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Montana’s oil landscape was featured in a recent blog post.

Center staff and students work on a broad array of projects in numerous locales throughout the year. To highlight and share this work, the CHP offers two blogs: Revisiting Montana’s Historic Landscapes: 30 Years in Big Sky Country and Southern Rambles: With the Center for Historic Preservation

Revisiting Montana’s Historic Landscapes shares the decades of work that CHP director Dr. Carroll Van West has done documenting the Montana landscape. This blog is the Center’s most-visited digital platform and exemplifies the national scope of the CHP’s work.

Southern Rambles features articles from staff and students on current projects or research interests and is celebrating its third anniversary this month.  Be sure to check out Dr. Antoinette van Zelm’s entry “Rambling On” which reflects on some of our most popular posts since the blog’s inception.

By CHP User 05 Jul, 2022
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 →
By CHP User 23 Jun, 2022
“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 →
By CHP User 23 Jun, 2022
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 →
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