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TN Genealogy Starter Checklist

Email delivery of our printable research path: jurisdiction → census → land/probate → vitals → places.

Direct download: PDF checklist · HTML

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TN Research Cheatsheet Bundle

Multi-page desk reference: jurisdiction rule, free-vs-paid stack, burned-courthouse tactics, and a priority-county quick map. Print or save as PDF.

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Pairs with Start here and the full guide library.

Free

African American research pack

Printable starter path for enslaved and free Black Tennessee research.

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Free

Burned-county tactics pack

Substitute sources when the courthouse trail goes cold.

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Priority-county PDF pack

One-pagers for Wake, Mecklenburg, Buncombe, Guilford, Forsyth, and more—built for field research. Join the email list (checklist form) to hear when checkout goes live.

Research partners (affiliates)

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Ancestry
Census images, trees, and newspapers—use after you know the correct Tennessee jurisdiction.
MyHeritage
International trees and DNA matching tools.
Findmypast
Useful for British Isles origins of many Tennessee settlers.

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