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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 →
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 →
Can You Speak Country? and Other Old Wives Tales Compiled by L. K. Thomas, descendant of the Phillips and other families of this region I feel pretty confident that my mother would not object to my use of the term … Continue reading →
This information is from book index pages on the now-defunct Overton County Kin page maintained by Shawn Gray. No copyright infringement is intended by posting the data here. The three known volumes, entitled Family Tree Book, were obtainable from Shawn … Continue reading →
Paula Swallows Stover, Permanent Exhibitor at Tennessee Arts Commission Paula Swallows Stover (b.1944) is the 5th generation to live and work on Ivy Hill Farm; a Tennessee Century Farm (1858) in Overton County, TN. Paula worked as a substitute … Continue reading →
For a few years, Shawn Gray published a newsletter, several books, and a Web site for genealogical researchers in the Overton County region. Shawn was an original volunteer member of the TNGenWeb Project. Shawn’s original site is defunct and is … Continue reading →
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