Historical Research

In-Person

Harriman Heritage Museum

The Harriman Heritage Museum is housed in the Princess Theater. You’ll find a wide assortment of artifacts, photos and memorabilia to help you get a glimpse into Harriman’s past. The museum is open each Monday-Saturday from 9:00am-4:00pm for visitors.

Roane County Heritage Commission

The Roane County Heritage Commission is located in the Historic Roane County Courthouse. Roane County Archives Library is housed in the courthouse.

https://www.facebook.com/RoaneCountyHeritageCommission/

Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection

The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection is the history and genealogy department of Knox County Public Library.

https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/about/hours-and-locations/calvin-m-mcclung-historical-collection

Online

TN Electronic Library

Free library resources for Tennesseans

https://tntel.info/resources?search_api_fulltext=&field_resource_category=44&field_resource_format=All&field_vendor=All

Ancestry

Free access to Ancestry.com records from Tennessee

https://www.ancestry.com/ai/collections/TN/TSLA?o_xid=49372&o_lid=49372&o_sch=Library%2FAssoc.

TN Secretary of State - Research Databases

Links to various research sources

https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/services/research-databases

U.S. Library of Congress

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Family Search

Search Historical & Genealogy Records

https://www.familysearch.org/search/

Calvin McClung Online Historical Collection

Knox County TN Historical Collection

https://cdm16311.contentdm.oclc.org/