Facebook groups have become extremely popular for genealogical and historical research sharing on-line.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for links to relevant groups.<\/p>\n The most-popular on-line message sharing forum is\u00a0 Ancestry.com’s message boards system. A paid Ancestry user account is not required to use the system.<\/p>\n Bledsoe County<\/a><\/p>\n Roane County<\/a><\/p>\n Over the years, several options for researchers to post family and local history inquires have existed.\u00a0 Many of those systems are now defunct, but the data remain available.\u00a0 Other sites remain on-line.\u00a0 The predominance of social media groups has caused other on-line options to wither.\u00a0 Some links are provided for those who wish to dig through the archives.<\/p>\n Genforum – State of Tennessee<\/a> (“view by county” does not work)<\/p>\n Rootsweb: Bledsoe County Genealogy Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\n Rootsweb: Roane County Genealogy Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\n Rootsweb: Cumberland County Genealogy Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\n Rootsweb: Van Buren County Genealogy Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\n Rootsweb: Sequatchie County Genealogy Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\n Rootsweb: Hamilton County and Region History Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\nCurrent Web-based Options (non-social media)<\/h3>\n
Defunct Options; Data Remains Available On-line<\/h3>\n