hi if you are going to williamson county, there are some nice civil war sites - check out the franklin public library - it has a decent genealogy section - also check out the small archives right in town as they have a good selection of all williamson county books, records etc and they are very helpful as are the ladies in the genealogy section of the library - its a big library, not your typical public library. the town of franklin in williamson county is very picturesque - cobblestone streets, lots of nice little shops - plus you could probably run into either country western stars or christian music stars as many of them live in franklin. nashville is a great town - my daughter went to college there and decided to stay, so we get to go down every year - this is a great time of year to go. there is a really nice civil war monument on granny white pike just south of downtown and you should definitely go the the parthenon which is an exact replica of the parthenon in greece. the downtown area is so nice - the library is within walking distance of the archives. if you go to the archives, go early because you will probably end up spending the day there - they have parking. the little davidson county archives in the shopping center is also very helpful- they kind of pick up where the archives leave off - it seems to me, the archives are pre-1870's, the davidson archives have most of the stuff after it. i have spent weeks in the state archives and still need to find things - it never ends LOL. don't forget to notice the "batman" building in the skyline - its really the phone company, but looks like batman. have a great time - i am jealous - i don't get to go till the fall!! linda