Juneteenth is a great occasion to think about African American genealogy. Finding records documenting Black ancestors can be very challenging!In early times and before Emancipation, the identities of ...  Read More

Memorial Day. . .   We're always grateful for an extra day off work or out of school. It's a chance to set our picnic tables with red, white, and blue while we cook out and enjoy the "unofficial" earl...  Read More

The Tennessee Room will be closed on Monday, May 12 for collection maintenance and reorganization.......  Read More

My heart sunk very low at this news.  For most of my 38 years managing the Tennessee Room at Jackson-Madison County Library,  Sandra Kelly was a vibrant part of our genealogy and history world.  Her d...  Read More

This month, we are introducing a series that focuses on the history of African-Americans in observance of Black History Month. Looking back on the past leads to both celebratory benchmarks and painful...  Read More

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While processing the Harvey Proctor Collection, I came across this awesome picture (left) of past presidents of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce that includes the years 1940 to 1974 . What is spec...  Read More

Happy Holidays!Welcome 2025! "Out with the old; in with the new."As the saying goes, a New Year is definitely a time to look ahead with anticipation.Off course, the Tennessee Room isn't so hasty to di...  Read More

On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, a day President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “a date which will live in infamy.” In honor of World War ...  Read More

For sale at the library for $20.00(cash or check only)Proceeds support the Friends of the Library From 2016:"What better way to start the new year than with a new book!  The new pictorial history enti...  Read More

Arlie M. Pounds, a former Tennessee Room assistant, celebrated his 90th birthday on January 25, 2012, with a small ceremony hosted at the Jackson-Madison County Library. Although he is no longer with ...  Read More

The Rise and Fall of Marathon Motor Worksby D. Phillip Kaiser and Diane Kurek Kaiser This exciting new addition to the Tennessee Room is the first book of a projected trilogy concerning the automobile...  Read More