TSLA Workshop Series:
Cross-Connections to the Civil War
presented by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA, will demonstrate how to use the variety of records available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives—including GAR, UCV, USCT, Confederate and Union pensions, court martials, newspaper accounts, unit histories, Southern Claims Commission, letters to governors and presidents, diaries, and more—to draw a more complete picture of your ancestor and their family history.
Lowe is a certified genealogist who has been researching families for more than 50 years. He’s also a renowned author and lecturer who specializes in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Lowe is the past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Friends of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. His expertise has been featured on several genealogical television series on PBS, TLC and The Travel Channel.
Those wishing to attend this FREE presentation must register online to make a reservation, as the number of seats is limited. Parking is available in the front, on the side, and in back of the Library and Archives building. Patrons can register by visiting
https://crossconnections.eventbrite.com
TSLA Workshop Series:
Statehood Day: History of the Tennessee Constitutions
presented by Hon. Andy D. Bennett, Tennessee Court of Appeals
Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
TSLA Workshop Series:
History of the Tennessee State Capitol
presented by Wayne Moore, Assistant State Archivist, TSLA
Saturday, July 27, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
TSLA Workshop Series:
Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee
presented by Bill Carey
Saturday, September 28, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
TSLA Workshop Series:
Family History Day
personalized research help by TSLA Staff and TSLA Friends volunteers
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Cross-Connections to the Civil War
presented by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA, will demonstrate how to use the variety of records available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives—including GAR, UCV, USCT, Confederate and Union pensions, court martials, newspaper accounts, unit histories, Southern Claims Commission, letters to governors and presidents, diaries, and more—to draw a more complete picture of your ancestor and their family history.
Lowe is a certified genealogist who has been researching families for more than 50 years. He’s also a renowned author and lecturer who specializes in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Lowe is the past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Friends of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. His expertise has been featured on several genealogical television series on PBS, TLC and The Travel Channel.
Those wishing to attend this FREE presentation must register online to make a reservation, as the number of seats is limited. Parking is available in the front, on the side, and in back of the Library and Archives building. Patrons can register by visiting
https://crossconnections.eventbrite.com
TSLA Workshop Series:
Statehood Day: History of the Tennessee Constitutions
presented by Hon. Andy D. Bennett, Tennessee Court of Appeals
Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
TSLA Workshop Series:
History of the Tennessee State Capitol
presented by Wayne Moore, Assistant State Archivist, TSLA
Saturday, July 27, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
TSLA Workshop Series:
Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee
presented by Bill Carey
Saturday, September 28, 2019, 9:30am-11:00am
TSLA Workshop Series:
Family History Day
personalized research help by TSLA Staff and TSLA Friends volunteers
Saturday, November 30, 2019
|
|
TSLA Staff Appreciation Event
The TSLAFriends recognized the TSLA staff Wednesday, April 12, 2018 during National Library Week for their on-going service to patrons throughout the year. We provided refreshments and door prizes. |
|
|
TSLA Building - 62nd Birthday Celebration The TSLA Friends provided refreshments for a celebration of the 62nd 'birthday' of TSLA's building on June 17, 2015: (clockwise, from top left): Refreshments on one of the original tables used in the Reading Room and throughout the building; Katheryne Cowan cutting the cake, with staff and patrons waiting for a piece. TSLAFriends Executive Board Front row: Katheryne A. Cowan, Secretary; Virginia Gooch Watson, President; Chuck Sherrill, State Librarian and Archivist Back row: J. Mark Lowe, Vice President & President Elect; Celia S. Walker, Middle TN Representative; Jami Awalt, TSLA Liaison Lobby of TSLA showing the original card catalog, with Jami Awalt, Genny Short, Gordon Belt & Chuck Sherrill enjoying the TSLA building’s 62nd birthday. Great Seal of the State of Tennessee on the lobby floor |
|
TSLA Staff Appreciation Event
The TSLAFriends recognized the TSLA staff Wednesday, April 15, 2015 during National Library Week, for their on-going service to patrons all during the year. We provided the doughnuts, coffee and door prizes which included DNA kits, books, DVDs, and $10 lunch cards. Photos: TSLAFriends President Virginia Gooch Watson and Secretary Katheryne Cowan TSLAFriends President Virginia Gooch Watson, Secretary of State Tre Hargett, TSLAFriends Secretary Katheryne Cowan and State Librarian and Archivist Chuck Sherrill. Christine Madu (Library Assistant) Larry Butler (Micrographics Manager) and Gordon Belt (Director of Public Services) Lisa Lombard (Barcoding Assistant), Jessica Short (Digital Materials Librarian), Joon Powell (Digital Archivist), Erin Loree (TEL Coordinator), and Kate Williams (Exhibits Coordinator) |
