https://www.mtsuhistpres.org https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/07/05/drones-in-historic-preservation 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 → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 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 War veteran Daniel Williams in Dickson County. The drone will be a great benefit to the Center and the <a href="https://www.tncivilwar.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Drone-Image-1-6.21.22.png" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Drone-Image-1-6.21.22.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:08:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/07/05/drones-in-historic-preservation thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/23/2022-discover-tennessee-history-conference “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 → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “Perspectives on Tennessee History” will be held July 15-16 at the new Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee State Library and Archives facilities. The <a href="https://tennesseehistory.org/2022-discover-tennessee-history-conference/" target="_blank"> conference </a> will feature a Friday keynote speaker, Saturday panel discussion on the state of social studies education in our state, breakout sessions from each of Discover Tennessee’s collaborative partners (including Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU), and optional tours. (Photo courtesy of TSLA.) </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TSLA.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TSLA.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/23/2022-discover-tennessee-history-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/23/tanner-rosenwald-school-exhibit-panels 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 → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We have installed the first <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Tanner-Proofs-Reduced-Size.pdf" target="_blank"> exhibit </a> 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. Carroll Van West and Savannah Grandey. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Tanner-School-Panels-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Tanner-School-Panels-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:41:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/23/tanner-rosenwald-school-exhibit-panels thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/14/center-featured-in-mtsu-research-magazine The Spring 2022 issue of MTSU Research magazine featured the university’s research centers, including the Center for Historic Preservation. Thanks to University Publications, the story is now available electronically in a variety of formats, including on the MTSUNews.com Web site, in a flipbook version … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Spring 2022 issue of <em> MTSU Research </em> magazine featured the university’s research centers, including the Center for Historic Preservation. Thanks to University Publications, the story is now available electronically in a variety of formats, including on the <a href="https://mtsunews.com/protect-and-preserve/" target="_blank"> MTSUNews.com </a> Web site, in a <a href="https://issuu.com/mtsumag/docs/mtsuresearch2022" target="_blank"> flipbook version </a> of the magazine, and in a <a href="https://issuu.com/mtsumag/docs/mtsuresearch2022/s/14860623" target="_blank"> mobile version </a> . (So you can’t say you haven’t read it, right?!) </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Image-from-CHP-Story-in-MTSU-Research-Magazine.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Image-from-CHP-Story-in-MTSU-Research-Magazine.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:17:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/14/center-featured-in-mtsu-research-magazine thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/07/engaging-the-long-arc-of-the-civil-rights-movement-conference Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU is partnering with two other TPS programs (at the University of South Carolina and Mars Hill University) in July to sponsor a two-day professional learning opportunity about the long civil rights movement. Dr. Charles M. Payne, the Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of African … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU is partnering with two other TPS programs (at the University of South Carolina and Mars Hill University) in July to sponsor a <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/ld.php?content_id=66081208" target="_blank"> two-day professional learning opportunity </a> about the long civil rights movement. Dr. Charles M. Payne, the Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark and Director of the Joseph Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Research, will be the keynote speaker at the conference, which will be held at the Auburn Avenue Research Library in Atlanta. The conference is part of a multi-year Civil Rights Fellowship that the TPS programs have been conducting, much of it virtual due to the pandemic. The groups are eager for this in-person conference! Register <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRZQKsZ7gKvAPFln3fR7qIUi1GIQSt7abzzNqmiWVrM4AskQ/viewform" target="_blank"> here </a> . Photo courtesy of Rutgers University-Newark. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12484-Charles-M.-Payne-2022-02-04-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12484-Charles-M.-Payne-2022-02-04-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/07/engaging-the-long-arc-of-the-civil-rights-movement-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/07/military-memorial-museum-in-crossville MTSU Ph.D. student Brandon Stephens recently did two excellent PastPerfect training sessions at the Military Memorial Museum in Crossville. Brandon was a co-author of the Center’s historic structure report for the museum. The museum is located in Cumberland County’s old courthouse, which is on … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> MTSU Ph.D. student Brandon Stephens recently did two excellent PastPerfect training sessions at the Military Memorial Museum in Crossville. Brandon was a co-author of the Center’s <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Military-Memorial-Museum-in-Crossville-Historic-Structure-Report.pdf" target="_blank"> historic structure report </a> for the museum. The museum is located in Cumberland County’s old courthouse, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Brandon-Stephens-Training-Session-6.3.22-2-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Brandon-Stephens-Training-Session-6.3.22-2-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:02:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/06/07/military-memorial-museum-in-crossville thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/25/victoria-peck-awarded-dorothy-williams-potter-scholarship Victoria Peck, an M.A. graduate research assistant at the Center for Historic Preservation, is the latest recipient of the Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship in Historic Preservation. Tori has worked on several notable projects, including both a preservation plan and a nomination to the National Register of Historic … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Victoria Peck, an M.A. graduate research assistant at the Center for Historic Preservation, is the latest recipient of the <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/scholarships/" target="_blank"> Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship in Historic Preservation </a> . Tori has worked on several notable projects, including both a preservation plan and a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Beck Knob Cemetery. She also has been involved in the creation of a nomination for the David Hall Campsite, the first stop by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the voting rights marchers on their way from Selma to Montgomery. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Tori’s thesis is a continuation of her 2021 summer internship in Butte, Montana, working with the Historic B’nai Israel Temple on an adaptive reuse project. She will be going back out to Montana in June 2022 to plan and install exhibits within the temple on the seventeen different ethnic groups that formed the foundations of the city of Butte. Her thesis involves a study of these seventeen different community groups and their interpretation inside the Temple. Her interests are in Historic Archaeology, Cemetery Preservation, and Modern Genocide Study. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tori-Peck.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tori-Peck.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship in Historic Preservation supports M.A. and Ph.D. students who serve as graduate assistants at the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation. The scholarship was established in honor of Mrs. Dorothy Williams Potter, Honorary State President of the Tennessee Society Colonial Dames, for her service to the Society in state and national offices. The first scholarship award was granted in 1995 and grants have been awarded annually thereafter. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Donors who wish to support the scholarship can do so through the <a href="https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1092/development/index.aspx?sid=1092&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=1175&amp;cid=2549"> online </a> giving page. </p> </div> Wed, 25 May 2022 16:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/25/victoria-peck-awarded-dorothy-williams-potter-scholarship thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/20/spring-2022-common-bond The Spring 2022 issue of our quarterly newsletter includes features on our partnership projects with Davies Manor Plantation, the R.H. Boyd Company, and the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. Former graduate research assistant Joey Bryan talks about how the Center helped prepare him to … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Spring 2022 issue of our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Common-Bond-Spring-2022-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> quarterly newsletter </a> includes features on our partnership projects with Davies Manor Plantation, the R.H. Boyd Company, and the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. Former graduate research assistant Joey Bryan talks about how the Center helped prepare him to be both a city planner and a train restoration volunteer. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Home-Page-for-Web-site.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Home-Page-for-Web-site.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 20 May 2022 18:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/20/spring-2022-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/09/graduate-research-assistants The Center’s graduate research assistants are involved in all aspects of our work. Abby Coomes (left) and Meredith Funderburk, who are pursuing their MA degrees, clean tombstones at McMinnville’s Old City Cemetery during our Spring Cemetery Preservation Workshop. Both also help staff the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center’s graduate research assistants are involved in all aspects of our work. Abby Coomes (left) and Meredith Funderburk, who are pursuing their MA degrees, clean tombstones at McMinnville’s Old City Cemetery during our Spring Cemetery Preservation Workshop. Both also help staff the <a href="https://www.tncivilwar.org/the-heritage-center" target="_blank"> Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County </a> , an initiative of the <a href="https://www.tncivilwar.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Spring-Cemetery-Workshop.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Spring-Cemetery-Workshop.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Mon, 09 May 2022 19:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/09/graduate-research-assistants thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/09/spring-2022-graduation Two of the Center for Historic Preservation’s former graduate research assistants, Victoria Hensley and Ethan Holden, received their PhDs at MTSU’s Spring 2022 graduation ceremony. Hensley and Holden, who both began working at the Center as MA students, made many excellent contributions to our projects and programs. Congratulations!! Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Two of the Center for Historic Preservation’s former graduate research assistants, Victoria Hensley and Ethan Holden, received their PhDs at MTSU’s Spring 2022 graduation ceremony. Hensley and Holden, who both began working at the Center as MA students, made many excellent contributions to our projects and programs. Congratulations!! </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/2022-Graduation.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/2022-Graduation.