History’s Home

The Department of Records Management and Archives preserves the oldest public records of Tennessee in the state’s oldest town, Jonesborough. Located at 103 West Main Street in a yellow-brick, former bank built in 1915, the archive houses records to aid in researching family, local, and regional history. 

The Archives will be closed for research Friday, October 23, 2026

New to our website

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*New* Recently a researcher found her ancestor’s property…read the story here: A Researcher Finds ancestral property

*NEW* A will from 1803 Sullivan County, written by John Cawood, an early settler near the Holston River. (transcription)
John Cawood will – Sullivan County, 1803
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