Blount County TN Genealogical & Historical Society

07/09/2025

The next quarterly meeting of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in the Sharon Lawson Room at the Blount County Public Library from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Society President Steve Wegner will lead a program titled, "The History of Human Communication's Impact on Library Systems." The program is free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there.

06/06/2025

We received the Spring 2025 issues of The Blount Journal from our publisher this morning and they were taken to the post office to be mailed out this afternoon. Members should expect to receive their copies by sometime next week. If you fail to receive your copy in a timely manner, please check back with us.

05/16/2025

The Spring 2025 edition of The Blount Journal has been taken to the printers and should be mailed out to our members in the next week or so. If you are not a member and would like to receive your own copy of the journal or have not renewed your membership for this calendar year, please do so as soon as possible. You can pay your $25 annual dues online with Pay Pal at our web site, http://bcghstn.org, mail a check to BCGHS, P.O. Box 4986, Maryville, TN 37802, or pay in person with a check or cash at the BCGHS office at the Blount County Public Library.

The spring issue of the journal celebrates our 40th Anniversary as an organization and contains the following articles.

- BCGHS 2025 Program Schedule

- BCGHS Letter from the President

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society - Officers for 2025

- Joni Seratt – New Blount County Records Manager and Archivist

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society - Founding Members

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society - Charter Members

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society - Listing of Past Officers

- 1803 Blount County, Tennessee Delinquent Tax List

- 1920 Reunion of Prominent African-American Men from Maryville

- Member Memorial Page – Wanda Sue (Sharp) Herriage Bingham

- Member Memorial Page – Dawn Elizabeth Curtis

- Member Memorial Page – William Ronald Whitehead

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society
NEW Books for Sale - Spring 2025

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society
USED Books for Sale - Spring 2025

- The Blount Journal - Price List for Back Issues

- Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society (BCGHS)
Request for Local Genealogical and Historical Research

05/04/2025

It was great seeing everyone yesterday (May 3, 2025) at the 40th anniversary celebration for the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society. We hope you enjoy our pictures,

03/09/2025

Over the last 40 years, The Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society (BCGHS) has worked to share and preserve the history of our community and its people through the sale of books, presentation of community programs, and by assisting individuals with their historical and genealogical research.
We are a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization and our annual dues are tax deductible. In addition to receiving the Spring and Fall issues of The Blount Journal, annual membership dues also support other projects which includes; donations of local history books to the Blount County Public Library, binding of local history materials like death certificates and journals into hard-bound books, the preservation of other materials acquired by the Society, etc. We appreciate those who have supported us in the past and hope everyone will consider membership for 2025.
Member dues can be paid by three different methods:
1. If you choose to pay online via PayPal message us directly
2. If you choose to pay online via chime,Message us directly " and follow the instructions. A $25
3. If you choose to pay in person, BCGHS personnel are usually in the office at the Blount County Public Library on Thursdays to accept a $25 payment via check or cash only.

02/12/2025

Last night, February 11, 2025, Lester Presley presented a program on his Great-Uncle Technical Sergeant Ross Howard Thompson who was a World War II hero from Blount County. The Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society (BCGHS) would like to thank the local media for helping to promote this event. The Blount County Public Library provided a rotating slide on their video boards, Linda Albert wrote a wonderful article that appeared in the Daily Times newspaper, and Libby Cunningham did a feature story that appeared last night on the WBIR Channel 10 television station. The cold rainy weather kept attendance of the event below what was hoped for, but those that showed up seemed to really enjoy the program.

02/06/2025

Remembering Blount County’s World War II Hero
Technical Sergeant Ross Howard Thompson

Presenter: Thompson Family Relative
Lester Presley
-- FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC --
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Blount County Public Library (Sharon Lawson Room)

Come and hear the story of Sgt. Thompson and his military service in the Philippines during World War II and the saga of getting his remains returned to the United States 80 years after his death in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.

08/10/2024

Elly Davis, a BCGHS volunteer, has embarked on an enormous project to transcribe original Civil War-era letters. We are posting many of those letters on our website and invite you to follow along as the project matures. Many thanks to Elly for her dedication, expertise, and many hours of labor as she chips away at this project ... for the enjoyment and enrichment of all.

LINK HERE: https://www.bcghstn.org/general-5

08/08/2024

LINKS YOU MIGHT NEED:

*** BCGHS website link: https://www.bcghstn.org/shop-2
*** BCGHS USED BOOK LIST: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3kXGnkt9XY8G5KW95ndb3asd1XJO5Ap/view?usp=sharing
*** BCGHS NEW BOOK LIST: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10W8DFBc6qqwfqByC00cOJjSFdfmt14MH/view?usp=sharing

07/07/2024

https://heritagebooks.org

During the month of July 2024 only ... get free shipping on books ordered from Heritage Book. Just use this code: INDEPENDENCE24

Puritan and Reformed books at discounted prices.

05/31/2024

Enjoying a wonderful Meet and Greet at the library. Hats-off to April Wegner, BCGHS Vice-President, for leading us through the program. We love seeing old friends and meeting new friends who share our love of genealogy and history!

05/23/2024

MEMBERS: Your copy of THE BLOUNT JOURNAL will be mailed later this week. Keep an eye on your mail for delivery very soon.

Others who want a copy of the most recent or past copies of THE BLOUNT JOURNAL can purchase them on our website or stop by the library during our office hours.https://www.blountcountytngenealogy.org/shop-1