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 09 May 2022 19:25:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/05/09/spring-2022-graduation thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/04/22/cemetery-school-in-rutherford-county Dr. West’s Seminar in Historic Preservation is developing a restoration plan for the historic Cemetery School in Rutherford County. We are excited to work with Dr. Vincent Windrow to learn more about the institution and help plan for its future. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Dr. West’s Seminar in Historic Preservation is developing a restoration plan for the historic Cemetery School in Rutherford County. We are excited to work with Dr. Vincent Windrow to learn more about the institution and help plan for its future. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0018-scaled.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0018-scaled.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:52:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/04/22/cemetery-school-in-rutherford-county thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/04/07/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified-4 We recently certified fifteen new Tennessee Century Farms! Currently, we are introducing these farms on our Tennessee Century Farms Facebook page. Shown here is the Homer Netherton Farm in Putnam County, which was founded in 1921. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We recently certified fifteen new Tennessee Century Farms! Currently, we are introducing these farms on our Tennessee Century Farms <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms" target="_blank"> Facebook page </a> . Shown here is the Homer Netherton Farm in Putnam County, which was founded in 1921. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Homer-Netherton-Farm-Image-14-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Homer-Netherton-Farm-Image-14-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/04/07/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified-4 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/04/07/spring-cemetery-preservation-workshop Our Spring 2022 Cemetery Preservation Workshop will be held on Saturday, April 23, in McMinnville. The workshop will include a presentation on history and preservation issues, as well as a hands-on cleaning session at the Old City Cemetery. More details are on our Cemetery … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Our Spring 2022 Cemetery Preservation Workshop will be held on Saturday, April 23, in McMinnville. The workshop will include a presentation on history and preservation issues, as well as a hands-on cleaning session at the Old City Cemetery. More details are on our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/resources/cemetery-resources/" target="_blank"> Cemetery Resources Page </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Old-City-Cemetery-in-McMinnville.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Old-City-Cemetery-in-McMinnville.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/04/07/spring-cemetery-preservation-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/03/21/virtual-watch-party Join us for a virtual Watch Party featuring clips from Ken Burns’s 2022 documentary about Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. A two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin explores the life, work, and writings of one of the most important figures of the eighteenth century. Franklin’s contributions to the creation of the United … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Join us for a virtual Watch Party featuring clips from Ken Burns’s 2022 documentary about Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. A two-part, four-hour documentary, <em> Benjamin Franklin </em> explores the life, work, and writings of one of the most important figures of the eighteenth century. Franklin’s contributions to the creation of the United States are highlighted. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The virtual event will take place on April 6th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. CT/7:00-8:30 p.m. ET. Prizes will be given away throughout the event, and participants will receive professional development credit for attending. The Watch Party will feature segments from the documentary, discussion, and educational resource-sharing from East Tennessee PBS and <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> . Register here: <a href="https://forms.gle/1k5V8gznZUPbPVrA6" target="_blank"> https://forms.gle/1k5V8gznZUPbPVrA6. </a> </p> </div> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:27:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/03/21/virtual-watch-party thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/03/14/new-hickman-county-driving-tour Historic Hickman County: A Driving Tour is now available. Center graduate research assistant Catie Latham and Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area federal liaison Laura Holder created the brochure, which focuses on the rich history of one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest counties. Explore the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <em> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Driving-Tour_Brochure_4.25x9.25.pdf" target="_blank"> Historic Hickman County: A Driving Tour </a> </em> is now available. Center graduate research assistant Catie Latham and Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area federal liaison Laura Holder created the brochure, which focuses on the rich history of one of Middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest counties. Explore the areas where local citizens built communities and made history, including Centerville, Bon Aqua, Nunnelly, Bucksnort, and Shady Grove. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hickman-County-Driving-Tour-Cover.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hickman-County-Driving-Tour-Cover.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/03/14/new-hickman-county-driving-tour thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/03/01/the-fight-to-vote-wins-regional-emmy The most recent program in Nashville Public Television’s Citizenship Project series has won a regional Emmy Award! Supported by matching funds from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, “The Fight to Vote: Black Voter Suppression in Tennessee” won in the documentary/historical category at the 36th Annual … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The most recent program in Nashville Public Television’s Citizenship Project series has won a regional Emmy Award! Supported by matching funds from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, <a href="https://video.wnpt.org/video/the-fight-to-vote-black-voter-suppression-in-tennessee-9vlm1u/" target="_blank"> “The Fight to Vote: Black Voter Suppression in Tennessee” </a> won in the documentary/historical category at the 36th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/NPT-36th-emmys-square-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/NPT-36th-emmys-square-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/03/01/the-fight-to-vote-wins-regional-emmy thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/02/23/play-about-historic-women Party of Twelve, by Mary Donnet Johnson, will debut the first weekend in April 2022. Created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage but delayed by the pandemic, the play features historic women from Rutherford County. The Center assisted this community project through research and editorial … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://leadingladiesrutherford.com/playandtickets.html" target="_blank"> Party of Twelve </a> , by Mary Donnet Johnson, will debut the first weekend in April 2022. Created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage but delayed by the pandemic, the play features historic women from Rutherford County. The Center assisted this community project through research and editorial support. (Image of Mary Ellen Vaughn courtesy of the Rutherford County Archives.) </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mary-Ellen-Vaughn-from-the-Laura-C.-Jarmon-Collection-RuCo-Archives.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mary-Ellen-Vaughn-from-the-Laura-C.-Jarmon-Collection-RuCo-Archives.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:07:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/02/23/play-about-historic-women thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/02/10/winter-2022-common-bond Check out the Winter 2022 issue of our Common Bond newsletter! We have included an interview with former graduate research assistant Catie Latham, a look at the preservation of Beck Knob Cemetery in Chattanooga, a story about the new museum in the Rutherford County Courthouse, and an … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Check out the <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Winter-2022-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> Winter 2022 issue </a> of our Common Bond newsletter! We have included an interview with former graduate research assistant Catie Latham, a look at the preservation of Beck Knob Cemetery in Chattanooga, a story about the new museum in the Rutherford County Courthouse, and an introduction to the World War II homefront curriculum being developed by Teaching with Primary Source–MTSU. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Winter-2022-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Winter-2022-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:58:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/02/10/winter-2022-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/02/02/look-for-tps-mtsu-at-upcoming-spring-conferences Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU will be presenting at multiple conferences in February and March. Later this month, we will be presenting three sessions, including the first presentation about the “World War II Homefront in Tennessee” curriculum, at the Tennessee Council for Social Studies conference in Memphis. In … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> will be presenting at multiple conferences in February and March. Later this month, we will be presenting three sessions, including the first presentation about the “World War II Homefront in Tennessee” curriculum, at the Tennessee Council for Social Studies conference in Memphis. In addition, Dr. Colbi Layne Hogan will be presenting her work on the WWII project, and how museums and historic sites in the state can get involved with it, at the Tennessee Association of Museums conference in March. Kira Duke will be closing out the spring conferences with two presentations at the National Council for History Education virtual conference. One session, “The Cost of Progress: Examining Labor in Appalachia in the Aftermath of the Second Industrial Revolution,” will be co-presented with graduate research assistant Layla Smallwood and the other will explore the work of the TPS Civil Rights Fellowship with our partners at Mars Hill University and the University of South Carolina. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/TPS-MTSU-Presentation-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/TPS-MTSU-Presentation-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:23:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/02/02/look-for-tps-mtsu-at-upcoming-spring-conferences thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/28/benevolent-cemetery The Tennessee State Historic Preservation Review Board has approved the listing of Murfreesboro’s Benevolent Cemetery in the National Register of Historic Places. Center graduate students completed research for the nomination, which was sponsored by Allen Chapel AME Church and the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Tennessee State Historic Preservation Review Board has approved the listing of Murfreesboro’s Benevolent Cemetery in the National Register of Historic Places. Center graduate students completed research for the nomination, which was sponsored by Allen Chapel AME Church and the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Benevolent-Cemetery.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Benevolent-Cemetery.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:07:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/28/benevolent-cemetery thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/19/gilded-age-virtual-program On January 27, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. CT, the Mark Twain novel, and by extension the newly released HBO program, “The Gilded Age,” will be part of a program from the Preservation Society of Newport, Rhode Island. Center director Dr. Carroll Van West will talk about Mark Twain’s Tennessee context. … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> On January 27, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. CT, the Mark Twain novel, and by extension the newly released HBO program, “The Gilded Age,” will be part of a program from the Preservation Society of Newport, Rhode Island. Center director Dr. Carroll Van West will talk about Mark Twain’s Tennessee context. