EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE NEW CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE GRAINGER COUNTY ARCHIVES IS AS FOLLOWS: TELEPHONE: [865] 828-3693 E-MAIL: graingerarchives@charterinternet.com<mailto:graingerarchives@charterinternet.com> THE MAILING ADDRESS REMAINS THE SAME: GRAINGER COUNTY ARCHIVES P. O. BOX 408 RUTLEDGE, TN 37861 BUSINESS HOURS REMAIN THE SAME: MONDAY AND TUESDAY 9:30 UNTIL 3:30 AND WEDNESDAY UNTIL 12:30 ___________________________________________________________________________________ THE ARCHIVES HAS FINALLY RECEIVED COPIES OF THE FINISHED MICROFILM THAT LDS HAS MADE OF THE SURVIVING OLD LOOSE RECORDS OF GRAINGER COUNTY. THIS FILM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECORDS TYPES: MARRIAGE BONDS AND LICENSES 1796 - 1950 [SOME HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE] ESTATE [PROBATE] AND GUARDIAN SETTLEMENTS 1796 - 1915 CIRCUIT COURT 1810 - 1915 [MANY EARLY CIRCUIT COURT CASE RECORDS WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE] COUNTY COURT/COURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS 1796 - 1915 THE FILMING FOR THIS GROUP WAS COMPLETED BY LDS IN APRIL BUT THE PROCESSING WILL TAKE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. THIS FILM SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY MID-YEAR. THE MICROFILM INCLUDES INDEXES FOR EACH TYPE OF RECORD. AS OF YET, THIS MICROFILM IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CATALOG OF THE TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES [TSLA] IN NASHVILLE. THE OLD LOOSE RECORDS FOR THE CHANCERY COURT CASE FILES IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PREPARED BY VOLUNTEERS FOR MICROFILMING. COMPLETION TIME IS GUESSTIMATED TO BE THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008. THIS NEW FILM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE GRAINGER COUNTY ARCHIVES WHICH IS LOCATED AT 7850 RUTLEDGE PIKE, RUTLEDGE, TN, ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THIS NEW FILM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT ANY LDS LIBRARY. PLEASE CONTACT THE ARCHIVES WITH INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS. JAMES K. COOK VOLUNTEER