Not too long ago, while at a used bookstore in Knoxville, I found this 1978 ballet program. The performance was “The Nutcracker” and it was conducted by the Maryville-Alcoa Civic Ballet. The company was accompanied by guest dancers James Wert , a dance faculty member at Maryville College, and Robert
FamilySearch has an online database of census district enumeration maps from 1900-1940. Below, is the 1900 Blount County census district enumeration maps. These are helpful for geographically placing where people lived in the county as you find them in the census. This image came to the county offices as
New on the Blount County TNGenWeb site is a research compilation on the history of the Robinson, Hammontree, Holloway, and Jones Families. The information was researched and compiled by Dr. J. Stephen Hammontree and submitted by Steve Robinson. The PDF document is more than 20 pages long and provides a
This post isn’t directly providing source material for the site, but I wanted to share my latest addition to my bookshelves. This weekend, I purchased a copy of Durwood Dunn’s Cades Cove: The Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community 1818-1937. The book was published in 1988 and is highly
Hey! Here at TNGenWeb we are looking for folks interested in joining the project and becoming a county coordinator! We could use a few family history researchers willing to join our group when it comes to providing free genealogy resources and help. On the main TNGenWeb site we have a blog
Transcriptions prepared by the Don Carlos Family DNA Project NOTE: Samuel, James and Burwell F. Badgett are brothers. Their father, James sr. is also named in one deed. Elizabeth “Betsey” Don Carlos is their sister, married to Robert Cole Don Carlos and separated/widowed from him around 1821. Carter Morgan Don
DIED — In this place, on Sabbath night last, James I. HENRY, at the residence of his father, Jacob HENRY. He had Consumption near twelve months, and finally the monster, death, came to his relief. He was a consistent member of the A.M.E. Zion Sabbath School and was a useful
1st Dist – H.LW. JOHNSON, H.C. TEDFORD 2d Dist – John P. RHEA, Jno. J. HUGEONS 3d Dist – A.H. CRUMLEY, D.H. SMITH 4th Dist – S.L. GREER, James F. BEALS 5th Dist – W.M. BRICKELL, Jacob PETERS 6th Dist – Jas. E. SCOTT, J.T. KINNICK 7th Dist – S.C.
Having your DNA tested can be a great way to further explore your family relationships. Its not always as easy as 1-2-3, but with time and dedication, much can be learned. Researcher Donny Anderson, of Maryville, is putting together a group of individuals with Blount County connections who have had