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Stay in touch with the East Tennessee Historical Society.
As the public programming arm of the East Tennessee History Center, the East Tennessee Historical Society presents a variety of programs on historical topics featuring diverse subjects, speakers, and formats. These include a Brown Bag and quarterly lecture series, conferences, tours, “A Tennessee Conversation” series with special speakers, a history fair, and teacher and student programs.
European immigrants who settled in the Fork–the land between Holston and French Broad Rivers–were among Knox County’s earliest residents. Join noted community historian Jan Loveday Dickens as she shares accounts about these families and their connections.
Instructor: Jan Loveday Dickens, President of Historic Ramsey House and author of “...
It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.
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Museum of East Tennessee History,...Participants will learn about various maps for use in researching their family history. Subjects covered will include maps in books, printed maps, and online maps; how to understand public land deeds and metes-and-bounds deeds; migration maps; and maps in the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. Participants should bring information about...
School records are often overlooked as sources for genealogical and historical investigation, but the information they contain can be vital to advancing your research. Join a panel of specialists who care for and work with school records to see what this record group may hold for your investigation of the past.
Panelists: ...
Would you like to better familiarize yourself with the historical resources that the East Tennessee History Center has to offer? This walking tour introduces participants to the Museum of East Tennessee History, Knox County Archives, the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, and the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image & Sound and how each...
The East Tennessee Historical Society invites you to a historic Friday night pep rally at the East Tennessee History Center. Enjoy food, Schulz Brau beer served by Knox Taps, and live music. Get in the game spirit with a little help from the UT spirit teams and a special appearance by a UT’s own history maker. The free event will take place on...
It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.
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Museum of East Tennessee History,...Historic newspapers are secondary sources that can provide genealogical, biographical, and historical information. Participants in this session will discover techniques for searching digitized newspapers online, including repositories on Chronicling America and Newspapers.com. The session will focus on Tennessee newspapers.
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The Beaumont and Western Heights neighborhoods hold a special artistic heritage, communicated through their histories of Knoxville’s working classes, and as they echo the area’s continued connection to the liberal arts. The area played childhood muse and inspiration to such famous international figures as Frances Hodgson Burnett, David Madden...
The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library in Indiana is one of the largest research collections available, incorporating records from around the world. In this session, participants will hear from Allison DePrey Singleton, who will not only give a virtual overview of The Genealogy Center’s holdings but also answer participants’...
When most Americans think about the history of school desegregation in this country, they think of Little Rock, Arkansas and the nine students that attended Little Rock Central High School in 1957. However, there is a lesser known story, the one of Clinton, Tennessee. In September 1956, Clinton High School became the first school in the former...
It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.
WhereMuseum of East Tennessee History, 601 S....
Participants in this session will explore advanced techniques for genealogical research with a special focus on primary sources. Participants should have already completed some family research, including census and internet work; please bring this research to the session.
This program is free; however, pre-registration is required. It...
601 South Gay Street
PO Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
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