|
Past Events
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Navigating TeVA: The Tennessee Virtual Archive
presented by Jennifer Randles, TSLA Digital Materials
Saturday, January 26, 2019
"Old News is Good News: Using Historical Newspapers in Your Research"
Presented by Taneya Koonce, MLS, MPH
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Family History Day
"Genealogical Gold in Tennessee Supreme Court Records"
Presented by Darla Brock
Saturday, September 29, 2018
"Glorious Victory: Election Records at TSLA"
Presented by Jim Long
Saturday, August 18, 2018
"The Ryman Diaries"
Presented by Tom Dolan and Debbie Watts
Saturday, June 23, 2018
"It's Not All Online: Researching in Archives"
Presented by Melissa Barker, Houston County Archivist
Saturday, April 14, 2018
"Locked Up: Finding Ancestors in Prisons and Asylums"
Presented by Chuck Sherrill, State Librarian and Archivist
Saturday, February 17, 2018, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Discovering the Missing Threads and Patches in My Family's History:
A Pre-Recorded Webinar and Discussion"
Featuring Deborah Abbott, Ph.D.
Moderated by J. Mark Lowe
Saturday, November 25, 2017, 9:30am - 10:30am
"Genealogy A to Z"
Presented by Gordon Belt, Director of Public Services, TSLA
Saturday, October 14, 2017, 10:00am - noon
"Folklife Traditions"
Presented by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Saturday, September 23, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Land Platting: State Grants and Local Deeds"
Presented by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"From Farm Boy to Tomahawk Warrior: David Franklin Brock Korean War Photograph Collection"
Presented by Darla Brock
Saturday, May 6, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Tennessee Sampler Survey"
Presented by Janet S. Hasson
Saturday, April 1, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Andrew Jackson and his Legacy"
Presented by Dr. Wayne Moore and Zachary Keith
Saturday, January 28, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Murder and Mayhem in Nashville"
Presented by Brian Allison
Saturday, September 24, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Unfolding Tennessee History in the Tennessee Supreme Court Case Files"
Presented by Dr. Susan Knowles, Digital Humanities Fellow at Middle Tennessee State University's Center for Historic Preservation
Saturday, August 20, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Women’s Suffrage: Tennessee and the Passage of the 19th Amendment"
Presented by Genny Carter, TSLA Librarian
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 9:30 - 11:00am
"Preserving Tennessee Folkways: Highlights of the Folklife Collections of the Tennessee State Library and Archives"
Presented by Carol Roberts, Conservation manager at TSLA
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 10:30am - noon
Notable Scholar Lisa M. Budreau Lectures on World War I Aftermath
"Coffins and Gold Stars: The Story of American Remembrance in the Aftermath of the Great War"
Friday, April 15, 2016, 11:30am - 4:00pm
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 9:00am - 11:30am
Over Here, Over There: Tennesseans in the First World War
A Tennessee State Library & Archives project to digitize, preserve and present the World War I memorabilia of Tennessee families.
Saturday, April 2, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
Tennessee in the Great War: Finding your World War I Ancestor at the
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Presented by Gordon T. Belt
Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
The Ghosts of the Green Grass: A Vietnam war Journey
presented by J. L. "Bud" Alley
Saturday, September 26, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
Using TSLA Resources to Turn Small Clues Into Big Discoveries
Presented by Jim Long
Saturday, August 1, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
TSLA Workshop Series: Finding Your Ancestors Through 19th Century Photography
Presented by Lynda Massey
Saturday, May 30, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
Surveying Tennessee's Digital Resources: The Tennessee Virtual Archive and Civil War Geography of Tennessee
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am
Discovering the History of Nashville
Presented by David Ewing
Saturday, February 14, 2015, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Exploring African-American Genealogy
Saturday, January 24, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am
World War I and Alvin York: Tennessee’s Service in “The Great War”
Dr. Michael Birdwell, Professor of History at Tennessee Tech University
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
"Historic Maps of Tennessee and Beyond: Digital Maps at the Tennessee State Library and Archives"
Assistant State Archivist, Dr. Wayne Moore
Saturday, November 29, 2014
“County Connections: Researching Your Family History in County Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.”