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> From the Society’s announcement of the program: <br/> Naming an Era: The Gilded Age as Novel and Nom de Guerre <br/> Thursday, January 27, 6 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CT), via Zoom <br/> Join us Thursday, January 27, 2022, for our first lecture of the new year. “Naming an Era: The Gilded Age as Novel and Nom de Guerre” will begin at 6 p.m. ET, live via Zoom. Historians and scholars of Mark Twain will join in conversation to analyze and discuss the origins of the term “Gilded Age,” which was taken from the Mark Twain and Charley Dudley Warner 1873 novel “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.” While the fictional book is largely based in Tennessee and Washington, D.C., it provides a contextual framework of current events and social structure that made for this largely misunderstood period in American history. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Speakers include Dr. Carroll Van West, professor and Tennessee State Historian; Pieter Roos, Executive Director of the Mark Twain House; Dr. James Golden, Twain scholar and Director of Interpretation at Historic Deerfield; and Dr. Kerry Driscoll, author and Associate Editor of the Mark Twain Papers and Project at the University of California, Berkeley. The link below allows you to register for free. <br/> <a href="https://www.newportmansions.org/learn/adult-programs" target="_blank"> https://www.newportmansions.org/learn/adult-programs </a> </p> </div> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/19/gilded-age-virtual-program thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/13/tennessee-101-tennessee-women-in-the-progressive-era Center staff are participating in the Tennessee Historical Society’s “Tennessee 101:Tennessee Women in the Progressive Era” online lecture series this winter. Dr. Antoinette van Zelm will present on the Woman’s Relief Corps in the “Shaping Memory” session on January 18, and Dr. Carroll Van West will discuss the ladies rest … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Center staff are participating in the Tennessee Historical Society’s “Tennessee 101:Tennessee Women in the Progressive Era” online lecture series this winter. Dr. Antoinette van Zelm will present on the Woman’s Relief Corps in the “Shaping Memory” session on January 18, and Dr. Carroll Van West will discuss the ladies rest room initiative in the “Shifting Perceptions” session on February 22. Register <a href="https://tennesseehistory.org/ths-programs/tennessee-101-tennessee-women-in-the-progressive-era/" target="_blank"> here </a> ! </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Tennessee-101-Progressive-Women-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Tennessee-101-Progressive-Women-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:54:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/13/tennessee-101-tennessee-women-in-the-progressive-era thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/13/the-neutral-ground-screening-and-discussion The Center joins Nashville Public Television for a free virtual screening and panel discussion of the documentary “The Neutral Ground” on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. The documentary, which was directed by C.J. Hunt, looks at the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans. For more information and … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center joins Nashville Public Television for a free virtual screening and panel discussion of the documentary “The Neutral Ground” on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. The documentary, which was directed by C.J. Hunt, looks at the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans. For more information and to register, see <a href="http://wnpt.org/events" target="_blank"> wnpt.org/events </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Neutral-Grand-Announcement.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Neutral-Grand-Announcement.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/13/the-neutral-ground-screening-and-discussion thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/04/welcome-2022 The MTSU Center for Historic Preservation is ready for 2022! We returned to a beautiful, snowy campus. We wish all of our partners and friends a great year, and please keep in touch. E-mail us at histpres@mtsu.edu or message us on Facebook. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The MTSU Center for Historic Preservation is ready for 2022! We returned to a beautiful, snowy campus. We wish all of our partners and friends a great year, and please keep in touch. E-mail us at histpres@mtsu.edu or message us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MTSUCHP" target="_blank"> Facebook </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Snowy-Morning-3-January-2022-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Snowy-Morning-3-January-2022-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:35:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2022/01/04/welcome-2022 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/20/holiday-hours-2 MTSU will take its annual holiday break from December 23-January 2. The Center for Historic Preservation will be closed during that time. The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County will be closed for the holidays from December 20-January 3. We hope to see you in the new year! Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:17:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/20/holiday-hours-2 https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/20/new-tennessee-century-farms-2 This Fall, we certified thirteen new Tennessee Century Farms from across the state. The next application deadline is February 1, 2022. Shown here is P.H. Kinney, the second owner of the Kinney Farm (1870) in Tipton County, with his grandchildren. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> This Fall, we certified thirteen new Tennessee Century Farms from across the state. The next <a href="https://www.tncenturyfarms.org/apply/" target="_blank"> application deadline </a> is February 1, 2022. Shown here is P.H. Kinney, the second owner of the Kinney Farm (1870) in Tipton County, with his grandchildren. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kinney-Farm-Image-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kinney-Farm-Image-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:59:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/20/new-tennessee-century-farms-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/10/planning-for-americas-250th-anniversary Center Director and Tennessee State Historian Dr. Carroll Van West has been on the road meeting with communities across the state about celebrating the forthcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. From Kingsport to Memphis, residents chimed in on what they think is important about their localities in the celebration … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Center Director and Tennessee State Historian Dr. Carroll Van West has been on the road meeting with communities across the state about celebrating the forthcoming 250 ^th anniversary of the American Revolution. From Kingsport to Memphis, residents chimed in on what they think is important about their localities in the celebration of the birth of our nation. The meetings were part of an ongoing effort by the Tennessee Commission for the Sesquicentennial of the United States to plan how best to celebrate our nation’s birthday and Revolutionary heritage with Tennessee’s unique resources. </p> </div> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/10/planning-for-americas-250th-anniversary thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/10/upcoming-songs-in-the-labor-movement-webinar Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU is partnering with the East Tennessee Historical Society to present a webinar on “Songs in the Labor Movement” on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 4 p.m. Central Time. We will be joined … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU </a> is partnering with the East Tennessee Historical Society to present a <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops" target="_blank"> webinar </a> on “Songs in the Labor Movement” on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 4 p.m. Central Time. We will be joined by Dr. Brian Dempsey, assistant professor of history and director of the Public History Center at the University of North Alabama, who will discuss the music and activism of American folk icon Woody Guthrie. TPS-MTSU staff will supplement this discussion with resources and classroom activities focusing on primary sources from the Library of Congress, particularly from the Library’s American Folklife Center. This webinar applies most closely to 5 ^th grade and high school U.S. History standards. </p> </div> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/12/10/upcoming-songs-in-the-labor-movement-webinar thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/22/public-meetings-on-americas-250th-anniversary The Tennessee Commission for the Semiquincentennial of the United States invites you to join a public information meeting held at these Tennessee cities from December 6-8, 2021. December 6, noon: Knoxville, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay StreetDecember 6, 4 pm: Kingsport. Eastman Board Room at the Kingsport Chamber … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Tennessee Commission for the Semiquincentennial of the United States invites you to join a public information meeting held at these Tennessee cities from December 6-8, 2021. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> December 6, noon: Knoxville, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street <br/> December 6, 4 pm: Kingsport. Eastman Board Room at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, 400 Clinchfield Street, Suite 100 <br/> December 7, 11 am: Nashville. Tennessee Historical Commission, 2951 Lebanon Road <br/> December 8, 4 pm: Memphis: Memphis Public Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We want to discuss the ideas and plans that Tennesseans have to commemorate, educate, and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The mission of the Tennessee Commission for the Semiquincentennial of the United States is to promote an inclusive statewide celebration and educational commemoration of America’s 250th by interpreting and preserving Tennessee’s unique stories, objects, landmarks, and places across our diverse state that defined who we are as Tennesseans and Americans. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We want to hear from YOU about the unique stories, objects, landmarks, and places that you wish to highlight and learn more about during the state’s 250th celebration. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Tennessee State Historian and MTSU Center for Historic Preservation Director, Dr. Carroll Van West, and members of the Commission will attend the public information meetings to share their ideas and to hear your thoughts about how Tennessee can best celebrate our great nation’s 250th birthday and commemorate the many important events of our Revolutionary War heritage. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> If you cannot attend the meetings in person, please join us at a Zoom meeting on December 9 at 6 pm central/ 7 pm eastern <br/> Tennessee Commission for the Semiquincentennial of the United States Public Meeting <br/> When: Dec 9, 2021 6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET (US and Canada) <br/> Register in advance for this meeting: <br/> <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclduuqqDosGtwMl6eMq8j_dEfTi9reyW7V?fbclid=IwAR1HNy_xuTRZzSy5Z1VzGhUYoKMRiBZUZtFvdTT4NPXXuJIkqVDh54McD0E" target="_blank"> https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZclduuqqDosGtwMl6eMq8j… </a> <br/> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. </p> </div> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/22/public-meetings-on-americas-250th-anniversary thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/22/fall-2021-common-bond As is our custom, we share our annual report as our Fall newsletter. Among the highlights in the 2020-2021 report are our survey of structures along the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, new exhibits created through the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area program, and our participation … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> As is our custom, we share our annual report as our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fall-2021-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> Fall newsletter </a> . Among the highlights in the 2020-2021 report are our survey of structures along the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, new exhibits created through the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area program, and our participation in the Teaching with Primary Sources Civil Rights Fellowship. We welcome your comments and suggestions. