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  • Tennessee Constitution
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  • Tennessee Symbols and Honors
• TN Civil War Sourcebook
• TN Encyclopedia
• TSLA Forms
• Tennessee.gov
• Books from Birth Foundation

County & Municipal Archives in Tennessee

• Knox County Archives
• Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Archives
• Shelby County Archives
• Tennessee Archives Directory

Organizations

• COSHRC (Council of State Historical Records Coordinators)
• CTAS (County Technical Assistance Service) -- Tennessee
• MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service)
• NAGARA (National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators)
• NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)
• NHPRC (National Historical Publications & Records Commission)
• Society of American Archivists
• Society of Tennessee Archivists
• Tennessee Division of Records Management

Sites Related to TSLA Collections

• The Quilt Index
• Tennessee Portrait Project

 

Census Online Transcriptions

• Census Online -- Tennessee
• TNGenWeb Census Record Project
• USGenWeb Census Project: Tennessee

Census Research Tools

• Census Abstract Forms
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1920
• Soundex Code Converter
• Soundex Indexing System
• US Historical Census Data Browser (Historical, Demographic, Economic & Social Data)
• What Happened to the 1890 Census?

Census Statistical Information

• TN State Data Center
• U.S. Census Bureau

 

African-American Research

• Africana Heritage Project

 

Genealogy Research Sites

• Ancestry.com
• Family Search
• Heritage Quest
• Librarians Serving Genealogists
• RootsWeb

Link Sites

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
• Historical Genealogy Sites by State
• LibrarySpot -- Genealogy Links
• ROOTS-L Resources: United States Resources

Native American Resources

• Cherokee by Blood (TnGenWeb Project)
• Cherokee Nation
• How Do I Trace Indian Ancestry? (US Department of the Interior)
• Southeastern Native American Documents 1730-1842 (Digital Library of Georgia)

Organizations

• Daughters of the American Revolution
• Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
• National Genealogical Society
• Sons of Confederate Veterans
• TNGenWeb Project
• United Daughters of the Confederacy
• USGenWeb Project

Records Online

• Federal Land Database
• Freedmens Bureau Records
• Social Security Death Index

 

Cemeteries

• Cemetery Junction: Tennessee
• Cemetery Records Online: Tennessee
• Find A Grave
• National Cemeteries and Veteran Burials
• Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project

Obituaries & Death Notices

• Chattanooga Obituaries 1897- (Chattanooga Hamilton County Bicentennial Library)
• Memphis & Shelby County Death Records (Memphis Public Library)
• Nashville Obituaries 1964- (Nashville Public Library)

 

Tennessee History & Genealogy Societies

• East Tennessee Historical Society
• Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
• Society Hill: Tennessee Historical & Genealogical Societies
• Tennessee Historical Commission

 

Federal & State Government

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• Tennessee General Assembly
• Tennessee General Assembly - House Archives 1870 to Present
• U.S. Congress on the Internet (THOMAS)

Laws & Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations
• Tennessee Code Unannotated (under the heading LEGAL RESOURCES, select "Tennessee"; on the next screen, click on the plus sign beside "Tennessee Code")

• Tennessee Private & Public Acts
• Tennessee Rules and Regulations

• Tennessee House Journal
• Tennessee Senate Journal

 

Libraries in Tennessee

• Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
• Knox County Public Library System
• Memphis Public Library & Information Center
• Nashville and Davidson County Public Library
• Tennessee Public Library Directory

Library Organizations & Associations

• American Library Association
• Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies
• Tennessee Library Association
• TENN-SHARE

 

• CIA World Factbook
• National Atlas of the United States of America
• USGS Geographic Names Information System (Search Form -- U.S.)
• USGS National Mapping Information


• Tennessee Historical County Bounadaries

 

• Civil War Records at the National Archives
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Search Site (National Park Service)
• National Archives: Access to Military Service and Pension Records
• National Archives: Order Forms for Military Service Records
• National Cemeteries and Veteran Burials
• National Personnel Records Center (Military Records -- St. Louis)
• Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

• World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel: Tennessee
• U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (Including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957 : Home State Tennessee
• U.S. Military Personnel Who Died (Including Missing and Captured Declared Dead) as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, 1957-1995 : Home State Tennessee

 

Nationwide Vital Records Information (Birth & Death)

• Social Security Death Index
• Where to Order Vital Records (National Center for Health Statistics)

Tennessee Vital Records (Birth & Death)

• Finding Birth & Death Records in Tennessee
• Index to Nashville City Birth Records 1881 - 1913
• Index to Davidson County Birth Records 1908-1912
• Shelby County Birth Records 1874-1906
   

• Chattanooga Obituaries: 1897-2003
• Finding Birth & Death Records in Tennessee
• Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912
• Shelby County Death Records 1848-1956
• State-Wide Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933
• Tennessee Death Records 1908-1959 (Ancestry.com) *
• Tennessee Death Records 1949-2005 (index)
• Tennessee Deaths & Burials 1874 - 1955 (index)
• Tennessee Department of Health : Office of Vital Records

*PLEASE NOTE: Ancestry.com, in partnership with the Tennessee State Library and Archives, has added an index to Tennessee death records for the years 1908-1959. The index to these records at Ancestry.com's Tennessee State Library and Archives web page can be viewed by all.   RESIDENTS OF TENNESSEE who are not members of Ancestry.com can view the scanned death certificates by first going to the Tennessee Electronic Library page at http://tntel.tnsos.org/, clicking on the Genealogy tab,  and then clicking on TENNESSEE DEATH RECORDS.  The scans of the death certificates can then be viewed after a free log-in on the Ancestry site.  The indexes and images are free to Tennessee residents.

 

Updated November 23, 2011