{"id":381,"date":"2023-06-01T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/?p=381"},"modified":"2023-06-01T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:00:55","slug":"area-archives-and-libraries-with-genealogical-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/area-archives-and-libraries-with-genealogical-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Archives and Libraries with Genealogical Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Elizabethton\/Carter County Public Library<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">201 N. Sycamore Street<br \/>\nElizabethton TN 37643<br \/>\nPhone: (423) 547-6360<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Check the Web site for hours of operation: <a href=\"https:\/\/eccpl.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/eccpl.info\/<\/a><br \/>\nLocal Archives Room:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eccpl.info\/archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/eccpl.info\/archives\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">PO Box 70665<br \/>\nJohnson City, TN 37614<br \/>\nInformation Desk (423) 439-4307<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Check the Web site for hours of operation:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.etsu.edu\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/libraries.etsu.edu\/home<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Sherrod Library is a little-known gem.&nbsp; It has a tremendous collection of materials that are useful to individuals researching regional family history, local history, and Appalachian Culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In addition to local records on microfilm, the library is home to the Archives of Appalachia.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.etsu.edu\/archivesofappalachia\/subjectguides\/appalachiancollections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click to view the Research Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">ETSU provides free temporary parking passes for visitors.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsu.edu\/facilities\/parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Click here for full details<\/a>.&nbsp; You can apply for a temporary permit on-line at that page.<\/p>\n<h3>Washington County Department of Records Management and Archives<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">103 West Main Street<br \/>\nP.O. Box 219<br \/>\nJonesborough, Tennessee 37659<br \/>\nPhone: 423-753-1777 (Reading Room)<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('tiD+LRJ7QxaR6wn6wUd0FJ1MULtTMZ\/s5+Fdr39a+hqu9INTwbb9GT6IrHl+F4R1PA9O9KUPsxx72jNOAzBzlzHLC3actbLjEfW8aX8hhk4y6RIAen0=', 'b61179e2ea3d25d2c0e857ef47ac49a6ec03f44690570c9369a47b9fe463ab1c')\">archives [at] washingtoncountytn [dot] org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Check the Web site for hours of operation and full details of the collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/wctnarchives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wctnarchives.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Archives has a goldmine of information about early Tennessee history, much of which is available in its Digital Collections.&nbsp; The staff also developed incredibly valuable research tools, such as the Early Settlers Land Project at <a href=\"https:\/\/wctnarchives.org\/early-settlers-land-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wctnarchives.org\/early-settlers-land-project\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"street\">601 S Gay Street, 3rd floor<br \/>\n<\/span> <span class=\"city\">Knoxville,<\/span> <span class=\"region\">Tennessee<\/span> <span class=\"post_code\">37902<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"telephone\"> <i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Phone: 865.215.8814<br \/>\nWeb site: <a href=\"https:\/\/mcclungcollection.knoxlib.org\/repositories\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mcclungcollection.knoxlib.org\/repositories\/2<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Though based in Knoxville, the McClung Collection is a regional repository with research materials covering the 35 counties of East Tennessee and border states.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethton\/Carter County Public Library 201 N. Sycamore Street Elizabethton TN 37643 Phone: (423) 547-6360 Check the Web site for hours of operation: https:\/\/eccpl.info\/ Local Archives Room:&nbsp; https:\/\/eccpl.info\/archives\/ East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library PO Box 70665 Johnson City, TN 37614 <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/area-archives-and-libraries-with-genealogical-resources\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":382,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/carter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}