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Category Archives: Newspapers & Periodicals

Tennessee Genealogical Society Journals On-line

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 20, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 20, 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 Communication & Exchange, Miscellaneous Resources, Newspapers & Periodicals, Research Aids

Ancestry Magazine (1994-2010) Free to Read On-Line

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 20, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 20, 2023

Full issues of Ancestry magazine for the period January, 1994, through April, 2010, are available for reading at Google Books.  There is a search function for either a single issue or all issues. You can also add the issues to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous Resources, Newspapers & Periodicals, Off-Site Links, Research Aids

Carter County Newspapers History

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 5, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 5, 2023

The history of newspapers in Carter County, Tennessee can be traced back to April 21, 1838, and the only copy of the Elizabethton Republican ever published. The Mountaineer appeared 40 years later and was published until 1908. Over the years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Local History & Information, Newspapers & Periodicals

Carter County Heritage Special Publications

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 5, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 5, 2023

The Elizabethton Star newspaper publishes full-color special issues related to Carter County communities, lifestyle, and history.  They are viewable on-line, but not downloadable.  These publications are of special interest to family and local historians: Carter County Heritage Click here to … Continue reading →

Posted in Communities, Families & Individuals, Local History & Information, Newspapers & Periodicals

Goodspeed’s History of Carter County

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on May 28, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectMay 28, 2023

Source: Goodspeed’s History of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887).  Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. Carter County is one of the extreme eastern counties of the State. It is bounded on the north by Sullivan County, on … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Industry, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Communities, Court Records, Families & Individuals, Geography & Topography, Local History & Information, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Newspapers & Periodicals, Pre-Statehood History, Professions & Professionals, Religious Group Records, Revolutionary War History, Schools & Education, Wataugah Settlement

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