Tennessee

• Discover the history of Tennessee newspapers.
• Learn more about how to use Tennessee periodical and manuscripts.

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• Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
• Search Tennessee online newspaper sites.

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• * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for newspaper records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
• * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.

Elvis Presley was mentioned in a Tennessee newspaper article in 1960. Use the "AC: The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee" QUIKLink below, with a publication date of 18 Apr 1960, to answer these questions:

1. While Elvis Presley was in the military, what person important to him died?
2. How many rooms were in his Graceland home?
3. What was his father's occupation?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Elvis" as the first name and "Presley" as the last name, with a publication date of 18 Apr 1960
• In the search results screen, click the icon for Elvis Presley.
• Read the article "Elvis Back in the Swing of Things."

1. His mother died in 1958.
2. The home had 16 rooms.
3. His father was a farmer. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )