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  • Library Branches
    • Church Hill Public Library
    • Surgoinsville Public Library
    • H.B. Stamps Memorial Library
  • Events
  • About Us
    • Services
    • Vision/Mission Statement
    • History
    • Governance & Policies
    • HCLS Board of Trustees
  • E-Resources
    • Tennessee R.E.A.D.S (Libby)
    • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
    • Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)
    • Heritage Quest
    • Transparent Language
    • Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA)
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The June Altom East Tennessee History and Genealogy Room (located in H.B. Stamps Memorial Public
Library
in Rogersville, TN) contains an abundance of historical information.

Resource include books, microfilms, collected newspaper clippings and history articles, information for surrounding counties, Virginia and North Carolina, and other miscellaneous to assist patrons in understanding the history of East Tennessee. It also contains donated personal ancestries and histories for families from the region to assist genealogists in furthering their research.

Online resources

Inventories and resource material:
Catalogued Resources
Binders and Journals
Donated Personal Ancestries

Other helpful external resources:
Familysearch.org
Classmates.com - Cherokee High School Yearbooks


Want to know more about how libraries help to further genealogical research? Read this article!

Requests for research and assistance

Requests for ancestry information can be made by calling H.B. Stamps Memorial Library at 423-272-8710 or email to [email protected].


Prior to requesting information, we ask that you first review our catalogs of items provided in the Resource links provided above.
Dependent on our availability, we can possibly to assist you with limited research.

When requesting information, we would appreciate as much information as you can provide, such as:
  • Identification of the resource from the catalog (e.g., Baldwin family binder)
  • Full name of ancestor or ancestors you are researching (e.g., John H. Baldwin)
  • Birth place and date of ancestor
  • Death place and date of ancestor
  • Any information on close relatives such as spouse, brothers, sisters, parents and/or children and dates if possible
  • Your name, phone number, and e-mail
  • Time frame for information requested

We will do our best to provide the requested information however we cannot guarantee we will find it.
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  • Library Branches
    • Church Hill Public Library
    • Surgoinsville Public Library
    • H.B. Stamps Memorial Library
  • Events
  • About Us
    • Services
    • Vision/Mission Statement
    • History
    • Governance & Policies
    • HCLS Board of Trustees
  • E-Resources
    • Tennessee R.E.A.D.S (Libby)
    • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
    • Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)
    • Heritage Quest
    • Transparent Language
    • Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA)
  • My Account