A Tennessee Conversation with Bill Haslam and Gary Wade
Join us as Bill Haslam, former mayor of Knoxville and governor of Tennessee, discusses his new book, Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square, on September 16 at 6:30...
View ArticleArts & Culture Alliance American Rescue Plan Renewal Grant
The post Arts & Culture Alliance American Rescue Plan Renewal Grant appeared first on ETHS.
View ArticleJenny and Randy Boyd Named East Tennesseans of the Year
The East Tennessee Historical Society named community leaders Jenny and Randy Boyd as East Tennesseans of the Year at a celebration dinner at Cherokee Country Club on November 3. The post Jenny and...
View ArticleETHS thankful for SHARP grant
ETHS is grateful to have been awarded the Humanities Tennessee SHARP grant. The post ETHS thankful for SHARP grant appeared first on ETHS.
View ArticleJune Artifact of the Month
Lewis C. Buckner (c.1856-1924). Sevier County cabinetmaker, carpenter, and housebuilder. The post June Artifact of the Month appeared first on ETHS.
View ArticleHonoring East Tennessee’s Veterans
The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial: A Pictorial History of the Names on the Wall, Their Lives, Their Service, and Their Sacrifice by John Romeiser with Jack H. McCall. (Knoxville: University of...
View ArticleWhat Did Southerners Have to Say about the Vietnam War?
Book Note: Joseph A. Fry, ed., Letters from the Southern Home Front: The American South Responds to the Vietnam War (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023). The post What Did Southerners...
View ArticleNew to the Collection in 2023
Throughout the year, ETHS acquires objects and artifacts that help continue to tell stories of the people of East Tennessee. These objects come by way of gifts, purchases, or transfers. In 2023, ETHS...
View ArticleUnveiling of MIA, a new accessibility feature for the visually impaired at...
The East Tennessee History Center is launching a new accessibility program that aids individuals with visual impairments in touring the Museum of East Tennessee History and navigating the various...
View ArticleA Memorial to Dr. Bob Booker
All of us at the East Tennessee Historical Society were very saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Booker on the 22nd of February. The post A Memorial to Dr. Bob Booker appeared first on ETHS.
View Article23rd Annual East Tennessee History Day showcases student performances,...
The post 23rd Annual East Tennessee History Day showcases student performances, exhibits, documentaries, papers, and websites for a chance at state and national competition. appeared first on ETHS.
View ArticleETHS publishes Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware made in East...
A catalog based on the Museum of East Tennessee History's 1996 exhibition Made in East Tennessee: Pottery The post ETHS publishes Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware made in East Tennessee,...
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