Center Staff Attend National Heritage Area Meeting
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The Monastic Heritage Center located within the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area.
Lydia Simpson and Laura Holder represented the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) at a meeting for all National Heritage Area programs operated by the Southeast Regional Office of the National Park Service. The gathering took place from January 10 th to 12 th at the Arabia Mountain NHA in Georgia. Simpson and Holder presented on the partnership approach that the TCWNHA employs as it works with communities throughout the state of Tennessee to tell the whole story of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
As part of his residency for the Ph.D. Program in Public History at MTSU, Robby Kurtz trained for his license in using a drone. Robby, who is one of the Center’s graduate research assistants, brought the drone to a site visit at a former stagecoach inn/post office associated with Revolutionary … Continue reading →
“Perspectives on Tennessee History” will be held July 15-16 at the new Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Library and Archives facilities. The conference will feature a Friday keynote speaker, Saturday panel discussion on the state of social studies education in our state, breakout sessions from each … Continue reading →
We have installed the first exhibit in partnership with the Tanner Rosenwald School in Newport, Tennessee. The story of the school is also the story of Cocke County’s African American community. Graduate research assistant Kate Hughes served as the historian for the exhibit, with assistance from Dr. … Continue reading →
