Melungeons, history, genealogy, research, articles - Hawkins County Archives Project
Melungeons, history, genealogy, research, articles - Hawkins County Archives Project: "Hawkins County Archives Project
by Wayne Winkler
August 2005
Photographs by Brent Kennedy
A project to restore and preserve records in Hawkins County, Tennessee is providing a unique view of life in the region since the formation of the county in the late 18th century. It is also shedding light on aspects of Melungeon history that previously were unknown or misunderstood.
An axiom taught to many graduate students in history, only slightly exaggerated, holds that every county courthouse in America burned sometime between 1840 and 1920. Certainly the loss of vital records is a situation with which nearly all historians and genealogists are familiar. Hawkins County
The Friends of Hawkins County Archives Project is an outgrowth of the efforts of genealogist and Melungeon researcher Jack Goins, author of Melungeons and Other Pioneer Families. Goins say the records cover court proceedings in Hawkins County from 1795 up to 1950. �We are cleaning them and placing in acid free legal size folders, and indexing them as per the rules of the Tennessee State Archives. After the circuit court records are completed a microfilm crew will film them as we start on the Chancery Court records following the same procedures.� Goins says that eventually all county documents, including marriage records, will be indexed, microfilmed, and preserved. "
My Bones Are Red
by Wayne Winkler
August 2005
Photographs by Brent Kennedy
A project to restore and preserve records in Hawkins County, Tennessee is providing a unique view of life in the region since the formation of the county in the late 18th century. It is also shedding light on aspects of Melungeon history that previously were unknown or misunderstood.
An axiom taught to many graduate students in history, only slightly exaggerated, holds that every county courthouse in America burned sometime between 1840 and 1920. Certainly the loss of vital records is a situation with which nearly all historians and genealogists are familiar. Hawkins County
The Friends of Hawkins County Archives Project is an outgrowth of the efforts of genealogist and Melungeon researcher Jack Goins, author of Melungeons and Other Pioneer Families. Goins say the records cover court proceedings in Hawkins County from 1795 up to 1950. �We are cleaning them and placing in acid free legal size folders, and indexing them as per the rules of the Tennessee State Archives. After the circuit court records are completed a microfilm crew will film them as we start on the Chancery Court records following the same procedures.� Goins says that eventually all county documents, including marriage records, will be indexed, microfilmed, and preserved. "
My Bones Are Red
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