Home--New Sites
--1939 WPA Tennessee History Archive
http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/cont.htm
Full text of the Tennessee: a Guide to the State originally published by the WPA in 1939.The Guide is a history of Tennessee covering various topics including geography and geology, native peoples, early settlers, industry, commerce, agriculture, the TVA, and the arts.
ATG topic: History
--Bob Cox’s Yesteryear: Documenting the Nostalgic History of Upper Eastern Tennessee.
http://www.bcyesteryear.com/index.php
Bob Cox, a history buff and writer for the Johnson City Press, maintains this site. The site consists of a collection of full text articles about local Johnson City history that Mr. Cox published in the Press. The articles as a whole give a good representation of life in an Appalachian city. Most cover the early part of the 20 th century. Provides a search engine for the articles.
ATG topic: Culture
--Economic Development Board [History Page for Johnson City, Jonesborough, and Washington County, Tennessee]
http://www.jcedb.org/history/index.php
A gateway site with links to resources for local history information and information about local historic sites. The site provides full text of “Chapter VI: The State of Franklin” from the History of Western North Carolina by John Preston Arthur, 1914, and a full text article by Robert McBride on the “Lost Counties of Tennessee.”
ATG topic: History--Hillbilly Music: Source and Symbol
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sfc1/hillbilly/HTML/Home/Home.htm
An excellent resource, this multimedia site brings together images, sounds and stories covering the era of folk music as it developed from an oral to a recorded tradition. Part of the Southern Folklife Collection sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the site includes a virtual tour of the exhibit, biographies, sounds, images, the full text of Archie Green’s article, “Hillbilly Music,” and background about the process Gus Meade used to write Country Music Resources.
--Johnson’s Depot
Sponsored by the mysterious Johnson’s Associates, this idiosyncratic site contains lots of information about Johnson City history focusing on the city’s early history, the railroads that contributed to its growth, and current restoration projects. Also provided are information about the city’s contributions to county and Appalachian music, lots of photos and postcards, and answers to “Infrequently Asked Questions.”
ATG topic: History
--Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, Tennessee
http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/washington/mountnat/index.htm
Full text records of the Mountain Home National Cemetery burial records provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as of July 2, 2000. The list covers only those on file with the VA and is, therefore, not complete.
--Old Time Music
http://www.oldtimemusic.com/index.html
Currently under development and maintained by graphic designer and country music lover and fiddler David Lynch, this site varies in quality for research. The most informational pages are “What is Old-Time Music?” the full text of an article by Mark Humphrey, and biographies of “Old-Time Fiddlers. The page includes ads and links to commercial sites. Some of the information provided does not include citations to sources. The site includes links to Old Time Music news, events additional web sites and other resources, and a musician’s directory.
--Wikipedia: Appalachia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachia
Encyclopedia entry for Appalachia in Wikipedia. Provides overview and links to related entries. Includes a map of the region, brief description of the culture, description of the Appalachian Region Commission, and list of popular portrayals of Appalachian life and peoples. Additional links include Appalachian folk music, Appalachian English, Melungeons, and Ozark culture.
ATG topic: History
Wikipedia: Old-Time Music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_folk_music
Encyclopedia entry in Wikipedia contains introduction to Appalachian folk music—which is presented as a regional genre of American folk music.