Earl M. Albertson Genealogical Research
This collection houses photographs, stories, records, and publications documenting the people of Greenbrier Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains compiled by Earl Albertson. Among the family names discussed are Huskey, Ogle, Whaley, Reagan, Stinnett, Albertson, Dodgen, Bohannon, Shultz, and Ingle. The majority of the photographs are modern copies; the existence and location of the originals is not known.
Dates
- circa 1860-circa 2000
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
2 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses photographs, stories, records, and publications documenting the people of Greenbrier Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains compiled by Earl Albertson. Among the family names discussed are Huskey, Ogle, Whaley, Reagan, Stinnett, Albertson, Dodgen, Bohannon, Shultz, and Ingle. The majority of the photographs are modern copies; the existence and location of the originals is not known.
Biographical/Historical Note
Earl M. Albertson was born February 16, 1921. Albertson conducted extensive research into the heritage of his parents, Henderson Charles Albertson (1893-1967) and Dollie M. Huskey (1900-1979). Both were natives of Greenbrier (Sevier County), one of the first areas permanently settled by Euro-Americans in the Great Smoky Mountains. As a local historian, Albertson was Vice President of the Historical Society of Douglas County, Georgia and author of Portraits of History: 1814-1950 (1998) which describes the history of Douglas County. Albertson died October 27, 2014.
Arrangement
This collection consists of three boxes.
Acquisition Note
Earl M. Albertson donated these papers to Special Collections in 2008.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository