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Category Archives: Research Guidance

FamilySearch — Research Strategies

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on April 5, 2023 by Grainger WebmistressApril 5, 2023

FamilySearch has a number of excellent resources for researchers to pore over in search of individual, location, and topical information.  These are sections we highly recommend. Note:  You will need a free FamilySearch login to view the material at these … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Genealogical Society Journals On-line

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on April 5, 2023 by Grainger WebmistressApril 5, 2023

The Tennessee Genealogical Society’s quarterly publication is  known as Ansearchin’ News.  Digitized versions are viewable on-line for free from 1954 through ten years ago.  More-recent issues are available on-line to TGS members at the Web site. The publications are loaded … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Archives & Museums, Newspapers & Publications, Organizations, Queries & Communication, Research Aids, Research Guidance | Leave a reply

Grainger County Courthouse Fire in 1946

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on February 4, 2014 by Grainger WebmistressFebruary 4, 2014

Grainger Court House Burns, Old Records Believed Safe Valuable Papers Are in Vaults; Officials Confer Today on Steps for Rebuilding; Loss $200,000 Rutledge, Jan. 17 — Only the 42-year-old brick walls of the Grainger County court house were standing today. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tennessee History Reference Books

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on January 20, 2014 by Grainger WebmistressJanuary 20, 2014

Your Webmistress has tried to create a list of her personal Top Ten Tennessee History Reference Books, meaning the ones she refers to over and over. The list is more than 10, but it was really hard to stop! If … Continue reading →

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Resource Contact Details

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on May 17, 2011 by Grainger WebmistressJune 20, 2011

Grainger County Grainger County Archives E-Mail Mary Lynn Gilmore, Certified Archives Manager PO Box 408 , 7850 Rutledge Pk., Second Floor Rutledge, TN 37861 Phone: (865) 828-3693 Grainger County Historian E-mail Kenneth Coffey Bean Station, TN  37708 Grainger Today Newspaper … Continue reading →

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Bibliography of Grainger County Resources from TSLA

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on May 17, 2011 by Grainger WebmistressMay 17, 2011

This document was created by staff of the TN State Library & Archives.   It was copied here for the convenience of our site’s visitors. PLEASE NOTE that TSLA does not hold copies of all of the items listed in … Continue reading →

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Grainger County “Fact Sheet” from TSLA

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on May 17, 2011 by Grainger WebmistressMay 17, 2011

This document was prepared by the Tennessee State Library & Archives and is copied here for convenience of our site’s visitors. Items available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville.  Note that some items can be borrowed on … Continue reading →

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Primary Sources

Grainger County Genealogy & History Posted on May 17, 2011 by Grainger WebmistressMay 17, 2011

This handout was developed for school teachers by the TN State Library & Archives, but it is equally excellent for everyday use by family and local historians. Click to view the PDF file.

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  • Index to Grainger County Marriages, 1796-1849
  • Grainger County Scholastic Population 1833, School District 36
  • Grainger County Scholastic Population 1833, School Districts 34-35
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