Gordon Belt, Director of Public Services at TSLA
.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
“Creating Order in the Midst of Chaos: Union Provost Marshal Records”
Darla Brock, Manuscript Archivist at TSLA
September 20, 2014
Tennessee Ancestry Library Event (TALE), a full day of genealogy classes at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown hotel.
August 23, 2014
“Supreme Court Records”
Chuck Sherrill, TN State Librarian & Archivist
June 21, 2014
Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence To Be Shown in Nashville
June 21, 2014
Allen Forkum, Publisher & Editor of “The Nashville Retrospect” on his use of the TSLA collection as basis of all his articles published in his paper
February 22, 2014
Introductory video from John F. Baker, Jr.'s presentation
Beginning with Oral Histories, Finding Records and Compiling Stories: Building a Family Genealogy & History
Running time: 5:18
https://vimeo.com/88610403
http://www.wessyngton.com
President's Day 2014 Spotlight:
George Washington's Mt. Vernon Account Book, 1776-1785
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Navigating TeVA: The Tennessee Virtual Archive
presented by Jennifer Randles, TSLA Digital Materials
Saturday, January 26, 2019
"Old News is Good News: Using Historical Newspapers in Your Research"
Presented by Taneya Koonce, MLS, MPH
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Family History Day
"Genealogical Gold in Tennessee Supreme Court Records"
Presented by Darla Brock
Saturday, September 29, 2018
"Glorious Victory: Election Records at TSLA"
Presented by Jim Long
Saturday, August 18, 2018
"The Ryman Diaries"
Presented by Tom Dolan and Debbie Watts
Saturday, June 23, 2018
"It's Not All Online: Researching in Archives"
Presented by Melissa Barker, Houston County Archivist
Saturday, April 14, 2018
"Locked Up: Finding Ancestors in Prisons and Asylums"
Presented by Chuck Sherrill, State Librarian and Archivist
Saturday, February 17, 2018, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Discovering the Missing Threads and Patches in My Family's History:
A Pre-Recorded Webinar and Discussion"
Featuring Deborah Abbott, Ph.D.
Moderated by J. Mark Lowe
Saturday, November 25, 2017, 9:30am - 10:30am
"Genealogy A to Z"
Presented by Gordon Belt, Director of Public Services, TSLA
Saturday, October 14, 2017, 10:00am - noon
"Folklife Traditions"
Presented by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Saturday, September 23, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Land Platting: State Grants and Local Deeds"
Presented by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"From Farm Boy to Tomahawk Warrior: David Franklin Brock Korean War Photograph Collection"
Presented by Darla Brock
Saturday, May 6, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Tennessee Sampler Survey"
Presented by Janet S. Hasson
Saturday, April 1, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Andrew Jackson and his Legacy"
Presented by Dr. Wayne Moore and Zachary Keith
Saturday, January 28, 2017, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Murder and Mayhem in Nashville"
Presented by Brian Allison
Saturday, September 24, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Unfolding Tennessee History in the Tennessee Supreme Court Case Files"
Presented by Dr. Susan Knowles, Digital Humanities Fellow at Middle Tennessee State University's Center for Historic Preservation
Saturday, August 20, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am
"Women’s Suffrage: Tennessee and the Passage of the 19th Amendment"
Presented by Genny Carter, TSLA Librarian
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 9:30 - 11:00am
"Preserving Tennessee Folkways: Highlights of the Folklife Collections of the Tennessee State Library and Archives"
Presented by Carol Roberts, Conservation manager at TSLA
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 10:30am - noon
Notable Scholar Lisa M. Budreau Lectures on World War I Aftermath
"Coffins and Gold Stars: The Story of American Remembrance in the Aftermath of the Great War"
Friday, April 15, 2016, 11:30am - 4:00pm
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 9:00am - 11:30am
Over Here, Over There: Tennesseans in the First World War
A Tennessee State Library & Archives project to digitize, preserve and present the World War I memorabilia of Tennessee families.