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fall-2021-Common-Bond-for-Web-site-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fall-2021-Common-Bond-for-Web-site-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:23:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/22/fall-2021-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/22/new-rutherford-county-museum-opens The Center is proud to have played a major role in creating a new museum in the historic Rutherford County Courthouse in downtown Murfreesboro. A ribbon-cutting was held on November 21 to celebrate this successful partnership project, and Center director Dr. Carroll Van West spoke about the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center is proud to have played a major role in creating a new museum in the historic Rutherford County Courthouse in downtown Murfreesboro. A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtsublueraiders/videos/1881491282060839" target="_blank"> ribbon-cutting </a> was held on November 21 to celebrate this successful partnership project, and Center director Dr. Carroll Van West spoke about the local community’s shared history. The Rutherford County Archives will manage the museum, which is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday from 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM, and Sunday from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM. Major contributors to the museum include Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, Dr. E.C. and Barbara Tolbert, the African American Heritage Society of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, Owen and Sara West, and the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RuCo-Museum-Opening.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RuCo-Museum-Opening.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:19:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/22/new-rutherford-county-museum-opens thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/08/tps-civil-rights-fellowship-starts-study-of-reconstruction-and-jim-crow The TPS Civil Rights Fellowship, an ongoing partnership project among the Teaching with Primary Sources programs at MTSU, Mars Hill University, and the University of South Carolina, turns its focus to Reconstruction and Jim Crow this Fall. TPS–MTSU is leading this phase of the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The TPS Civil Rights Fellowship, an ongoing partnership project among the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources </a> programs at <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> MTSU </a> , Mars Hill University, and the University of South Carolina, turns its focus to Reconstruction and Jim Crow this Fall. TPS–MTSU is leading this phase of the fellowship program. In addition to several readings on the period, fellows recently participated in a virtual session with Dr. Tiffany Momon, an assistant professor of History at Sewanee, exploring “Reconstruction on the Southern Landscape.” Over the next few weeks, fellows will view virtual field trips to the Natchez Street Historic District in Franklin, Special Collections and Archives at the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library at Fisk University, and Murfreesboro’s Cemetery community and Benevolent Cemetery. Fellows will then take part in a panel discussion exploring how to use place to explore Reconstruction and Jim Crow. They will end this phase of the program by writing lesson plans for their classrooms based on their study. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The work of the TPS Civil Rights Fellowship will be highlighted in a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, next summer. If you are interested in learning more about this conference, sign up <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRt8s7DsuLolLPyu3IpyPv7y_j-ykbwSJIBnYxNkUJ5FKb3A/viewform" target="_blank"> here </a> to be added to our mailing list for this event. </p> </div> Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/08/tps-civil-rights-fellowship-starts-study-of-reconstruction-and-jim-crow thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/02/parkers-chapel-baptist-church-and-cemetery-added-to-the-national-register Parker’s Chapel Baptist Church and Cemetery in Portland, Tennessee, was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance to African American history. Freedpeople established the church and community in about 1870. Center staff and graduate research assistant Meggan McCarthy assisted the congregation with the nomination. To … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Parker’s Chapel Baptist Church and Cemetery in Portland, Tennessee, was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance to African American history. Freedpeople established the church and community in about 1870. Center staff and graduate research assistant Meggan McCarthy assisted the congregation with the nomination. To learn more about this historic place, visit the <em> Tennessee Encyclopedia </em> online: <a href="https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/parkers-chapel/" target="_blank"> https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/parkers-chapel/ </a> </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Parkers-Chapel-Baptist-Church-.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Parkers-Chapel-Baptist-Church-.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:12:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/11/02/parkers-chapel-baptist-church-and-cemetery-added-to-the-national-register thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/10/11/new-exhibit-panels-for-cedars-of-lebanon-state-park Ph.D. graduate research assistant Meggan McCarthy researched and wrote exhibit panels to be displayed at the Sadie Ford House, a historic farm property that is now part of Cedars of Lebanon State Park.  The panels consider the Ford House as a witness to important historic events, including the building of … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Ph.D. graduate research assistant Meggan McCarthy researched and wrote exhibit panels to be displayed at the Sadie Ford House, a historic farm property that is now part of Cedars of Lebanon State Park.  The panels consider the Ford House as a witness to important historic events, including the building of the park during the Great Depression and the Tennessee Maneuvers during World War II. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Meggan-McCarthy-and-Sadie-Ford-House-Panels-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Meggan-McCarthy-and-Sadie-Ford-House-Panels-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:04:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/10/11/new-exhibit-panels-for-cedars-of-lebanon-state-park thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/29/auburntown-gym-nomination We are currently working with the Auburntown Historical Society in Cannon County, Tennessee, to nominate the historic Auburntown Gym to the National Register of Historic Places. The Works Progress Administration helped fund the building’s construction in 1936 using local labor. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We are currently working with the Auburntown Historical Society in Cannon County, Tennessee, to nominate the historic Auburntown Gym to the National Register of Historic Places. The Works Progress Administration helped fund the building’s construction in 1936 using local labor. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Auburntown-Gym-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Auburntown-Gym-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:55:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/29/auburntown-gym-nomination thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/15/new-farm-women-exhibit-at-the-heritage-center The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County has opened a new exhibit about farm women. The exhibit was made possible through the generosity of Mr. Lloyd Lewis, who donated the butter-making tools and implements in memory of his wife, Bonnie Lewis. Bonnie, an … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The <a href="https://www.tncivilwar.org/the-heritage-center" target="_blank"> Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County </a> has opened a new <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TN-Century-Farms-Web-PDFs-collective.pdf" target="_blank"> exhibit </a> about farm women. The exhibit was made possible through the generosity of Mr. Lloyd Lewis, who donated the butter-making tools and implements in memory of his wife, Bonnie Lewis. Bonnie, an avid local collector and antique dealer, created the collection, which helps us better understand and appreciate the hard work of farm women and families through time. The Heritage Center is open Tuesday-Friday, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RuCo-Century-Farms-Exhibit-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RuCo-Century-Farms-Exhibit-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:17:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/15/new-farm-women-exhibit-at-the-heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/10/common-bond-newsletter Our latest issue looks at our move to Peck Hall in the historic core of the MTSU campus and the ongoing legacy of the Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship in Historic Preservation. And, our “Formers’ Corner” features Marquita Reed-Wright, now collections manager and archivist for the National Museum … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Summer-2021-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> latest issue </a> looks at our move to Peck Hall in the historic core of the MTSU campus and the ongoing legacy of the Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship in Historic Preservation. And, our “Formers’ Corner” features Marquita Reed-Wright, now collections manager and archivist for the National Museum of African American Music. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screenshot-of-Newsletter-for-Home-page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screenshot-of-Newsletter-for-Home-page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:51:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/10/common-bond-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/03/fall-cemetery-workshop The Center will be offering a Fall cemetery preservation workshop at Mt. Nebo Cemetery in Maury County on Saturday, October 16. The workshop will include a presentation in the morning and an on-site tombstone cleaning in the afternoon. If you plan to attend, please e-mail Dr. Stacey Graham at Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center will be offering a Fall cemetery preservation workshop at Mt. Nebo Cemetery in Maury County on Saturday, October 16. The workshop will include a presentation in the morning and an on-site tombstone cleaning in the afternoon. If you plan to attend, please e-mail Dr. Stacey Graham at <a href="mailto:Stacey.Graham@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> Stacey.Graham@mtsu.edu </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Cemetery-Workshop-Fall-2021.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Cemetery-Workshop-Fall-2021.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/03/fall-cemetery-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/03/the-center-kicks-off-the-fall-semester 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 … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 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 <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/students/" target="_blank"> https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/students/ </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Meggan-at-Cemetery-Workshop-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Meggan-at-Cemetery-Workshop-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:29:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/09/03/the-center-kicks-off-the-fall-semester thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/08/23/mcminnvilles-blue-building Recently, Center staff met with local officials and community stakeholders in McMinnville, Tennessee, to discuss the future of the Blue Building. The Blue Building, named for former mayor Franklin P. Blue, began its life as a nineteenth-century mansion before being converted to a school in 1915. It … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Recently, Center staff met with local officials and community stakeholders in McMinnville, Tennessee, to discuss the future of the <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/McMinnville-Blue-Building-Report-Compiled-Version-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank"> Blue Building </a> . The Blue Building, named for former mayor Franklin P. Blue, began its life as a nineteenth-century mansion before being converted to a school in 1915. It was later used for municipal offices for several decades but has sat vacant for many years now. Community members hope to find a way to bring new life to the structure, which is an important part of McMinnville’s historic landscape. