Full of details about the subsequent growthof banks, newspapers, education, communication, transportation, and industryand all the. To view the biographies available for a county, click on the county name in the list below. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources sumner. Founded in 1849, the tennessee historical society is the oldest continually operating historical organization in tennessee. A history of sullivan county, tennessee, with brief biographies of the makers of history by oliver taylor 1909 330 pages. Genealogy trails history group union county, tennessee. Camp required each field crew to hold a five minute safety talk pertaining to work being performed at the beginning of every morning and a second talk before resuming work after lunch. Jane powell and her two cocounty coordinators fred smith and nancy cole added many additional webpages to enhance the county site from 1996 through the middle of 2005. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources anderson county.
Union county, tennessee genealogy trails history group. This book offers a good recollection of the past for fentress county. As tennessee s northeasternmost county, it shares borders with virginia and north carolina. Its got exhibits and a genealogy like place as well. Our tennessee history books will take you on a trip of the history of its places and events, from nashville to memphis, from blues to wsm radio station. The overton county historical society book committee is now accepting orders or the reprint of the 1992 edition of the history of overton county, tennessee. The maynardville public library serves the citizens of union county. For a large portion of its history, farming and agriculture were the main occupations of many of the residents. History of east tennessee, published 1887 by goodspeed. Youll also find a wide range of historical and genealogical materials from canada, england, scotland and more. Genealogy trails history group union county marriages source. It was named in honor of thomas johnson of carter county, who was an early settler on the doe river and a prominent citizen of the area.
Historical guide to chattanooga and lookout mountain by george c. The norris dam project had a dramatic impact on the county by providing jobs but it also displaced many people who owned land in the floodplains. A 9 x 12 hard cover, coffee table edition printed on acid free paper, by bonnie heiskell peters. Unicoi county vital records can be found at the tennessee department of health vdh office of vital records which has copies for copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. Tennessee genealogy southern historical press, inc. Family biographies are available for viewing now for the tennessee counties listed below. History of gibson, obion, weakley, dyer and lake counties. The book was published by turner publishing company in 2001 and contains 488 pages, including the index, and many black and white images of local scenes, groups, individuals and families. This is a pictorial history of early union county elementary schools from the county s beginning to the mid 1960s when the schools were consolidated to four larger elementary schools. Tennessee county history and genealogy including civil war. It is the librarys mission to bring people, information and ideas together to enhance their lives and build community. Please check the tennessee state library and archives online catalog or visit the ask us a question.
Bibliography of tennessee local history sources anderson county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. Early settlers of washington county, tennessee pre 1768. The last billion years a geological history of tennessee. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties union. History of sumner county, tennessee from 1861 to 1870 by walter durham is once again available for purchase. In 1772 these hardy settlers living beyond the frontier formed the watauga association, the first attempt at government in tennessee, and in 1777, at their request, north carolina organized those settlements into washington co jonesboro, the county seat and oldest town. Johnson county johnson county was founded in 1836, from parts of carter county. Nov 10, 2016 michelle edmisten, who has called for the pearson textbook my world history to be removed from the school curriculum in sullivan county, tennessee, on grounds of its promoting islamic. There are at least two theories on the source of its name. We also offer the full contents all of our cds as high speed internet downloads.
You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection. History of this website jane norton powell was the first tngenweb county coordinator of the obion county tennessee genealogy website in 1996. This second volume of armstrongs history covers 18611940, beginning with the civil war, continuing on with activities during reconstruction through the end of the century, and concluding with the feeling of optimism upon entering the 20th century. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources sumner county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. History of washington county tennessee cox, joyce, cox, w. Washington county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. A short history of smith county tennessee from the book a history of tennessee and tennesseans by will t.
