm – Index to microfilm on top of cabinets

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The next lecture will focus on using military records to aid in your research of your ancestors. Another benefit is that you might find that you have a Patriot ancestor [as I did] and this presentation will also present information to help you join the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution or other war remembrance groups.

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Getting Results From Local Sources