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Blue-Building-003.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Blue-Building-003.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:52:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/08/23/mcminnvilles-blue-building thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/08/04/discover-tennessee-webinar-series Discover Tennessee History will offer a seven-part webinar series for the 2021-2022 school year. Each month one of the consortium’s partner organizations will offer a one-hour session exploring topics in Tennessee history, with related primary sources and educational resources for use with students. Recordings of this series and last year’s … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <em> Discover Tennessee History </em> will offer a seven-part webinar series for the 2021-2022 school year. Each month one of the consortium’s partner organizations will offer a one-hour session exploring topics in Tennessee history, with related primary sources and educational resources for use with students. Recordings of this series and last year’s are available, and PD credit can be earned for each session. Click <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/DiscoverTnHistory" target="_blank"> here </a> for more information and to register. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot_2021-08-04-Walker-Library-TPS-Home-Discover-Tennessee-History.png" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot_2021-08-04-Walker-Library-TPS-Home-Discover-Tennessee-History.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:44:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/08/04/discover-tennessee-webinar-series thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/08/04/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified-3 We certified fifteen new Tennessee Century Farms this summer. Their founding dates ranged from 1832 (the Welch Farm in Grainger County) to 1921 (FFF Farms in Jefferson County). Shown here is a historic image of the Windy Hill Farm (1906) in Warren County. Nelson Grissom (on right) … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We certified fifteen new <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Century Farms </a> this summer. Their founding dates ranged from 1832 (the Welch Farm in Grainger County) to 1921 (FFF Farms in Jefferson County). Shown here is a historic image of the Windy Hill Farm (1906) in Warren County. Nelson Grissom (on right) would become the farm’s third owner in 1965. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Windy-Hill-Farm-Image-6-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Windy-Hill-Farm-Image-6-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:04:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/08/04/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified-3 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/07/06/fiddlers-jamboree-and-crafts-festival-50-year-history Enjoy this new history of the Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival, written by Center graduate research assistant Jennifer Ruch. The illustrated booklet looks back at the origins of this popular tribute to traditional music and the town of Smithville’s dedication to the Appalachian sound. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Enjoy this new history of the Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival, written by Center graduate research assistant Jennifer Ruch. The illustrated <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jamboree_50yr_Historyebook-_2021.pdf" target="_blank"> booklet </a> looks back at the origins of this popular tribute to traditional music and the town of Smithville’s dedication to the Appalachian sound. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fiddlers-Jamboree-Cover.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fiddlers-Jamboree-Cover.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:44:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/07/06/fiddlers-jamboree-and-crafts-festival-50-year-history thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/29/old-copper-road-preservation-alliance-receives-grant The Center would like to congratulate our project partners at the Old Copper Road Preservation Alliance (ORCPA) for being awarded a Rural Development Grant by the Southeast Tennessee Development District. We’ve been working with the ORCPA to develop historical interpretation for heritage tourism, and the grant will facilitate the alliance’s … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center would like to congratulate our project partners at the Old Copper Road Preservation Alliance (ORCPA) for being awarded a Rural Development Grant by the Southeast Tennessee Development District. We’ve been working with the ORCPA to develop historical interpretation for heritage tourism, and the grant will facilitate the alliance’s ongoing work on this initiative. The Ocoee Whitewater Center in Cherokee National Forest is located near the Old Copper Road. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ocoee-Whitewater-Center.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ocoee-Whitewater-Center.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:44:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/29/old-copper-road-preservation-alliance-receives-grant thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/29/new-emancipation-marker-in-franklin The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area helped sponsor a new marker in Franklin about Union general Gordon Granger and emancipation. Gen. Granger was stationed in Franklin before his now-famous proclamation of freedom for enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Laura Holder represented the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The <a href="https://www.tncivilwar.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area </a> helped sponsor a new marker in Franklin about Union general Gordon Granger and emancipation. Gen. Granger was stationed in Franklin before his now-famous proclamation of freedom for enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Laura Holder represented the Heritage Area at the <a href="http://www.williamsonherald.com/communities/history-heritage-intertwine-at-juneteenth-celebration/article_f00175f0-d463-11eb-978f-435ad16934bd.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=user-share" target="_blank"> marker dedication </a> at Pinkerton Park. The dedication took place at the Williamson County African American Heritage Society’s seventeenth-annual Juneteenth celebration. </p> </div> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:01:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/29/new-emancipation-marker-in-franklin thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/29/dr-susan-knowles-retires Best wishes to longtime Center staff member Dr. Susan Knowles, who has transitioned to retirement. Dr. Knowles has worked on numerous projects around the state and is a leading authority on the marble industry of East Tennessee, which was the subject of her dissertation. … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Best wishes to longtime Center staff member Dr. Susan Knowles, who has transitioned to retirement. Dr. Knowles has worked on numerous projects around the state and is a leading authority on the marble industry of East Tennessee, which was the subject of her <a href="https://jewlscholar-mtsu-edu.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3953" target="_blank"> dissertation </a> . Her work on path-breaking digital partnership projects includes <a href="https://www.civilwarshades.org/" target="_blank"> Shades of Gray and Blue </a> , <a href="https://tnmap.tn.gov/civilwar/freedmen/" target="_blank"> Landscape of Liberation </a> , and <a href="https://digital.mtsu.edu/digital/collection/p15838coll7" target="_blank"> Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations </a> . We wish Susan all the best in her next chapter! </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:26:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/29/dr-susan-knowles-retires thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/03/becks-knob-cemetery The Center is pleased to learn of the successful National Register of Historic Places nomination for Beck’s Knob Cemetery in Chattanooga. Center director Dr. Carroll Van West, fieldwork coordinator Savannah Knies, and graduate assistant Tori Peck assisted project partners at Hurst United Methodist Church and the Chattanooga African American Cemetery … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center is pleased to learn of the successful National Register of Historic Places nomination for Beck’s Knob Cemetery in Chattanooga. Center director Dr. Carroll Van West, fieldwork coordinator Savannah Knies, and graduate assistant Tori Peck assisted project partners at Hurst United Methodist Church and the Chattanooga African American Cemetery Group on this important property, and we are glad to see it receiving deserved recognition. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Becks-Knob-edited-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Becks-Knob-edited-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:55:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/03/becks-knob-cemetery thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/03/statehood-day-conversation For Tennessee Statehood Day, Center director Dr. Carroll Van West joined some of our friends at the Tennessee State Museum for a conversation about efforts around the state to preserve and tell the story of Tennessee’s rich and diverse history. Former student and current curator Annabeth Hayes, along with fellow … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> For Tennessee Statehood Day, Center director Dr. Carroll Van West joined some of our friends at the Tennessee State Museum for a conversation about efforts around the state to preserve and tell the story of Tennessee’s rich and diverse history. Former student and current curator Annabeth Hayes, along with fellow curator Brigette Jones, joined Dr. West in the discussion, which is available to watch <a href="https://tnmuseum.org/Videos/videos/state-historian-dr-carroll-van-west-on-state-history-around-tennessee" target="_blank"> here </a> . The conversation took place on the 225th anniversary of Tennessee becoming the sixteenth state in the Union. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Statehood-Day-cropped-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Statehood-Day-cropped-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/06/03/statehood-day-conversation thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/05/05/dorothy-williams-potter-scholarship The Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship has supported the graduate studies of students at the Center for a generation. With many thanks to the ongoing generosity of Ms. Potter, we are happy to announce that the Summer 2021 scholarship goes to Stefanie Haire (on left, at Brown’s Tavern in Chattanooga) and … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship has supported the graduate studies of students at the Center for a generation. With many thanks to the ongoing generosity of Ms. Potter, we are happy to announce that the Summer 2021 scholarship goes to Stefanie Haire (on left, at Brown’s Tavern in Chattanooga) and the 2021-22 scholarship goes to Meggan McCarthy (on right, at a socially distanced community meeting at Parker’s Chapel Church in Portland). Congratulations!! </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Collage-with-Stefanie-and-Meggan.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Collage-with-Stefanie-and-Meggan.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 05 May 2021 19:07:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/05/05/dorothy-williams-potter-scholarship thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/05/05/spring-2021-common-bond Enjoy our Spring 2021 Common Bond newsletter! In addition to an update from former Center graduate research assistant Kelli Gibson, we have features about our recent cemetery workshops, the Places, Perspectives: African American Community-building in Tennessee collaborative digital project, and our graduate research assistants’ … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Enjoy our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Spring-2021-Common-Bond.pdf" target="_blank"> Spring 2021 Common Bond </a> newsletter! In addition to an update from former Center graduate research assistant Kelli Gibson, we have features about our recent cemetery workshops, the <a href="https://digital.mtsu.edu/digital/collection/p15838coll17" target="_blank"> Places, Perspectives: African American Community-building in Tennessee </a> collaborative digital project, and our graduate research assistants’ contributions to the field of public history. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Common-Bond-Image-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Common-Bond-Image-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 05 May 2021 18:27:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/05/05/spring-2021-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/05/05/trail-of-tears-educator-workshop Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU is partnering with the East Tennessee Historical Society to offer a virtual educator workshop on Thursday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The workshop “Trail of Tears: A Comparative Look at the Experiences of Southeastern Tribal Nations” will explore how the Cherokee experience after … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU is partnering with the East Tennessee Historical Society to offer a virtual educator workshop on Thursday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The workshop “Trail of Tears: A Comparative Look at the Experiences of Southeastern Tribal Nations” will explore how the Cherokee experience after the Indian Removal Act compared with other tribal nations, such as the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole. Amy Kostine, the Center’s National Trails Program Coordinator, will join the workshop as a special guest speaker. This workshop is sponsored by Humanities Tennessee. For more information or to register, please email Kira Duke at kira.duke@mtsu.edu. 1836 image showing western lands assigned to tribal nations is courtesy of the Library of Congress. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LOC-Emigrant-Indians-Map.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LOC-Emigrant-Indians-Map.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 05 May 2021 17:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/05/05/trail-of-tears-educator-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/20/merrill-williams-house The Center is thrilled for one of our partners, the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County, which recently announced plans to purchase the historic Merrill-Williams House on Natchez Street in Franklin to create a public learning space. The home is a centerpiece of the Natchez community … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center is thrilled for one of our partners, the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County, which recently announced plans to purchase the historic <a href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/aa923bf4-6797-4e56-86a4-36168476ecaf"> Merrill-Williams House </a> on Natchez Street in Franklin to create a public learning space. The home is a centerpiece of the Natchez community and will serve as a locus for the study of African American history. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is currently under an “option to purchase,” which will allow the AAHSWC time to raise the funds needed to purchase and preserve the home. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Merrill-Williams-house-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Merrill-Williams-house-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:16:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/20/merrill-williams-house thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/20/were-on-youtube Have you checked out the Center’s YouTube channel yet? Catch up with some of our former students in the field and learn about cemetery preservation with Dr. Stacey Graham, our research professor. You can also share Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU Webinars with your teacher friends. Be sure … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Have you checked out the Center’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOyGDcHIiNqLDlkxYKZaSw"> YouTube channel </a> yet? Catch up with some of our former students in the field and learn about cemetery preservation with Dr. Stacey Graham, our research professor. You can also share Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU Webinars with your teacher friends. Be sure to subscribe to get new content as we post it! </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/youtube-channel-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/youtube-channel-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/20/were-on-youtube thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/01/new-tennessee-century-farms We certified seventeen new Tennessee Century Farms this spring and are in the process of welcoming all of them to the program via its Facebook page. Shown here is the Phillips Family Farm in Smith County, which dates back to 1920. The owners live in this farmhouse, … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We certified seventeen new Tennessee Century Farms this spring and are in the process of welcoming all of them to the program via its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms" target="_blank"> Facebook page </a> . Shown here is the Phillips Family Farm in Smith County, which dates back to 1920. The owners live in this farmhouse, built in 1947. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Phillips-Family-Farm-Image-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Phillips-Family-Farm-Image-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:24:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/01/new-tennessee-century-farms thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/01/pleasant-garden-cemetery-workshop Under the leadership of Dr. Stacey Graham, the Center recently held its Spring 2021 cemetery preservation workshop at Pleasant Garden Cemetery in Chattanooga. Community members, staff, and graduate students marked the first day of spring by scrubbing tombstones. You can learn more about cemetery preservation best practices Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Under the leadership of Dr. Stacey Graham, the Center recently held its Spring 2021 cemetery preservation workshop at Pleasant Garden Cemetery in Chattanooga. Community members, staff, and graduate students marked the first day of spring by scrubbing tombstones. You can learn more about cemetery preservation best practices <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/resources/cemetery-resources/" target="_blank"> here </a> . </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Pleasant-Garden-Cemetery-Workshop.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Pleasant-Garden-Cemetery-Workshop.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:16:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/04/01/pleasant-garden-cemetery-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/03/22/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-2 Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU and its partners have just wrapped up the 2020-2021 Discover Tennessee History Webinar series,  available on the collaborative’s YouTube channel.  The final session was presented by TPS-MTSU and featured Center for Historic Preservation Trail of Tears historian Amy Kostine, who presented research … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU and its partners have just wrapped up the 2020-2021 Discover Tennessee History Webinar series,  available on the collaborative’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRUfJ5Q7-zttuYvsC9IoNw43jssO36bKv" target="_blank"> YouTube channel. </a>   The final session was presented by TPS-MTSU and featured Center for Historic Preservation Trail of Tears historian Amy Kostine, who presented research featured in the new guide <em> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TRTE-Transportation-Booklet-spread-compressed-and-reduced.pdf" target="_blank"> Rivers, Rails, and Roads: Transportation During the Cherokee Removal, 1837-1839 </a> </em> . To learn about upcoming virtual workshops and get registered, visit the MTSU Teaching with Primary Sources <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops"> Web site </a> . Teaching with Primary Sources is a nationwide partnership program funded by the Library of Congress, and one of the Center for Historic Preservation’s flagship programs. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TPS-headerID_vert_member4960.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TPS-headerID_vert_member4960.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:55:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/03/22/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/03/05/celebrate-national-womens-history-month MTSU has a full schedule of activities for National Women’s History Month 2021. Residents and visitors to Rutherford County can take our driving tour of local historic sites to learn more about women’s contributions to education, business, and civic … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cover-Snapshot-Updated-Footsteps-Brochure.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cover-Snapshot-Updated-Footsteps-Brochure.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> MTSU has a full <a href="https://mtsu.edu/jac/docs/NWHM2021Calendar01219397.pdf" target="_blank"> schedule of activities </a> for National Women’s History Month 2021. Residents and visitors to Rutherford County can take our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WEB_Notable-Womens-Brochure.pdf" target="_blank"> driving tour </a> of local historic sites to learn more about women’s contributions to education, business, and civic life. </p> </div> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/03/05/celebrate-national-womens-history-month thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/02/26/bachman-mccoy-farm Center staff recently met with community members at the Bachman McCoy Farm in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, to discuss nominating the property to the National Register of Historic Places. The house dates to the early 1900s, and the women who lived on the property played a large role in local recreation … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Center staff recently met with community members at the Bachman McCoy Farm in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, to discuss nominating the property to the National Register of Historic Places. The house dates to the early 1900s, and the women who lived on the property played a large role in local recreation and community development during the twentieth century. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bachman-McCoy-scaled.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bachman-McCoy-scaled.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:41:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/02/26/bachman-mccoy-farm thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/02/26/townsend-cultural-center The steering committee of the Townsend Cultural Center at the historic Townsend School in Winchester, Tennessee, is making progress on setting up a heritage room to tell the story of “Doc” Anderson Townsend, for whom the school was named. Center for Historic Preservation staff delivered two exhibit panels that convey … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The steering committee of the Townsend Cultural Center at the historic Townsend School in Winchester, Tennessee, is making progress on setting up a heritage room to tell the story of “Doc” Anderson Townsend, for whom the school was named. Center for Historic Preservation staff delivered two exhibit panels that convey the significance of Townsend’s service in the United States Colored Troops and his community leadership afterward. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Townsend-scaled.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Townsend-scaled.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:24:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/02/26/townsend-cultural-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/02/10/winter-2021-common-bond Our Winter 2021 issue of Common Bond, our quarterly newsletter, features former Center graduate research assistant Paul Hoffman and looks at several ongoing projects: efforts to preserve early properties in Hawkins County, graduate student residencies with the Tennessee Century Farms Program and the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive, … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Our <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Winter-2021-Common-Bond-Newsletter.pdf" target="_blank"> Winter 2021 issue of <em> Common Bond </em> </a> , our quarterly newsletter, features former Center graduate research assistant Paul Hoffman and looks at several ongoing projects: efforts to preserve early properties in Hawkins County, graduate student residencies with the Tennessee Century Farms Program and the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive, and the Civil Rights Fellowship launched by Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU. </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Cover-Image-for-Web-site-News-Items-.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Cover-Image-for-Web-site-News-Items-.