Local, State & Regional History

The State and Regional (Tennessee) History collection contains published and printed materials emphasizing information about, or relating to the State of Tennessee, primarily the northwestern counties of Weakley, Obion, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Henry, Carroll and Benton. Included in the collection are publications on explorers, earlier travelers, and Native American peoples who voyaged or presided in the region prior to colonization.

All materials in the State and Regional History are indexed in the Paul Meek Library's Online Public Access Catalog OPAC.

 

Below are a few web sites created and maintained by various staff members of the Paul Meek Library, with exceptions noted:

Weakley County @ Globe-Gate - History+

Weakley County - A Virtual History

Weakley County Genealogical Society *

A History of Martin, Tennessee

A History of Hall-Moody Institute

Civil War Diaries of Van Buren Oldham

A Virtual History of the University of Tennessee at Martin

Chancellors of the University of Tennessee at Martin


+Web Site created and maintained by Tennessee Bob Peckham

*Web Site created & maintained by Weakley County Genealogical Society