The Coffee County Historical Society was founded in 1969 by a group of individuals who sought to preserve and record the history of the county and its people. The Society has met on a quarterly basis since its beginning and the meeting have generally had programs designed around a specific topic relating to the history, genealogy, folklore and archaeology of the county. The Society usually meets at it's office & research room in the Historical Coffee County Courthouse, 101 West Fort Street, "on the County Square", in Manchester, Tennessee. Occasionally we do meet at some other local historic place of interest.
(E-Mail or Phone (931)728-0145 or 728-9890 for exact dates or more information)
The Society began publication of a quarterly journal "The Coffee County Historical Society Quarterly" in March of 1970. The "Quarterly" is mailed free to all members of the Society. Copies are also available for viewing at the Historical Society Office & Research Center in the Courthouse, the Manchester Public Library and at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville. Many are also available at the LDS Library in Salt Lake City.
The Society also maintains an exchange program with several other societies and organizations throughout the United States. These exchange journals are deposited in the Society Office & Research Center in the Courthouse, as a permanent repository.
You are welcome to view any of these publications as well as County & Family Histories, microfilm, cemetery info., etc. If you have any historical or research item (Family Bible, Pictures, Letters, etc.) that you would like to donate to the Society, please do so. Also, please send a copy of your family group sheet & "needs". We would certainly love to have YOU as a new member, but Member or Not, your family info. will be kept safely in a PUBLIC access file, so anyone searching the same lines can contact you. E-Mail or "Snail Mail" to the address below.
Membership in the Coffee County Historical Society is open to anyone interested in the history, genealogy, folklore and archaeology of Coffee County, Tennessee. Membership dues fall into three categories:
1. Individual Membership - $20.00 per year
2. Family Membership (a couple living in the same house) - $25.00 per year
3. Life Membership - a one time payment of $250.00
Membership includes any publications made during the current year, as well as a discount on purchases of any past publications that might still available. If you are interested in membership in the Society please write the Coffee County Historical Society, 101 W. Fort St. Box 2, Manchester, TN 37355-7502
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 7:00 PM
The meeting will be held at the Society Office, in the historic Coffee Co. Courthouse, on the square, in Manchester. Program to be announced.
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Many past publications of the society are still available for sale. Some of the more interesting or helpful ones, include:
1840 Coffee Census
1850 Coffee Census
1860 Coffee Census
1870 Coffee Census
Coffee Countians in WW I
Medicine & Doctors in Coffee Co.
Coffee County Court Records (1850-1916)
The Civil War Era in Coffee County
Histories of various Towns and Villages
Coffee Co. Marriages (1870-1895)
Coffee Co. Marriages (1853-1870) [currently being reprinted, available early 2008]
Complete Historical Society list with prices
>>> Additional Coffee Co. Reference Material <<<
Local Historical Society Members on the Internet include
Joanna Lewis (jesslewis@bellsouth.net) Society Curator & Office Mgr.
Greg Keeling ( fandral@charter.net)
Society President
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