{"id":412,"date":"2021-10-06T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/houston\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:56:27","slug":"houston-county-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/houston\/houston-county-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston County Archives &#038; Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Melissa Barker, Certified Archives Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Houston County Archives &amp; Museum<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Houston County Courthouse Basement<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4725 E Main St<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">P.O. Box 366<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Erin, TN. 37061<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">931.289.4839<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hours of operation:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Closed on all Federal Holidays<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please email us at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:houstoncountyarchive@gmail.com\">houstoncountyarchive@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Facebook page can be found<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/190560887647081\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Houston County Archives was established by an act of the Houston County Legislative Body on November 15, 2010. Our mission is to preserve and archive the Houston County Government records and also to collect and preserve local historical and genealogical records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Houston County Archives has 150 years of archived records about Houston County and many of the people, businesses, churches and schools that have been here. The Houston County Archives has records from Circuit Court, Chancery Court, County Court, and General Sessions Court.\u00a0 You can find Tax Records, Marriage Records, Probate Records, Maps, Manuscript Collections, Vertical Files and so much more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On January 31, 2022, the Houston County Archives received the designation of Houston County Archives &amp; Museum from the Houston County Legislative Body. The Houston County Archives &amp; Museum is a place where researchers can come and research their family history and local history related to the Wells Creek Basin, Lime Kilns, Iron Furnaces and the L&amp;N Railroad.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Houston County Archives &amp; Museum is asking the public to search their attics, basements and closets for any old records, photographs and artifacts about Houston County and consider donating these records to the Archives. We accept original records and encourage you to send digital copies of what you have. Here is a list of some of the things we are looking for:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/we-want.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-858 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/we-want-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/we-want.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Barker, Certified Archives Manager Houston County Archives &amp; MuseumHouston County Courthouse Basement4725 E Main StP.O. Box 366Erin, TN. 37061931.289.4839Hours of operation:Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.(Closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)Closed on all Federal Holidays Please email us at houstoncountyarchive@gmail.com.\u00a0 \u00a0Our Facebook page can be found here. 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