Saturday, April 2, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
Tennessee in the Great War: Finding your World War I Ancestor at the
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Presented by Gordon T. Belt
Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
The Ghosts of the Green Grass: A Vietnam war Journey
presented by J. L. "Bud" Alley
Saturday, September 26, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
Using TSLA Resources to Turn Small Clues Into Big Discoveries
Presented by Jim Long
Saturday, August 1, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
TSLA Workshop Series: Finding Your Ancestors Through 19th Century Photography
Presented by Lynda Massey
Saturday, May 30, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am, TSLA Auditorium
Surveying Tennessee's Digital Resources: The Tennessee Virtual Archive and Civil War Geography of Tennessee
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am
Discovering the History of Nashville
Presented by David Ewing
Saturday, February 14, 2015, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Exploring African-American Genealogy
Saturday, January 24, 2015, 9:30am - 11:00am
World War I and Alvin York: Tennessee’s Service in “The Great War”
Dr. Michael Birdwell, Professor of History at Tennessee Tech University
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
"Historic Maps of Tennessee and Beyond: Digital Maps at the Tennessee State Library and Archives"
Assistant State Archivist, Dr. Wayne Moore
Saturday, November 29, 2014
“County Connections: Researching Your Family History in County Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.”
Gordon Belt, Director of Public Services at TSLA
.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
“Creating Order in the Midst of Chaos: Union Provost Marshal Records”
Darla Brock, Manuscript Archivist at TSLA
September 20, 2014
Tennessee Ancestry Library Event (TALE), a full day of genealogy classes at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown hotel.
August 23, 2014
“Supreme Court Records”
Chuck Sherrill, TN State Librarian & Archivist
June 21, 2014
Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence To Be Shown in Nashville
June 21, 2014
Allen Forkum, Publisher & Editor of “The Nashville Retrospect” on his use of the TSLA collection as basis of all his articles published in his paper
February 22, 2014
Introductory video from John F. Baker, Jr.'s presentation
Beginning with Oral Histories, Finding Records and Compiling Stories: Building a Family Genealogy & History
Running time: 5:18
https://vimeo.com/88610403
http://www.wessyngton.com
President's Day 2014 Spotlight:
George Washington's Mt. Vernon Account Book, 1776-1785
TSLA's Union Provost Marshal Database now Online
Details about life in Tennessee during the Civil War are emerging through a new project of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Archivists and volunteers at TSLA have created an online database of records from provost marshals, who served as military police for the Union Army during the war.
The TSLA Union Provost Marshal Database will be of great benefit to genealogists, historians, and others who can learn fascinating details about what people’s lives were like during the Civil War. These records provide valuable information related to many Tennesseans - not only soldiers but also ordinary men and women caught in the turmoil of war. They include correspondence, oaths of allegiance, orders, passes, transportation permits, lists of prisoners, paroles, provost court papers, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces.
These War Department records dating from 1861 to 1867 were originally microfilmed by the National Archives and Records Administration. Since 2011, TSLA staff members, with the help of volunteers Cinamon Collins and Shirley Wilson, have been scanning documents that relate to Tennesseans during the war and entering those documents into the database with the goal of creating a fully searchable online database for the Tennessee portion of these records. Those documents are now available online at http://www.tnsos.net/TSLA/provost/index.php.
Details about life in Tennessee during the Civil War are emerging through a new project of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Archivists and volunteers at TSLA have created an online database of records from provost marshals, who served as military police for the Union Army during the war.
The TSLA Union Provost Marshal Database will be of great benefit to genealogists, historians, and others who can learn fascinating details about what people’s lives were like during the Civil War. These records provide valuable information related to many Tennesseans - not only soldiers but also ordinary men and women caught in the turmoil of war. They include correspondence, oaths of allegiance, orders, passes, transportation permits, lists of prisoners, paroles, provost court papers, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces.
These War Department records dating from 1861 to 1867 were originally microfilmed by the National Archives and Records Administration. Since 2011, TSLA staff members, with the help of volunteers Cinamon Collins and Shirley Wilson, have been scanning documents that relate to Tennesseans during the war and entering those documents into the database with the goal of creating a fully searchable online database for the Tennessee portion of these records. Those documents are now available online at http://www.tnsos.net/TSLA/provost/index.php.
