TNGenWeb Project

The single best FREE on-line resource for Tennessee local history and genealogy on the Web, since 1996!

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Still available on-demand -- along with hundreds of other sessions!

[Taneya Y. Koonce, MSLS, MPH (she/her) @Taneya]

Great presentation from Renate (@Nadasue) about #genealogy myth busters. Great tips for what to look out for in your #FamilyHistory journey. #RootsTech #ChooseConnection

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DON'T MISS! Free virtual sessions from Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in August 2022
Recommended full paid registration for all + archived.
SCGS membership provides access to treasure trove of educational materials available on-demand.
https://t.co/9kjidGCRWM

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Saturday, March 5, 2022 @ 2p.m. EST
Support TNGenWeb's own @Taneya & Others
Bring Your Community Family History Project to Life
FREE by Zoom from #RootsTech2022 #RootsTech

[Roberta Estes @RobertaJEstes]

Join Me on Genealogy Quick Start TV LIVE on Thursday, February 10 https://t.co/THbQYBL9MG

[COPH CSU Fullerton @COPH_CSUF]

Join us on February 26th for an introductory workshop on #oralhistory methodology! Register here: https://t.co/JeJZJdcWjK

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Tennessee Mountain Stories is a blog by author Beth Durham of Clarkrange in Fentress County. Enjoy local culture!
https://t.co/ZbxEV9sSET

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We are approaching the centennial of an important era in American history, the Great Depression that began in 1929.
An on-line presentation capsulizes experiences that affected families and individuals for decades.
https://t.co/u2XPqyiMW7

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Two FREE and FANTASTIC resources from the Tennessee State Library and Archives for those researching the Civil War in our state.
-- The Tennessee Civil War GIS database at https://t.co/ZADYGMEI3k
-- The Tennessee Civil War Source Book at
https://t.co/jamYCgHfxi

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The 1950 Census is coming! Are you ready? Read our tips at https://t.co/pct95RcSFj

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Another example of why real genealogists NEVER accept someone else's data -- https://t.co/p37io17Rkc photo caption discovered today, and not a DeLorean in sight...

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Lest we forget our pioneer ancestors' spirit --

Source: A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities · Volume 1 -- by Hale & Merritt, 1913
Download free from Google Books
https://t.co/gUt5rzReFM

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The Digital Library of TN provides access to rare and unique primary sources from libraries, archives, and museums in the state. Explore photographs, letters, diaries, oral histories, maps, original art, music, material culture, and archival material.
https://t.co/0xbCOnU0UF

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Why are TN researchers excited about NC newspapers? TN statehood was 1796. News before then happened in NC. So -- you must look at NC's documentary history to get a sense of early TN history. Otherwise, your research will have big sinkholes! https://t.co/BvbEk5RPQ7

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@DLGenealogist mid-1880's

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Can't get to the TN State Library & Archives soon? Here are some remote resources you can explore in the meantime:
Library & Archives Catalog
TN Virtual Archive (TeVA)
Genealogical Index Search
TN Electronic Library (TEL) (for current TN residents)
https://t.co/3qDO3ueVzW

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What's the incredible resource you are least likely to use? Library of Congress photos -- browse and comment!
https://t.co/4OUUDBHiIR

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What could a California library have to help my TN research? Make sure you're sitting down. <wink>
Manuscripts, Maps, Photos, Printed Books, Prints and Ephemera, Slavery and Abolition, US Civil War Papers, and more -- from around the world, actually!
https://t.co/HLaxOOwt3J

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Look in NYC for pics of TN? Certainly! @nypl's Farm Security Administration (FSA) collection is comprised of approximately 40,000 photographs taken during the 1930s and 1940s from across the USA.
#DepressionEra #westwardmigration #migration #20thcentury

https://t.co/oPj4Ab8701

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@ancestryjourney @SlavicGen My husband -- rare Hungarian surname -- almost all of the men with that surname share his given name!

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Last Seen Project: Formerly enslaved people placed ads looking for loved ones from all over the United States and sometimes from as far away as Africa. Research, contribute, explore this amazing crowd-sourced collection.
https://t.co/RLjLhwcNYG
#AfricanAmerican #Crowdsourcing