The Center Kicks Off the Fall Semester
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With the start of a new academic year, the Center for Historic Preservation recently kicked off the fall semester with student orientation. This semester we have a wonderful group of nineteen graduate students working with us, including Meggan McCarthy, shown here at a Tennessee Historical Commission workshop at Nashville’s Greenwood Cemetery. Students play a key role at the Center, working closely with faculty and staff on multiple projects. To learn more about our students and their research interests, check out https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/students/.
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 →