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/02/10/winter-2021-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/26/new-adventures-for-two-center-students Over the last few weeks, two Center graduate research assistants have moved on to full-time positions in the historic preservation field while they continue their Ph.D. studies. Stefanie Haire … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Stefanie Haire recently began working as historic preservation planner with the Southeast Tennessee Development District, a ten-county region. She is currently nominating resources to the National Register of Historic Places, including the Dunlap Mercantile building (Sequatchie County) and Walden’s Ridge Civic Center (Hamilton County), and assisting with development of a new interpretive trail at the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park (Meigs County). The latter is a collaborative effort with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the National Park Service, and connects to her Center work on the Trail of Tears. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Danielle Shelton has accepted a position as a historian with the U.S. Forest Service. This role is much like what she did at the Center. She will research and write National Forest landscape histories and evaluate sites throughout the country for Sections 106 &amp; 110 compliance. There are only seven historians in the Forest Service, compared to more than six hundred archaeologists, so she and her fellow historians have a big job to do. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Image of Stefanie (left) and Danielle at a Trail of Tears conference, courtesy of Amy Kostine. </p> </div> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/26/new-adventures-for-two-center-students thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/26/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-spring-webinars Our Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU program will continue offering virtual professional development throughout the Spring 2021 semester. The “Digging In” webinar series resumes Thursday, February 11th, with “Teaching … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shirley-Chisholm-from-LOC-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shirley-Chisholm-from-LOC-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops" target="_blank"> https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops </a> </p> </div> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:53:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/26/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-spring-webinars thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/14/spring-semester-at-mtsu While some Center for Historic Preservation staff are working from home based on the university’s current COVID-19 recommendations, we are always available to serve students, the campus community, and the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kirksey-Old-Main-in-Snow-Jan.-11-2021-from-MTSU-Facebook-Page-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kirksey-Old-Main-in-Snow-Jan.-11-2021-from-MTSU-Facebook-Page-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/14/spring-semester-at-mtsu thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/14/new-rivers-rails-and-roads-booklet Check out the latest publication to come out of our partnership with the National Park Service’s National Trails Office, Rivers, Rails, and Roads: Transportation During the Cherokee … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Cropped-TRTE-booklet-cover-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Cropped-TRTE-booklet-cover-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/14/new-rivers-rails-and-roads-booklet thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/04/january-2021-tps-mtsu-newsletter The theme of the January 2021 Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU newsletter is “Historical Thinking.” The content was created by the students in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chicago-Gangland-Poster-from-LOC.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chicago-Gangland-Poster-from-LOC.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/ld.php?content_id=59208264" target="_blank"> newsletter </a> </p> </div> Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2021/01/04/january-2021-tps-mtsu-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/22/holiday-hours The MTSU Center for Historic Preservation will be closed during the university’s annual holiday break from December 24-January 3. The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County is closed from … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Outdoor-class-9-21.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Outdoor-class-9-21.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:07:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/22/holiday-hours thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/16/pitt-farm-and-distillery This fall, we visited the National Register-listed Pitt Farm and Distillery in Robertson County, Tennessee. The 19th-century house (pictured here) was built in at least two stages and has both … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pitt-House-2020-cropped.png" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pitt-House-2020-cropped.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pitt-House-Assessment-reduced-size.pdf" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:56:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/16/pitt-farm-and-distillery thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/02/updated-driving-tour We have updated In the Footsteps of Notable Women: A Self-Guided Tour of Rutherford County, first published in 2010, to include new research on local suffragists and … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/History-Wall-at-Murfree-Spring.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/History-Wall-at-Murfree-Spring.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:28:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/02/updated-driving-tour thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/02/new-pioneer-century-farm Pioneer Century Farms are those founded in 1796 or earlier. The Holston View Farm, located west of Church Hill in Hawkins County, dates to 1795 and has been added … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Holston-View-Farm-Image-6-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Holston-View-Farm-Image-6-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/From-Settlement-to-Statehood-Tennessees-Pioneer-Century-Farms.pdf"> Pioneer Century Farms </a> </p> </div> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/12/02/new-pioneer-century-farm thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/18/tps-civil-rights-fellowship-at-national-council-for-the-social-studies-conference TPS-MTSU is partnering with TPS programs at Mars Hill University and the University of South Carolina for a multi-year fellowship program exploring the long civil rights movement. … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Highlander-Folk-School-from-LOC-cropped-and-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Highlander-Folk-School-from-LOC-cropped-and-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="/2019/10/03/tps-civil-rights-fellowship/" target="_blank"> a multi-year fellowship program exploring the long civil rights movement </a> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/18/tps-civil-rights-fellowship-at-national-council-for-the-social-studies-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/18/mormon-pioneer-project The Center is pleased to continue its partnership with the National Trails System of the National Park Service through a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Task Agreement for the ninth … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nebraska-Image-for-Mormon-Pioneer-Trail.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nebraska-Image-for-Mormon-Pioneer-Trail.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mopi/index.htm" target="_blank"> Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail </a> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:56:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/18/mormon-pioneer-project thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/06/fall-2020-common-bond In this quarter’s issue of Common Bond, we share the Center’s annual report for 2019-2020. Highlights include programming and interpretive products related to the centennial of woman … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Fall-2020-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Fall-2020-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/06/fall-2020-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/06/historic-rutherford-county-courthouse-exhibit The Center has partnered with the Rutherford County government to create a new museum experience at the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse on the Square in Murfreesboro. We installed the first … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Courthouse-Exhibit-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Courthouse-Exhibit-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:23:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/11/06/historic-rutherford-county-courthouse-exhibit thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/16/mount-olive-cemetery-preservation-workshop This fall’s cemetery preservation workshop took place on a beautiful October day at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Clarksville. Participants learned basic hands-on techniques for cleaning tombstones, as well as state … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mount-Olive-Cemetery-Workshop.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mount-Olive-Cemetery-Workshop.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/16/mount-olive-cemetery-preservation-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/16/parker-chapel We continue to work on a National Register of Historic Places nomination for Parker’s Chapel Church and Cemetery in Sumner County. Leading our efforts is Center graduate research assistant and … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Parkers-Chapel-10.16.20.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Parkers-Chapel-10.16.20.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/parkers-chapel/" target="_blank"> https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/parkers-chapel/ </a> </p> </div> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:05:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/16/parker-chapel thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/16/beck-knob-cemetery Center staff and students recently traveled to Chattanooga to meet with community partners at Beck Knob Cemetery, the city’s oldest African American burial ground. We are currently working on nominating … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Beck-Knob.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Beck-Knob.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:58:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/16/beck-knob-cemetery thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/01/monuments-talk-hosted-by-mtsus-albert-gore-research-center On October 14 at 5 p.m. Central, the Albert Gore Research Center will present a conversation with Connor Towne O’Neill, author of Down Along With That Devil’s Bones: A Reckoning … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The event is free and open to the public, and will be held on Zoom. Please register ahead of time at <a href="https://bit.ly/MonumentsTalk?fbclid=IwAR0mfMSGaTqtgXxrS6sv9vJHkey633bi3tbDvPTW0sAM8hDTTJFqxbYZZKo"> bit.ly/MonumentsTalk </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> To learn more about the book, visit <a href="https://www.workman.com/products/down-along-with-that-devils-bones?fbclid=IwAR3kplL1_WvAxF0EIJeys8V1-g6zFfD5aT7jr9OO3UObeQwZfSuNTxNhlt0"> https://www.workman.com/…/down-along-with-that-devils… </a> </p> </div> Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:59:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/01/monuments-talk-hosted-by-mtsus-albert-gore-research-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/01/fall-2020-cemetery-preservation-workshop This fall’s cemetery preservation workshop will take place on Friday, October 16, at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Clarksville, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central Time. … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Participants will learn basic hands-on techniques for cleaning tombstones, as well as state laws concerning cemeteries and best practices for documentation. If you would like to bring your own supplies, please be sure to consult which ones are appropriate in the <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Intro-Guide-to-Cemetery-Cleaning.pdf"> Intro Guide to Cemetery Cleaning </a> . We will be practicing social-distancing and, as per MTSU policy, requesting that participants wear face masks. