Tennessee For Further Reading

United States   Tennessee    For Further Reading  Several handbooks that give additional information about research, records, and record-finding aids in Tennessee are:


 * Bamman, Gale Williams and Charles A. Sherrill. Research in Tennessee. Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 2009. . Revised edition of a 1993 NGSQ article. This is the most current printed guide on Tennessee research. The original article, prepared by a Certified Genealogist, and updated by a Tennessee expert, gives a concise overview of the history and settlement, major archives, and record sources in Tennessee.


 * Fulcher, Richard C. Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. . This record contains an alphabetical list of counties with addresses of libraries, historical and genealogical societies, and the records available, with dates.


 * Hathaway, Beverly West. Genealogical Research Sources in Tennessee. West Jordan, Utah: Allstate Research, 1972. . This source contains a list of record types, addresses of libraries, archives, and historical societies, newspapers, county histories, and a list of counties showing the dates for which each type of record is available.


 * McCay, Betty L. Sources for Genealogical Searching in Tennessee. N.p., 1970. . This source gives background on Tennessee and types of records. It lists missing records for each county.


 * Schweitzer, George K. Tennessee Genealogical Research. n.p.: G.K. Schweitzer, 1993. . This source contains background information on Tennessee and a list of record sources. It gives the date each county was formed and the records available in each.


 * Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. . Evanston, Ill.: B. Sistler, 1978..


 * Tennessee State Library and Archives "Core List of Tennessee Books" includes biographies and a variety of books containing biographical information.

Additional sources are in the For Further Reading section of the United States Wiki pages, and the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:


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