Upper Cumberland
Family History &
Genealogy Festival

Save the Date for our 2027 Event
July 31, 2027

Many Thanks!

Thanks to the many people who hosted resource booths, family booths, provided educational and informative information and to our great speakers for their insightful programs. Most of all thanks to everyone who attended, met new friends and networked with those who will be helpful in your family research journey.

Photos and Information from the 2026 Event.

2026 Resource Booths
Granville Event Center

2026 Event Presentations

Cemetery Restoration and Preservation Assoc.
Cumberland Mountain Civil War Round Table
Daughters of the American Revolution:

-Caney Fork Chapter, NSDAR

-Old Walton Road Chapter, NSDAR

East Tennessee Historical Society
Fentress County Historical Society
Gainesboro Kin Seekers
Jackson County Veterans Memorial Hall

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
Overton County Archives
Overton County Historical Society
Pickett County Historical & Genealogical Society
Putnam County Historical Society of Tennessee
Smith County Heritage Museum
Sons of Confederate Veterans

-Dillard-Judd Camp

Tennessee Tech University Archives and Special Collections
Shawn Gray, Bookseller for History Books for

Fentress, Overton and Pickett Counties

United Daughters of the Confederacy

-Capt. Sally Tompkins Chapter

-Capt. Henry W. Hart Chapter

White County Genealogical-Historical Society

10:30 AM

"No Birth Certificate? No Problem!

Granville United Methodist Church

Jeff Bockman, Genealogy Lecturer, Author

This presentation looks at the variety of primary and secondary sources that can help to determine when and where a person was born and who were their parents.

1:00 PM

"Welcoming Presidents to Pioneers:

The Raulston/McKinley Stand"

David Reeves, Presenter

Hear the historical account of these two families who defined our area's hospitality for over 100 years to pioneers in the first western migration after the Revolutionary War.

2:00 PM

"Genealogy Research: Beginners and Pros Alike Meet at the Dead End!"

Anna Stephenson, Presenter

11:30 AM

"Civil War - Jackson County & Upper Cumberland"

Granville Presbyterian Church

Dr. Kent Dollar, Presenter

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12:30 PM

Aunt Polly: "Sharing the Cultural & Regional

History of the Upper Cumberland"

Vonda Dixon, Presenter

Practical tips and research tools for genealogists at every level when the trail reaches a dead end.

2026 Exhibits/Activities
Granville Artisan Workshop & Gallery

FamilySearch - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

TNGenWeb Project

Family Name Booths
Granville Artisan Gallery & Workshop

Honoring the Woodard Family

Woodard Family Table

Mike Maggart, Table Host

Carmelita Woodard Walker, Table Host

Family Surnames: Bradley, Houlette

VanWinkle, Lewis

Lachelle Norris, Table Host

Family Surnames: Wheeley,

(Macon County)

Suzanne Wheeley, Table Host

Family Surnames: Cowan, Trousdale,

Hogan, Apple, Foutch

Brenda Cowan Francis, Table Host

Research for numerous families from White, Warren, Van Buren, Overton, Putnam, Jackson and Smith Counties. Numerous Surnames in the counties of the Upper Cumberland.

Jenifer Crone, Table Host

Other Areas of Historical Interests

* Pioneer Village

Re-created 1820's Homestead

Artisan Demonstrations - 10:00 - 4:00 pm

*Independence Hall

America 250 History Exhibits

*Granville Museum

Jackson County Cemetery Maps

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Upper Cumberland Family History and Genealogy

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Upper Cumberland Family History & Genealogy Festival

Save the Date for our 2027 Event July 31, 2027

2026 Resource Booths Granville Event Center