RESOURCES
Repositories & Organizations
East Tennessee Historical Society
The East Tennessee Historical Society is a private historical organization providing lectures, tours, award-winning exhibits, family heritage programs, genealogy classes, and student and teacher education.
Washington County Public Library
Much of the Genealogy collection is available at the Jonesborough Library. It includes books, journals, maps, loose documents, and microfilm. These items do not circulate, but you are welcome to make copies.
Research Tools
Ben Buckner developed a free tool to help calculate birth dates from the death date and age (years, months and days) at the time of death.
When tracing an ancestry it is common to encounter records filled with obsolete, archaic or legal terms that can be difficult to interpret. A genealogy glossary is helpful for interpreting these documents correctly.
The International Classification of Diseases is an alpha-numeric code found on death certificates. It is used to identify the cause of death.