The tennessee collection includes genealogy, local history, politics, government, family histories, and personal papers. The neighborhood was born as large brick town homes were erected next to modest workers cottages, providing an early example of a mixeduse neighborhood with a diverse socioeconomic population. The city of germantown paid shelby county the book value for the poplar pike library property, to use in. The society has presented nationally known speakers twice a year, spring and fall. Germantown phone book and germantown phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in germantown easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in germantown. Carter county peters, 2012 carter county, tennessee and its people, 17961993 carter county history book committee, 1993 name index early history of carter county, 17601861 merritt, 1950 name index germantown hall, 2003. A brief history of germantown one of nashvilles most. Germantown community library your place to learn, share. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to shelby county, tennessee including all of the historical and family biographical information. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties carter. If prompted for a pin number, the default is the last four digits of the telephone number associated with. Germantown friends letter tennessee historical society. History of the germantown inn exactly when the home on this property now the germantown inn was built is uncertain.
The germantown historical society is an educational and research center dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the original german township in northwest philadelphia. The tennessee genealogical society uses this facility as its headquarters and repository. The board of directors met on thursday, march 12, 2020 and due to the current uncertainty surrounding the covid19coronavirus outbreak, unanimously voted to postpone upcoming events beginning today, march, 2020. This page is for the germantown community to post your business, concerns, accomplishments, organization, community events and mush more.
It examines the divergent evolution of politics in tennessees three geographical divisions east, middle, and west in an easily accessible style. Property tax information germantown, wi official website. Online payments are processed through point and pay, and they charge a fee for their services. You will be notified via email, text or phone when your holds are ready for pickup. In genealogy, books, libraries, courthouses and cemeteries go together to help you discover your family and its history.
We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. This detailed 272 pages in all 1887 history has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about shelby county, tennessee from its earliest settlement up to 1887. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. The germantown community library in germantown, tennessee, is a top performing, premier library. Tennessee a political history is a richly detailed history of the political events and personalities that have shaped the volunteer state. Encompassing the contemporary neighborhoods of germantown, mt. The germantown community library and the germantown regional history and genealogy. Dec 01, 2007 tennessee a political history is a richly detailed history of the political events and personalities that have shaped the volunteer state. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties shelby.
Airy, and chestnut hill, greater germantown is a dynamic and diverse community. With a description of its settlement and some account of its important persons, buildings and places connected with its development, naaman henry keyser authors john palmer garber, naaman henry keyser, c. In 20, philadelphia public school notebook reported that ghs was using just 31 percent of its building, with two thirds of the space sitting empty and unutilized. Goodspeeds history of hamilton, knox and shelby counties of tennessee, 1887. According to the united states census bureau, the city has a total area of 17. Germantown s second new library opened in 1982 at 1920 germantown road south with a collection of 28,500 books filling the shelves. Village of germantown taxpayers are able to pay their real estate taxes andor any personal property tax online. Charles powe passed away on april 18, 2020 at the age of 88 in germantown, tennessee. The germantown regional history and genealogy center grhgc is the special collections division of the germantown community library. Germantown regional history and genealogy center familysearch. Less than halfayear after the report, germantown closed its doors.
The west tennessee historical society papers are indexed in periodical source index to view table of contents and complete articles from 1947 2005 see shelby county register of deeds prisons edit edit source. Germantown s economy is dominated by the retail and commercial service sectors. Call when you are ready to pick up your items, call the library and our staff will schedule an appointment that. Tennessee genealogical society certificate program. The programs are implemented in groups utilizing workbooks directly targeting specific issues. Tennessee records tombstone inscriptions, 1933 sold, no longer available. We are located inside of the germantown community library. Shelby county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Dear memberfriend of the tennessee genealogical society. Place your holds place your items on holds through the monarch catalog, monarch2go app or by calling the library at 262 2537760 for assistance for germantown community library. The history of memphis, tennessee and its area began many thousands of years ago with succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples. Call your favorite dinstuhls location to place your order over the phone and we will deliver it to your car for you so that you dont have to get out. Shelby county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch.
To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county or town, go to locating online databases, and can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the family history library in salt lake city, utah. It has a single catholic church as its center and a rich german heritage. The library enjoys amazing support from the community and ac. We will inform you as soon as we have decided to begin offering classes. It serves as a repository and research center for historic and genealogical materials, southern culture and the germantown history collection.
This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The first white settlers arrived in germantown about 1825. The minds of cherokees, blacks, and whites on the tennessee frontier by cynthia cumfer university of north carolina press, 2007. Nov 27, 2017 the tennessee historical societys collections include a copy of the 1688 germantown friends protest against slavery, the first organized protest against slavery in the british colonies. The land, the people, and the culture by tennessee historical society author, carroll van west editor 3. Hidden history of memphis tennessee hidden histories. The germantown regional history and genealogy center grhgc is the special collections division of germantown community library. Germantown is one of nashvilles historic neighborhoods, named because of the influx of german immigrants in the midnineteenth century. Shelby county tennessee genealogy history maps memphis tn. Germantown, tennessee news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2008 learn how. Geografija koordinate vremenska zona utc5, leti utc4. Apr 29, 2020 the tennessee genealogical society is a federally recognized nonprofit, taxexempt, educational organization, staffed and managed by unpaid volunteers. It examines the divergent evolution of politics in tennessee s three geographical divisions east, middle, and west in an easily accessible style. William ricky lane was a resident of germantown, tennessee at the time of passing.
