Databases for Genealogy
- Ancestry.com (Tennessee State Library & Archives)
Access to several important collections of Tennessee records including birth and death records, wills and probate records, early land registers and records, early tax list records, and Revolutionary War land warrants. - Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present including 125 newspapers from Tennessee. - CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. - Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Access to millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. - HeritageQuest Online (Gale)
Collection of genealogical and historical sources, with coverage dating back to the 1700s. Searches U.S. census records, full-text family and local history books, Freedman's Bank records and more. - Infotrac Newsstand (Gale)
Access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
United States Census BureauTennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
Designed to supply general information about the state of Tennessee in a user-friendly format. Entries include images, audio, and video.- Provides current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy.
- Volunteer Voices (Gale)
Volunteer Voices is a state-wide digitization project that will provide access to primary sources that document Tennessee's rich history and culture. Volunteer Voices combines the collaborative efforts to Tennessee archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and schools.
