"When the Mountain Speaks"
The Writings of Jackie Layne Partin
Mrs. Partin conducts interviews and writes stories that are both entertaining and insightful. They are a "must read" if you seek a better understanding of the area and its people. Link to Jackie's Stories Here.
Other Articles by Local Writers
"The Sad Story of Shufflin' Phil Douglas" by Edwin Burnett
Palmer News & Stories by David Patton
Books by Charles Sherrill
Cemetery Inscriptions - Grundy County Tennessee
Death Records of Grundy County Tennessee
Special Census 1850 - 1880 (Large File - Dropbox)
"Grundy County Marriages (1844 - 1880)" by Charles Sherrill (Large File - Dropbox)
Early Grundy County Deeds(Later)
Stories by Barbara Mooney Myers
Memories of Winters and School in the 1940’s in Tracy City, TN
"Always Blessed With Doctrines and Enough Material Things"
"The White House at the End of the Road"
"Struggling Through the Late 30's and Early 40's"
"James & Josephine Dove Mooney's Early Years"
"Challenges of a Young Bride in Smith Hollow"
"Waiting at the Forks of the Road"
"Of Times, Places, and People"
Stories by Carl Goodman
Diaries, Journals, Notes & Ledgers
Isaac Conger Diary - Circuit Rider of 1813
Henry Little's Journal (1900-1923) - Eastern Franklin County
General Interest
History of the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grundy County
1958 Pivotal Election in Grundy County
The Old House (Brawley House in Hubbard's Cove)
Memories from my Father (Edmond Price Smith of Skymont)
25th Anniversary of the Palmer Clinic
Papa's Hupp (The Berry & Cheek Hupmobile)
Christmas Memories of Grundy County Historical Society Members
Willis Family Cemetery (near Pelham)
Fort Donelson - One Soldier's Story (John Kennerly Farris, C.S.A.)
Growing up in Palmer by Robert Joseph Owen
"The Saga of Violette Wakeland" by Karol Cooper
Interview with Homer Kunz by Mary Priestly and submitted by Lynda Kunz Harper
1864 Confederate Raids on Tracy City Garrison - "New Light on Skirmish Here" by Jim Nicholson (1977)
The Story of John Wilkes Booth - "Louisa and the Assassin"
"The Sugar Shack" by Raymond Hill
"The Griswold Twins, Lucy and Nancy" by Patricia M. Street
"Daddy Taught Me How to Fish" by Raymond Hill
Thomas Thompson by Richard Savage
My Search for the Identity of Elizabeth Fults Thompson by Richard Savage
Local Communities
“The Tribe” by Donnies Grimes - (Complete - Chapters 1 thru 16)
"Homecoming 1986 - The History of the Elk Valley" - Additions & Corrections - Large File Size
"Methodism in Pelham Valley, 1813-2002"
"Life in Pelham Valley in the 1950's"
"Pelham's People of Color 1850 - 1950" (Revised 12/2014)
"Pioneer Days - Pelham Tennessee"
"Highlight in the History of Coalmont"
“The History of Tatesville School” (Posted 02/29/2024)