There are two government archives in Nashville. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has microfilmed records for each county in the state. The TSLA website gives details of what records are held for each county and the time-frame. Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County has records for Nashville and Davidson Co., only. Metro Archives has on microfilm, the same Davidson County records that TSLA has on microfilm, some of them dating back to 1783. Metro Archives also has records that are not available at TSLA such as the original marriage bonds and licenses 1789-1992, and the original wills 1780-1950. Microforms of these original records are available through LDS research centers. Some records available at Metro Archives are: deeds 1784-1924; court records [county court, chancery, circuit, criminal etc.] 1783-1970; census records; wills 1789-1950; records for various cemeteries; birth and death records; city directories; etc. Metro Archives holds the originals for most of the above records although many are kept in storage to protect and preserve the records. The Metro Archives research policy will give you a better idea of the holdings. _http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/researchpolicy.html_ (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/researchpolicy.html) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.