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Ancestry Magazine (1994-2010) Free to Read On-Line

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on April 5, 2023 by TNGenWebApril 13, 2023

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 →

Posted in Newspapers and Periodicals, Research Aids, Searchable Databases

Civil War History and Information Links

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on April 5, 2023 by TNGenWebJune 20, 2023

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 →

Posted in Civil War History, Military Records, Off-Site Links, Searchable Databases

Tennessee Genealogical Society Journals On-line

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on April 5, 2023 by TNGenWebApril 5, 2023

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 →

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Tennessee Electronic Library — Free for Tennesseans

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on April 5, 2023 by TNGenWebApril 5, 2023

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 →

Posted in Miscellaneous Resources, Newspapers and Periodicals, Off-Site Links, Research Aids, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

FamilySearch – Research Strategies

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on April 5, 2023 by TNGenWebApril 5, 2023

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 →

Posted in Individuals & Families, Local History & Information, Off-Site Links, Research Aids, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

Fentress County Cemetery Transcriptions from Prior TNGenWeb Site

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 22, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 22, 2022

For a variety of well-founded technological and administrative reasons, the TNGenWeb Project began converting its county and special projects sites to WordPress content-management system. The prior Fentress County site, admirably coordinated by Tami Ramsey for many years, contained a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemetery & Burial Records, Maps, Searchable Databases

Materials in the Tennessee Tech Special Collections Library

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

The Tennessee Tech Library’s Special Collections and Archives contains quite a few items with relevance to Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County region researchers. In addition to personal documents including correspondence and diaries, the collection contains maps, photographs, and early land … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

The Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook is a searchable collection of over 7,000 articles chronicling the Civil War in Tennessee from September 1, 1861 through September 30, 1865. Click here to search the database.

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Posted in Civil War History, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

Alvin York Collection at Tennessee Virtual Archive

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

This collection includes selected items from the holdings of the Tennessee State Library & Archives relative to the life of Alvin C. York. The most important of these are photographs from Fentress County documenting a 1940 visit with York and … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic Sites, Individuals & Families, Local History & Information, Military Records, Photo Albums, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

Bruce York’s Fentress County Families Database

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on January 21, 2022 by TNGenWebJanuary 21, 2022

Bruce York has spent decades researching and documenting Fentress County families.  He maintains a massive database that is freely accessible on Rootsweb as a community service to Fentress, Overton and Pickett Counties. The database does display names and data on … Continue reading →

Posted in Individuals & Families, Searchable Databases, Surname and Family History Web Sites

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