Online Resources
Helpful online resources provided by the Tennesee Secretary of State's Library & Archives Division.
Helpful online resources provided by the Tennesee Secretary of State's Library & Archives Division.
The Tennessee State Library and Archives holds hundreds of family Bible records in several formats and within many collections.
Search military records, vital records and other Tennessee resources indexed by our staff over many years.
Patriot Paths is a mapping project using Revolutionary War pension records and GIS technology to map the paths that soldiers took before and after their service.
Free access to over 400,000 magazines, journal, and newspaper articles, essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, primary source materials, and more!
Search this online directory of all public libraries and services in Tennessee by county, region, or city.
A collection of pamphlets and newspapers, which document the diverse perspectives of the Civil War Era (1840-1865).
A searchable collection of over 7,000 articles chronicling the Civil War in Tennessee from September 1, 1861 through September 30, 1865.
Interactive map showing refugee camps, USCT recruiting stations, and other sites connected with the African American experience in Tennessee from 1861
Links to Nashville city directories that have been scanned and can be viewed online.
READS offers over 100,000 digital ebooks, audiobooks, and videos to patrons of public libraries that belong to the Tennessee Regional Library System.
Information about local government archives and can be searched by county or the local government archives name.
Aerial photos, topography, road systems, and land plots are all linked to narrative information about events of the Civil War.
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent the period from about 1809 to 1950 and is an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research.
A partial index to the hundreds of thousands of photographs and images held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
The Digital Library of Tennessee provides free access to unique materials from museums, libraries, and archives across the state.
An initiative of the Library of Congress in partnership with repositories across the nation, provides free, fully searchable access to many historical newspapers from the United States. The collection contains many newspapers sourced from the Tennessee State Library & Archives.
Online access to The Tennessean. |
Online access to The Tennessean. |
Offers a search of ancestor names and a free family-free template. |
Digital version of the Tennessee Bluebook designed for students. |
Student quizzes to accompany the Tennessee Blue Book Student Edition. |
A family literacy calendar. |
Searchable catalog of items held by Tennessee Public Libraries.
A catalog of talking books produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
During the Civil War, the Provost Marshal was the Union Army officer charged with maintaining order among both soldiers and civilians. The Provost Marshal records microfilmed by the National Archives include many records related to Tennesseans.
Record Group 60, Tennessee State Legislative Records, is one of the most important and valuable collections at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. This record group is a chronicle of the activities of the Tennessee State Legislature and consists of records dating back to when Tennessee was “The Territory South of the River Ohio” through the most recent General Assembly.
Maps are invaluable components of historical and genealogical research, and documentary records often cannot be fully understood without referring to maps. The Library & Archives has the largest and most significant collection of historical maps in the state available for public use.
The Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) is a digital repository of the Tennessee State Library & Archives providing open access to thousands of photographs, documents, maps, postcards, film, audio and other records relating to the history and culture of Tennessee. |
Search county records on microfilm.