The history of smith county, tennessee 1987 edition. Franklin county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. The history of smith county, tennessee by, 1987, curtis media corp. The book will be published in the early spring and will be available by summer of 2001. Tennessee historical society tennessee history, politics. Dec 15, 2010 this book offers a good recollection of the past for fentress county. Tennessee history, heritage, culture, politics, music and the civil war tennessee. Union county vital records can be found at the tennessee department of health vdh office of vital records which has copies for copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. Our mission we strive to provide the best service in our industry and stand behind every item we sell. Union county historical society meets on the 3rd sunday of each month at 2. Introduction to the resources of tennessee, volume 1 tennessee bureau of agriculturs, joseph buckner killebrew 1874 county seatmaynardville. Union county is of comparative recent origin, having been organized in 1856. Make check payable to sumner county historical society. Tennessee county history and genealogy books genealogy.
Be sure to drop by when they have the heritage festival, which is normally in the fall. History of the thirteenth regiment, tennessee volunteer cavalry, u. Origins of tennessee county names, tennessee blue book, 20052006. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Tennessee genealogy books by county mountain press. This county is rich in deposits of iron ore, marble, lead, and zinc. Tennessee mother calls for removal of school history book. This recently updated book lists 331 cemeteries and 18, 318 names. This first edition hardcover book on macon county, tn by the macon county historical society is in very good condition. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county.
Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. Union county genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. Guild was originally published in 1878 and is now available as reprinted. We support all people in their enjoyment of reading and pursuit of lifelong learning. Please get in contact with the tngenweb state coordinator, taneya koonce, if you are interested in adopting the site union county is one of tennessee s later counties, being first authorized in 1850, however, the final organization of the county offices was not completed until. The history of hamilton county and chattanooga, tennessee. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources union county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. For faster results, type a keyword or surname in the search window which can be found at the top of this page or under menu on mob. Large tracts of the best land in the county were entered by survivors of the revolution.
Sullivan county, tennessee, 18951905 entering a new century. List of books and articles about tennessee history. The library is a part of the clinchpowell regional library system. Michelle edmisten, who has called for the pearson textbook my world history to be removed from the school curriculum in sullivan county, tennessee, on grounds of. Union county was formed in 1850 from portions of grainger, claiborne, campbell, anderson and knox counties. Union county, tennessee genealogy and history genealogy trails. It is bounded on the north by claiborne and campbell, on the east by. Vital records information for the united states wiki.
Union county museum and genealogical library maynardville. Tennessee biographies by counties my genealogy hound. Additional free genealogy and map resources the history of east tennessee 545 pages of history and genealogy for 30 counties in the east tennessee region including 938 family biographies. For faster results, type a keyword or surname in the search window which can. In 1772 these hardy settlers living beyond the frontier formed the watauga association, the first attempt at government in tennessee, and in 1777, at their request, north carolina organized those settlements into washington co jonesboro, the county seat and oldest town in tennessee, was founded two years later. Union county was created in 1856 and the county seat is named maynardville. This book was originally published in 1887 by the goodspeed publishing company. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources sumner county. A wide range of tennessee county history genealogy titles are now available.
Union county historical society historic union county. Douthat 89 pages, full name index, maps, soft cover, 8. Complete organization of the county was effected in 1856. The tennessee historical society is the state affiliate of national history day. Union county historical society, union county tennessee.
I look forward to future editions to this book and more books preserving the past for fentress county. Union county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Union county is included in the knoxville, tn metropolitan statistical area. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. List of books and articles about tennessee history online. Union county was founded on january 3, 1850 from anderson county, campbell county, knox county, claiborne county and grainger county. Local history john biggs alderman the pat alderman papers contain material related to aldermans researches into local history on such topics as early east tennessee, the cherokees, genealogy, unicoi county, tenn. Click on the links below for detailed descriptions of titles available for immediate shipment. History of carroll county, tennessee, volume 1 history of carroll county, tennessee, carroll county homecoming 86 historical book committee. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources anderson. History of tennessee from the earliest time to the present together with an historical. Dec 01, 2001 history of washington county tennessee cox, joyce, cox, w.