PBS Ancestors Series Collection
Sullivan County Manuscript Collection 0070
Archives and History Division
Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism
3425 Highway 126, Suite 100
Blountville, Tennessee 37617


TITLE
PBS Ancestors Series Collection


COLLECTION NUMBER
Sullivan County Manuscript Collection 0070.


EXTENT
1 Box.


CREATOR
BYU Broadcasting.


LANGUAGE
Material in English.


REPOSITORY
Archives and History Division, Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism, Blountville, Tennessee.


PROVENANCE
The collection was donated by the Sullivan County Historical and Genealogical Society to the Archives and History Division, Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism in September 2005.


COPYRIGHT STATUS
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.


PROCESSING HISTORY
Shelia Steele Hunt processed the collection and developed the finding aid in September 2005.


ACCESS AND RESTRICTIONS
There are no restrictions on use of this manuscript collection for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the individual user to ascertain copyright restrictions, obtain permissions and to prepare proper citation and credit statements. The researcher assumes all legal responsibility for observing laws of copyright and common law literary rights.


COLLECTION CITATION
This collection should be cited as:
PBS Ancestors Series Collection. MSS 0070, Archives and History Division, Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism, Blountville, Tennessee.


SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection consists of two (2) DVDs containing the Ancestors Series produced by BYU Broadcasting as seen on Public Television.    The first DVD is entitled "Ancestors: Getting Started with Family History".  The second DVD is entitled "Ancestors: Discovering Your Heritage".


SUBJECTS
Genealogy.
Genealogy--Methodology.


BOX LIST

Box 1

1. DVD, "Ancestors: Getting Started with Family History". Contains 10 episodes on Getting Started; Leaving a Legacy; Looking at Home; Gathering Family Stories; The Paper Trail; Census and Military Records; African-American Research; Your Medical Heritage; Libraries and Archives; High-Tech Help.
2. DVD, "Ancestors: Discovering Your Heritage". Contains 13 episodes: Records at Risk; Family Records; Compiled Records; Genealogy and Technology; Vital Records; Religious Records; Cemetery Records; Census Records; Military Records; Newspapers; Probate Records; Immigration Records; Writing a Family History.

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