Germantown experienced set backs through the period of the civil war and the yellow fever epidemics of that era reduced its population to a few hundred. According to information found at the davidson county register of deeds, the property on which the germantown inn. List of books and articles about tennessee history online. Arranged chronologically, the book focuses on tennessee s campaigns and. West tennessee historical society papers family history library has volumes 1 16 and 30 fhl uscan book 976. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a. Established in the 1850s by european immigrants historic germantown was nashvilles first suburb. Books for sale classified ads in germantown, tennessee. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. William ricky lane was born on friday, october 22, 1943 and passed away on wednesday, april 22, 2020. Several sources have dated it as precivil war and believed the house to be built in 1845. Arranged chronologically, the book focuses on tennessees campaigns and elections, and the politicians.
The community library was constructed in 1996, the regional history and genealogy center opened in fy07. Wths video presentations west tennessee historical society. The crescendo project is a mentorship program between iris orchestra and music students in houstons fine arts academy. The legacy of germantown high school shelby county schools.
The society is presently located near memphis in the historic area of old germantown with offices and lecture rooms adjacent to the germantown regional history and genealogy center grhgc. It serves as a repository and research center for genealogical and historic materials, southern culture and the germantown history collection. East tennessee historical society, knoxville, 67,000 books, newspapers, 3,000 genealogies, 14,000 tn first families, manuscripts, census, knoxville city. Germantown cricket club, a cricket club located in the germantown neighborhood of philadelphia, pennsylvania. The district is one of nashvilles most architecturally heterogeneous neighborhoods, containing a significant concentration of victorian building styles. Germantowns roots can be traced back to 1786, when james mcgavock and his son david, originally from virginia, purchased 2,240 acres of land situated. Germantown regional history and genealogy center city of. Find 1 listings related to white pages directory in germantown on. The history and aftermath of germantown high school.
Carter county, tennessee and its people, 17961993 carter county history book committee, 1993 name index early history of carter county, 17601861 merritt, 1950 name index germantown hall, 2003 goodspeeds carter county history 1990 name index historical reminiscences of carter county, tennessee kozsuch, 1985 name index. Today, historic germantown is an 18 square block area that is bounded by jefferson street on south, hume street on the north, rosa parks boulevard on the west, and 2nd avenue north on the east. The earliest european exploration may have encountered remnants of the. Memphis, city, seat of shelby county, extreme southwestern corner of tennessee, on the mississippi river. Heart of the valley a history of knoxville, tennessee 1976. History of the certificate program the tennessee ancestry certificate program was initiated during the 1986 tennessee homecoming celebration. The grhgc was made possible in large part by generous funding and inkind donations from the germantown civic club and the tennessee genealogical society.
List of books and articles about tennessee history. Between 1825 and 1830, miss frances wright established nashoba plantation, a utopian community intended to emancipate slaves. This collection emphasizes the midsouth, eastern, and southern states. The 5 best things to do in germantown 2020 with photos. Listed on the national register of historic places since 1979, the neighborhood is now being. Friends of the germantown community library bookstore. Germantown s tennessee genealogical society preserves and purveys history. Friends of the germantown community library, germantown, tennessee. Hidden history of memphis tennessee hidden histories paperback december 19, 2010 by g. The germantown inn offers a bespoke boutique hotel experience. Germantown by mary jansen parrent arcadia publishing books. The largest city in tennessee, memphis has a history of dramatic highs and lows. Germantown, tennessee october 14, 2019iris ochestra is piloting a new program this year in partnership with the houston high school fine arts academy.
Churches destroyed in the war were rebuilt, schools were constructed and the population began to return around the turn of the century. Germantown, indiana disambiguation germantown, maryland disambiguation germantown, new york disambiguation germantown, pennsylvania disambiguation germantown, tennessee disambiguation germantown high school. The chickasaw indian tribe emerged about the 17th century, or migrated into the area. Germantown magazine 2015 by contemporary media issuu. Find 2 listings related to books a million in germantown on. Germantown was founded along the cherokee trace on a ridge between the wolf river and nonconnah creek, about 16 miles east of the mississippi river.
May 04, 2015 germantown high school was just one of many schools that became too great a burden for the school district to bear. The tennessee genealogical society was founded to help preserve historical records. Germantown, tn free public records criminal arrests. Tennessee county history and genealogy books genealogy. The document opened the door for a discussion of slavery by quakers, who increasingly rejected slavery until 1776, when the society of friends. Germantown is a city in shelby county, tennessee, united states. Beginning with our ten suites historically inspired by prominent u.
The tennessee genealogical society is located next to the center. History of the city of memphis, being a compilation of the most important. Germantown regional history and genealogy center genealogy. General assembly of the state of tennessee and the u. Germantown phone book and germantown phone directory. East tennessee, middle tennessee, and west tennessee. Germantown is a suburb of memphis, bordering it to the eastsoutheast.
The germantown social characteristics data of 14,585 households, which make up 0. This is a pictorial history of the settlement that grew out of a desire for worship. Craigslist search, craigslist is no longer supported. Friends of the germantown community library operates a used book store that is housed in the library.
Selected fulltext books and articles separate peoples, one land. Locate your local public library and start exploring the thousands of titles available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Germantown community library cardholders have free access to both r. Creating and maintaining an organization and a society for the study and investigation of genealogical history and genealogical records. Shelby county, tennessee, court minutes, book 1, 182024 wpa, 1941. View the number and percentages of married and divorced residents 15 years and older, including 11,401 families with and without children. Tennessee online genealogy records familysearch wiki. Jul 11, 2011 germantown is a unique community located 40 miles southeast of st. In the first millennium, it was settled by the mississippian culture. In 1997, the 31,000 square foot public library opened at.
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