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CHOTA - TENASI MEMORIAL ON THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER & TELLICO LAKE, AT THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF CHOTA, CITY OF PEACE, MONROE COUNTY, TN.

Photo by: Joyce Gaston Reece, 2006

 

 

 

Welcome
to
Monroe County, Tennessee's American Local History Network Web Site

IN COOPERATION WITH

Monroe County, Tennessee Archives

Mrs. Jo Stakely, Archivist

archives@monroegovernment.org

 

We are very pleased to announce the publication of Monroe County Archives repository books index.  The publication of this long list of books indices will be an ongoing project in order to make public information that, until now, was mostly unavailable.

 

 

monroe archival listings

*click on the wording above to be linked to the archives pages*

or click below

http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmonroe/archives.htm

 

We are also pleased to announce we are working in cooperation with Madisonville Public Library

 

Madisonville Public Library

http://www.madisonvillelibrary.org/genealogy.htm
 

Kim Hicks, Director

 

For a listing of the holding at this library please follow these links.

Please be very aware that the personnel at the library is not available for research time or lookups.  Visit www.tngenweb.org/monroe for a list of lookup volunteers OR contact us via these links.  

Joyce Reece -- Sharon McCormack

 

 

MADISONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS

 

MADISONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY MICROFILM

 

OTHER ON-SITE RECORDS

Monroe County Post Offices

Monroe County Death Index 1914-1925

Monroe County Mortality Schedule 1850-1860

Monroe County Deed Cherokee Indian Cabbin Smith to Gideon Morgan, Jr.

 

 

 

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Monroe County, Tennessee

 

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For more Monroe County Online Records please visit our friends at

www.tngenweb.org/monroe

The ladies and gentlemen at this site are great!

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Click on this link for Monroe County Query/message board

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.

tennessee.counties.monroe/629/mb.ashx

 

ANCESTRY'S MESSAGE BOARDS

Many times these boards will be sent on to the rootsweb mailing lists but not always. When checking out the information look for a message at the upper left portion of the board mentioning that the board is gatewayed to the list.

TN Rootsweb
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McMinn Rootsweb
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Polk Rootsweb
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Monroe Rootsweb
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Bradley Rootsweb
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Hamilton Co Rootsweb
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Meigs Co
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Roane Co Loudon Co
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KnoxCo
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Blount Co Rhea Co

 


 

Mailing Lists

To subscribe to the following mailing lists--click link for an email connection. Put subscribe in subject line and send. You will receive an email confirming your subscription and telling about the archives of past lists and how to unsubscribe if necessary.

 

McMinn Co SE-TN Tennessee Monroe Co
Polk Co Bradley Co Hamilton Co Meigs Co
Roane Co Loudon Co James Co Knox

 

Below are the Message boards at Genforum

The internet offers many message boards but the two best are Ancestry/Rootsweb and Genforum. Remember however everyone does not always read or send messages to both so be sure to check both for some informative help.

McMinn Genforum Monroe Co Genforum Bradley Genforum
Hamilton Co Genforum Polk Genforum TN Genforum

 

Libraries are always a great resource.  Here are links for a few in our area.

(Data compiled by Sharon McCormack)

EG Fisher Library
1289 Ingleside Av
Athens, TN 37303
423-745-7782
Carnegie Library
723 Ohio Ave
Etowah, TN 37331
423-263-9475
http://www.etowahlibrary.com/
Fort Loudoun Regional
718 George St
Athens, TN 37303
423-745-5194
Fort Loudon webcat
Madisonville
305 College St
Madisonville, TN 37354
mplib@tellico.net Kim Hicks Lib. Director
 
Sweetwater
210 Mayes Av
Sweetwater, TN 37874
Chattanooga Bicentennial Library
1001 Broad St.
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Chattanooga Bicentennial Library
Lawson McGhee
500 West Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN
 
Knoxville Public
500 West Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-8750
http://www.knoxlib.org/
Decatur Public Library
120 E Memorial Dr
37322
Cleveland/Bradley Family History Library
833 N Ocoee
Cleveland, TN 37311
 
Tennessee State Library and Archives
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/
East Tennessee Historical Center
314 West Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN
http://www.east-tennessee-history.org/
Calvin McClung Collection
314 West Clinch Avenue
Knoxville TN
http://www.knoxcounty.org/library/mcclung/.
McMinn County Historical Society and Archives

http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmchsa/index.htm

   

 

 


 

These links take you to area newspapers that contain McMinn, Bradley and Polk Co Obituaries

The Daily Post Athenian The Cleveland Daily Banner Monroe County Democrat/Advocate Polk County News email

FOR A  LIST OF LOOK-UP VOLUNTEERS PLEASE VISIT OUR 'BIG' SISTER WWW.TNGENWEB.ORG/MONROE

Joy, Edith, Corey, Mary Sue and an whole crew of fantastic volunteers have a GREAT web site.

 


 

 

Please visit the websites of our neighboring counties

Bradley Co TNGenWeb

Bradley TNLHN

Hamilton Co TN Loudon Co TN Meigs Co TNGenWeb

Meigs Co TNLHN

Monroe Co TNGenWeb

Monroe Co TNLHN

Polk Co TN at TnGenWeb

Polk Co, TN ALHN

Polk Co TN /AGHP

Rhea Co TN Roane Co TN
 

McMinn Co TN ALHN

McMinn Co TNGenWeb

McMinn Co AHGP

   

The ANNALS OF TENNESSEE

by Dr. J.G.M. Ramsey

This book has long been a standard tool in researching Tennessee history. 

Be sure to take a look at the information provided here...you might be surprised at the amount of data included.

INDEX

Appendix

This link will take you to the index of this 800+ page book. 

Claudia B Carson

Claudia will do lookups.  Please be as specific with your names as possible.  Claudia may wish to snail mail photocopies.  In that case please be prepared to send an addressed stamped envelope to her.  Contact her at the above link for more information

 

The Annals of Tennessee to the end of the eighteenth century comprising its settlement, as The Watauga Association, from 1796 to 1777; A Part of North Carolina, from 1788 to1784; The Territory of the U. States, South of the Ohio, from 1790 to1796; The State of Tennessee, from 1796 to 1800 by J.G.M. Ramsey, A.M., M.D. 

 

 

Need Professional Help?

Here is a list of people who can do research here in Monroe & McMinn Counties

Professional Researchers

If you wish your name added to this list please contact us.

 

 

 This website is a part of the

TENNESSEE LOCAL HISTORY NETWORK

and

 

Your hosts Sharon R. McCormack and Joyce Gaston Reece

Page first created on April 5, 2004

Page last updated on:  12/24/2007

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