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The Tennessee State Library and Archives: A Mega Archives for Your Tennessee Ancestors

Melissa Barker
Sep 30, 2022
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Introduction
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TN State Library Website
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County & Municipal Records
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Inventories on Microfilm
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TN Virtual Archive
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Finding Aids
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TN Newspapers
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Patriot Paths
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About this webinar

Learn from a Professional Genealogist, with an expertise in Tennessee genealogical records, how to get the most out of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. You will learn how to use the vast TSLA website to your advantage and how to make your visit to the archives successful.

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Melissa Barker
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives. She is affectionally known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes
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    Sharon Lighthouse
    2 years ago

    I love the new set up of the site and in the past have found it frustrating to find items. Thank you, Melissa, for a wonderfully comprehensive visit to the archives. I will be following this presentation step by step with the website to find the treasures hiding in there for my ancestors of Bradley, Meigs and Rhea Counties! As always, you rock!

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    Georgianna Seko
    2 years ago

    This was a fantastic webinar for anyone who has Tennessee ancestors. I was totally unaware of this fantastic resource prior to viewing this presentation. I can’t wait to explore the website. The speaker was excellent and clearly explained how to utilize the Tennessee State Library and Archives website. Thank you so much!

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    Jamie Stevens
    2 years ago

    My great great grandmother was married in Tennessee and her daughter, my great grandmother was born there and it’s been very difficult to find any information on them. But now that I’ve looked at this webinar it’s give me a lot of good clues where to look for things.

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