Important Research Notes: Tennessee required birth and death certificates in 1908, but enforcement did not occur until 1914. Still, rural areas have spotty records until about 1921-1922. The state Department of Health is responsible for administration of birth and death … Continue reading →
This list is compiled from a variety of sources. Links are provided here for information only. TNGenWeb is not affiliated with any external sites; further, TNGenWeb does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the availability or content of any … Continue reading →
Full issues of Ancestry magazine for the period January, 1994, through April, 2010, are available for reading at Google Books. There is a search function for either a single issue or all issues. You can also add the issues to … Continue reading →
The Tennessee Genealogical Society’s quarterly publication is known as Ansearchin’ News. Digitized versions are viewable on-line for free from 1954 through ten years ago. More-recent issues are available on-line to TGS members at the Web site. The publications are loaded … Continue reading →
The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is a virtual online library that gives Tennessee residents access to magazines, journals, newspapers, essays, e-books, primary source materials, test preparation, homework help, genealogy records, career search, and more! TEL resources are available free to … Continue reading →
The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War is located in Hoskins Library at the University of Tennessee. It is our mission to research, archive, and disseminate the stories of all the people in Tennessee who have been involved … Continue reading →
Listed below are links to some FamilySearch databases of interest to Tennessee researchers. Records can be viewed and downloaded free of charge. You will require a free FamilySearch login to browse records. Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939 Tennessee Civil War … Continue reading →
Over the life of the World-Wide Web (since circa 1995) and before (USEnet, FidoNet, AOL, Prodigy, GEnie, CompuServe, and bulletin board systems), genealogy researchers have found ways to share with each other. For many years, the TNGenWeb Project had a … Continue reading →
FamilySearch has a number of excellent resources for researchers to pore over in search of individual, location, and topical information. These are sections we highly recommend. Note: You will need a free FamilySearch login to view the material at these … Continue reading →
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