New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE

In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the 1870s and 1880s. Twenty-one states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to Continue reading New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE

Greenback (Tennessee) Historical Scrapbook Placed With the Blount County Public Library

Greenback Historical Society has presented Volume I of the Greenback Heritage Scrapbook to Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society to be housed at the Blount County Public Library. The scrapbook, which covers years prior to 1900, is one of four Continue reading Greenback (Tennessee) Historical Scrapbook Placed With the Blount County Public Library

T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders

The Greene County Commission in Greeneville, Tennessee, has approved a resolution appropriating $1,000 for acid-free folders for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library. The folders will be used for archiving very old Circuit Court records. From the March Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders

T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library Still Trying to Get a New Microfilm Reader-Printer

The following excerpt is from a much longer article about the acquisition of a new microfilm reader/printer for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library in Greenville, Tennessee. The Greene County Commission’s Records Committee was told Thursday that because Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library Still Trying to Get a New Microfilm Reader-Printer

Tennessee Courthouse Records Being Preserved, Filmed, & Digitized

Following is a teaser from an interesting article about an LDS couple working with historic records found in Tennessee county courthouses. According to the article in the February 8, 2009 Herald-Citizen, the repaired and sorted courthouse records will be first Continue reading Tennessee Courthouse Records Being Preserved, Filmed, & Digitized

FGS 2010 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee – Call for Papers

The following was received today from Linda Woodward Geiger: FGS 2010 Annual Conference: Rediscovering America’s First Frontier at the Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, 18-21 August 2010 – Request for Lecture Proposals – Deadline: 1 May 2009 We encourage lecture Continue reading FGS 2010 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee – Call for Papers

McMinn County, Tennessee African-American Family History Wanted

Deborah Scruggs-Cox wants to do something positive about the lack of written history for McMinn County, Tennessee’s African-American families. To this end, she is asking local residents to share their stories. Many of the stories will later be compiled into Continue reading McMinn County, Tennessee African-American Family History Wanted

Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online

The County Clerk of Hamilton County, Tennessee has posted a searchable marriage database online. Data from Marriage Licenses issued from 1857 to 1919 and then from 1985 through 2008 are posted at the website. The plan is to post the Continue reading Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online