Free genealogy (family research) resources for students, teachers, and staff. Ancestry Classroom, Newspapers.com, and Fold3 are only available for free on the school’s network. All other free resources can be accessed outside of school. Please make sure to scroll to the bottom for downloadable forms.

TN Electronic Library Genealogy Resources (Free for Tennesseans)
The databases included family research, historical newspapers, and resources from museums and archives.

TNGenWeb Project​​​​​​​
Try this resource if you think your family has been in Tennessee for a long time.

Tennessee - FamilySearch
Guide to Tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Ancestry Classroom**
Ancestryk12 offers free access for one year to all the original and primary documents in Ancestry's US collection for use in any K12 classroom. 

Newspapers by Ancestry**
Historical newspapers 1690-2020.

Fold3**
Discover your family's military past.

USGenWeb Project
Some of the offerings you're likely to see in these diverse and creative sites include query boards, listings of local sources for records, county and state histories, online genealogy books, research tips, maps, and links to helpful internet resources.

Find-A-Grave
Curious where your ancestors are buried?

The National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.

Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive
Trace your roots for free with our searchable database containing thousands of identified and mystery photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Anyone who finds a photo of a direct ancestor that is owned by the archive will receive the photo for free.

**Available through school network only