The East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Digital Archives Collection is an ongoing project that was initially created a few years ago as a fun, non-profit venture in the interests of preserving ancestral photographs and historic documents pertaining to the areas of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. In the early stages, we began to digitize several hundred well-identified photos and documents and store them in an off-site location. Over the years, the collection has since evolved into a massive collection of over 40,000 photographs and other digital files which now include images of early ancestors, their homes, tombstones, Bible records, deeds, wills, obituaries, diaries, ledgers, and other items of genealogical and historical interest.

Submissions
Submissions to the Digital Archives Collection are free and may be mailed to Shelia Hunt, P.O. Box 3826, Kingsport, TN 37664. Any photos you submit will be tagged with your name and address as official donor, which will allow others researching your lines to contact you in the future. We accept high-quality scanned images (300 dpi) or better, and ask that you include as much identification as possible about the photo. Any originals sent to the collection will be returned within 3 days. Email Shelia Hunt for further information.

The Index
At present, the indexing aspect of our Digital Archives is a massive, ongoing project. Eventually, we hope to have the index to the Archives collection online. If you currently would like us to check the Archives for photos of your ancestors, please supply us with the full name and dates of birth and death for your ancestor and information about where he lived.

Getting Copies
We will be happy to check the indices to see if we have anything on your ancestor. Just drop us an email.

Future of the Collection
It is our hope that the East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Digital Archives Collection will be eventually placed in the Sullivan County Archives, located in the heart of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.