Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:13 am

Most people probably turn to the Internet for questions about gardening, history or music.
But there are a multitude of local experts who can help answer any question of you may have.
So here are the Top 10 (11, because we’re curious by nature) community resources for every thing from popular music to social services.

General
1. Rutherford County UT/TSU Agricultural Extension provides free advice for the home gardener.
Address: 315 John R. Rice Blvd. Suite 101 Murfreesboro
Phone: 615-898-7710
Web site: rutherford.tennessee.edu

2. 2-1-1 gives free and confidential information and referrals to more than 900 social service programs in Middle Tennessee.
Address: 201 23rd Ave. N. in Nashville
Phone: 615-269-4357
Web site: www.211tn.org

3. Linebaugh Public Library System provides a variety of adult education and youth activities, along with a multitude of books for the public’s reading pleasure at four locations across the county and extensive historical resources.
Address: 105 W. Vine St., main branch
Phone: 615-893-4131
Web site: www.linebaugh.org

Another resource can be found in James E. Walker Library, which is open to all MTSU alumni and, to a limited extent, the general public who can survey its vast media archive.
Address: MTSU campus
Phone: 615-898-2817
Web site: library.mtsu.edu

History
4. Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center is a symbol of education for all people in Rutherford County with exhibits on the county's history and the role of African Americans in local history.
Address: 415 South Academy St. in Murfreesboro
Phone: 615-867-2633
Web site: www.bradleymuseum.org
E-mail: info@bradleymuseum.org

5. Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County is a joint venture of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and Main Street Murfreesboro that offers local history exhibits, public programming, and guided tours of the downtown Murfreesboro.
Address: 225 W. College St. in Murfreesboro
Phone: 615-217-8013

6. Rutherford County Archives is the community’s source for historic information and public records.
Address: 435 Rice St. in Murfreesboro
Phone: 615-867-4609
Web site: rutherfordcounty.org/archives
E-mail: archives@rutherfordcounty.org

7. Stones River National Battlefield manages a wealth of objects and information in it's museum, archives and library collections.
Address: 3501 Old Nashville Highway in Murfreesboro
Phone: 615-893-9501
Web site: www.nps.gov/stri

MTSU
8.Tennessee Small Business Development Center is a network of professional business consultants with 12 centers and two satellite offices in 14 cities throughout Tennessee, including one at MTSU.
Web site: www.tsbdc.org
Phone: 615-898-2745

9. The Center for Popular Music is an archive and research center devoted to the study of American popular music from the pre-revolutionary era to the present.
Address: Bragg Mass Communications building on MTSU’s campus
Phone: 615-898-2449
Web site: popmusic.mtsu.edu
E-mail: ctrpopmu@mtsu.edu

10. The Center for Historic Preservation is a research and public service institute committed to the heritage development and preservation of historic resources.
Phone: 615-898-2947
Web site: histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres
E-mail: histpres@mtsu.edu

11. The Albert Gore Research Center is dedicated to preserving letters, diaries, records, photographs, and oral histories that document the history of MTSU and Middle Tennessee.
Address: Todd Building on MTSU campus
Phone: 615-898-2632
Web site: janus.mtsu.edu