Local History & Genealogy

Chattanooga Resources

Department of Education
Assessor of Property - Taxes, deeds, property values.
Voting Commission - Register to vote, request an absentee ballot, see election results, poll schedules.
County Clerk's Office - Auto and boat registration, Marriage, business, and driver's licenses.
Maps and Directions - To county offices and elected officials.
Parks and Recreation
Building & Zoning Permits & Forms

State of Tennessee websites

United States Government websites

Higher Education

Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Covenant College
Southern Adventist University
Tennessee Temple University
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Media

The Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Chattanoogan
Count on 3 - WRCB
News Channel 9
WDEF-TV, News 12

Transportation

FlyChattanooga
CARTA:Chattanooga Regional Transportation Authority
Groome Transportation Chattanooga - airport shuttle to and from Atlanta and Nashville

Genealogy

HeritageQuest Online - Search census records in a top-quality genealogy resource provided for CHCBL patrons. A full-image gateway to census data, family records, local histories.
http://www.heritagequestonline.com
American Battle Monuments Commission - This government site has links that can help document the war dead.
http://www.abmc.gov/
Ancestry - Portal allows you to search numerous databases. Part commercial, part free.
http://www.ancestry.com
FamilySearch - Site provided by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Library) with huge database and links to other resources. Excellent link to Social Security Death index.
http://www.familysearch.org
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors - The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors system is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss
Tennessee Pension Applications for C.S.A. Service - The University of Tennessee at Martin, Paul Meek Library staff has taken the data provided on the TSLA website and added box numbers to locate each reel of microfilm.
http://www.utm.edu/departments/acadpro/library/departments/special _collections/pension
Cyndi's List - A comprehensive listing of genealogy links on the Internet.
http://www.cyndislist.com
Ellis Island - Search records for the 22 million people who came through Ellis Island between 1882 and 1924.
http://www.ellisisland.org
Helm's Genealogy Toolbox - Genealogical search engine and other online resources.
http://www.genealogytoolbox.com
Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogical Society - Site devoted to sharing Hamilton County Tennessee genealogical information and resources.
http://www.hctgs.com
Knox County Tennessee Public Library - Public library website for Knoxville, Tennessee.
http://www.knoxlib.org
Memphis-Shelby County Tennessee Public Library - Public library website for Memphis, Tennessee.
http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us
Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee Public Library - Public library website for Nashville, Tennessee.
http://www.library.nashville.org
National Archives & Records Administration - Searchable database of selected parts of the National Archives collection.
http://www.archives.gov
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections - A free of charge cooperative cataloging program operated by Library of Congress. Entries received since 1986 are online; pre-1986 are only in print.
http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html#National%20Union%20 Catalog
Online Tennessee Death Records & Indexes - This is a convenient compilation of links covering various death databases for Tennessee.
http://www.deathindexes.com/tennessee/index.html
Rootsweb - One of the largest sites on the Internet, includes a database with over a half million surnames.
http://www.rootsweb.com
Tennessee State Library & Archives - Website of the Tennessee State Library & Archives.
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/
Topographical Maps - This website is a center for recreational and professional topographic map users.
http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp
U. S. Genweb - Created by volunteers to provide a genealogical research website for every U.S. state and county.
http://www.usgenweb.com
World Genweb - A non-profit volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access.
http://www.worldgenweb.org
Vital Records - Where to write for vital statistics (birth, death, marriage, divorce) certificates from each state.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
Official Land Patent Records Site - This site administered by the Bureau of Land Management offers researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to individuals.
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
GenGateway - A general site that allows you to search by surname or use "gateways" to various topics.
http://www.GenGateway.com
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Consists of volunteers who are willing to help others by looking up specific items at institutions near them, or help supply other information easily accessible to them.
http://www.raogk.org
Adoption - Good place to start genealogy research if adopted.
http://www.adoption.com
Social Security Death Index - Direct link to the Social Security Death Index.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE= ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_

Missionary Ridge Neighborhood Association - Organization dedicated to the preservation of the rich historical legacy of Missionary Ridge. http://www.missionaryridge.org

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