Tennessee Reference Collection at the Clinton Public Library
The Clinton Public Library has an extensive collection of Tennessee historical and genealogical material. In addition to the print collection, we also have a microfilm collection consisting of Anderson County Records (probate, register of deeds, Chancery Court, Circuit Court, and County Court records), Census Records, Land Grant Index, Tax Lists, and Vital Statistics. Local newspapers including the Clinton Gazette, Anderson County News, Clinton Courier News, and Clinton Appalachian Observer are also available on microfilm.
The library has access to a volunteer genealogy researcher. You can contact her directly at samhil2@aol.com. Please include “Volunteer Researcher” in the email’s subject line.
ProQuest’s HeritageQuest Online
ProQuest’s HeritageQuest Online
A resource for genealogy and family history research. Includes digitized copies of federal census records, full-text family and local history books, Freedman’s Bank records and more!
Tennessee Death Records
Death Certificates for 1908-1959 are now available online thru a partnership with Ancestry.com. To view the records, you only need to create a free account with Ancestry.com. Other Ancestry.com resources require a paid subscription.
TN State Library and Archives: Research and Collections
TN State Library and Archives: Research and Collections
This incredibly vast collection includes birth and death records, marriage records, census records, county records, military records, African American and Native American records, state records, newspapers, place names and maps, Governor’s papers, manuscripts, TN acts, TN postcards,and additional resources.
East Tennessee Historical Society
East Tennessee Historical Society
For more than 175 years, the East Tennessee Historical Society has helped East Tennesseans hold on to their unique heritage by recording events and stories and collecting artifacts for its world-class museum collection.
Anderson County Historical Society
Anderson County Historical Society
Headquartered in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, the primary interest of the PGHS is the preservation of the history and genealogies of Clinton and Anderson County and the surrounding counties in East Tennessee.
TNGenWeb: Anderson County
This website is affiliated with the TNGenWeb Project, which is an affiliate of the USGenWeb Project. It is maintained by the Pellissippi Genealogical & Historical Society.
Online Searches
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