Fwd from.... Archives Dept <archives@rutherfordcounty.org> > The Rutherford County Archives is proud to announce the addition >of the 1890 Tax Book to it Online Resources. Thanks to the transcription >efforts of Don Detwiler, one of our ever so valuable volunteers, we have >posted the Tax Payer and Colored Polls to our website. This project results >from Don's recognition that the Tax Roll could serve in place of the missing >1890 Census. > To get to the Tax Records visit our web site, >www.rutherfordcounty.org/archives and see our Resources page. The Tax Book >records is set up so that the patron can search the tax payers (land owners) >and the colored polls by civil district. It is a fairly simple site and we >hope that the format is easy for our visitors to use. > Currently, the Rutherford County Archives staff and volunteers are >working on final preparations for opening the Loose Chancery Court Papers >collection (163 linear feet, dates approx. 1870 to 1930) to the public. >These final steps are nearly completed and these records will be available >to researchers in the near future. We are also working on several other >additions to our Online Resources, including Rutherford County Telephone >books of the 1930's, look for those in the near future. > Please take a moment and visit our 1890 Tax Books on our Resources >page, www.rutherfordcounty.org/archives/resources.html and please share this >information with other researchers who might find it valuable. > > Sincerely, > Van Zbinden > Graduate Research Assistant > Rutherford County Archives > archives@mail.rc.state.tn.us Jess Lewis