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> This workshop is a partnership event with the Mt. Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society. Please park behind the Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Cumberland Drive. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Be sure to R.S.V.P. to <a href="mailto:stacey.graham@mtsu.edu"> stacey.graham@mtsu.edu </a> . </p> </div> Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/10/01/fall-2020-cemetery-preservation-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/09/22/old-copper-road-preservation-alliance On Friday, September 18, programs manager Dr. Lydia Simpson joined our project partners with the Old Copper Road Preservation Alliance for a stakeholders meeting in Ocoee, Tennessee. … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Old-Copper-Road-Stakeholders-Meeting-9.18.20.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Old-Copper-Road-Stakeholders-Meeting-9.18.20.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://oldcopperroad.org/" target="_blank"> Old Copper Road Preservation Alliance </a> </p> </div> Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/09/22/old-copper-road-preservation-alliance thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/09/18/survey-of-wilson-county-century-farms-launched The Tennessee Century Farms Program welcomes graduate research assistant Ethan Holden. Ethan is conducting a survey of Wilson County Century Farms as part of his residency for … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Century-Farms-Ethan.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Century-Farms-Ethan.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/farms/" target="_blank"> Wilson County Century Farms </a> </p> </div> Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:22:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/09/18/survey-of-wilson-county-century-farms-launched thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/09/14/constitution-day-2020 The MTSU American Democracy Project’s virtual Constitution Day program revives and expands on the Center’s woman suffrage program that had to be cancelled by the pandemic last March. Be sure … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> You can watch a recording of the event <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVm5jYTz4Hs&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"> here </a> . </p> </div> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/09/14/constitution-day-2020 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/31/new-century-farms-certified-2 The Tennessee Century Farms Program recently certified sixteen new farms, including the Noah Farm (1909) in Franklin County, shown here. Read about the new farms on the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Noah-Farm-Image-18-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Noah-Farm-Image-18-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Century Farms Program </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms" target="_blank"> Facebook page </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/apply/" target="_blank"> applications </a> </p> </div> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:32:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/31/new-century-farms-certified-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/31/4535 National Trails Program Coordinator Amy Kostine (right) and other Center staff members recently met with community members and volunteers at the Trail of Tears Interpretive Center in Pulaski, Giles County, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Giles-County-ToT.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Giles-County-ToT.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TOT_Brochure_Final_2017_revCWEB-2017.pdf" target="_blank"> Trail of Tears </a> </p> </div> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:09:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/31/4535 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/19/centennial-of-woman-suffrage The Center has been very involved in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area supported the documentary Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Knoxville-Suffrage-Monument-from-Wanda-Sobieski.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Knoxville-Suffrage-Monument-from-Wanda-Sobieski.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWB59xuA9V8&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"> <em> Silent No More: The Story of American Women’s Suffrage </em> </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/ld.php?content_id=56652840&amp;fbclid=IwAR0KIWoYB4xhG5MhcSUNOCvzHXdUygX_WJdvmZyhT7Ubbg9nsj844wm8fp8" target="_blank"> close-reading exercise </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://leadingladiesrutherford.com/" target="_blank"> <em> Leading Ladies of Rutherford County History: Women Who Inspire Us </em> </a> </p> </div> Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:49:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/19/centennial-of-woman-suffrage thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/05/summer-2020-common-bond This quarter’s Common Bond newsletter features former graduate research assistant Katherine Haskel, who is now the Director of Education and Programs at the Dallas Historical Society. We also … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot_2020-08-05-Common-Bond-Summer-2020-for-home-page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot_2020-08-05-Common-Bond-Summer-2020-for-home-page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Summer-2020-Common-Bond.pdf"> <em> Common Bond </em> </a> </p> </div> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:16:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/05/summer-2020-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/05/tps-mtsu-new-programming-for-fall Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU workshops will look a little different as we start the new school year. To help our teachers who are working through the challenges presented by this … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LOC-Sit-in-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LOC-Sit-in-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops"> https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops </a> </p> </div> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:59:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/08/05/tps-mtsu-new-programming-for-fall thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/07/20/civil-rights-icons-leave-inspiring-legacy The Center mourns the loss of two Civil Rights icons, U.S. Representative John Lewis (pictured with CHP students in 2009) and the Reverend C.T. Vivian. CHP staff and students had … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Rep-Lewis-with-students-cropped-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Rep-Lewis-with-students-cropped-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:00:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/07/20/civil-rights-icons-leave-inspiring-legacy thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/07/20/parkers-chapel-sumner-county On July 16, Center director Dr. Carroll Van West and fieldwork coordinator Savannah Grandey visited Parker’s Chapel in Sumner County, a historic African American church and cemetery. With a congregation … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Parkers-Chapel3cropped-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Parkers-Chapel3cropped-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:51:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/07/20/parkers-chapel-sumner-county thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/06/19/united-sons-and-daughters-of-charity-lodge-hall The United Sons and Daughters of Charity Lodge Hall, located in Bolivar, Tennessee, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by Center director Dr. Carroll … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/United-Sons-and-Daughters-of-Charity-Lodge-Hall.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/United-Sons-and-Daughters-of-Charity-Lodge-Hall.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=805e1f5a-518e-479f-9dbc-64904423f8fc" target="_blank"> National Register of Historic Places </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2014/02/10/searching-for-the-hidden-in-plain-sight/" target="_blank"> blog post </a> </p> </div> Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:04:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/06/19/united-sons-and-daughters-of-charity-lodge-hall thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/06/19/coronavirus-update-2 MTSU has begun Phase One of its reopening plan, and a small number of Center for Historic Preservation staff members are back in the office while the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Immanuel-Episcopal-Church-LaGrange.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Immanuel-Episcopal-Church-LaGrange.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsu.edu/covidtaskforce/docs/Charting-Our-Course.pdf" target="_blank"> reopening plan </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:histpres@mtsu.edu"> histpres@mtsu.edu </a> </p> </div> Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:49:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/06/19/coronavirus-update-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/05/15/tps-mtsu-launches-new-webinar-series Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU is launching a monthly webinar series, “Digging In with TPS-MTSU.” On the second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m., join the TPS-MTSU team … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Schoolchildren-making-a-garden-from-LOC-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Schoolchildren-making-a-garden-from-LOC-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://youtu.be/1pK3cS7Acvw" target="_blank"> TPS-MTSU YouTube channel </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://padlet.com/tps_mtsu/DiggingIn" target="_blank"> Padlet </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:kira.duke@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> kira.duke@mtsu.edu </a> </p> </div> Fri, 15 May 2020 13:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/05/15/tps-mtsu-launches-new-webinar-series thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/05/11/tennessee-century-farms-program-2 We have certified seventeen new Tennessee Century Farms so far this year. Be sure to check out the program’s Facebook page to see the posts welcoming the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Mon, 11 May 2020 14:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/05/11/tennessee-century-farms-program-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/04/14/spring-2020-common-bond-newsletter Our Spring 2020 Common Bond newsletter includes a message from Center director Dr. Carroll Van West about our ongoing work during the current crisis, as well as … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Amis-Farm-Hawkins-County-1-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Amis-Farm-Hawkins-County-1-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Spring-2020-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> Spring 2020 Common Bond newsletter </a> </p> </div> Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:20:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/04/14/spring-2020-common-bond-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/04/10/4433 Good news! Center director Dr. Carroll Van West has been appointed to the National Historic Landmarks Committee by the chair of the National Park Service Advisory Board. Made up … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CVW-2019-Cropped-and-Resized-for-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CVW-2019-Cropped-and-Resized-for-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://mtsunews.com/west-historic-landmarks-spr20/" target="_blank"> appointed to the National Historic Landmarks Committee </a> </p> </div> Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/04/10/4433 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/31/pets-of-the-chp Since our staff and students are primarily working from home now and doing more video conferences, it’s likely that our pets will make some unplanned comical appearances, so we figured … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gomez-at-Work-resized.png" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gomez-at-Work-resized.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MTSUCHP/?fref=ts" target="_blank"> Facebook </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mtsu_chp/" target="_blank"> Instagram </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2019/11/13/at-the-intersection-of-preservation-and-development-the-john-henry-carothers-farm-and-a-new-multi-use-development-in-franklin/" target="_blank"> John Henry Carothers House </a> </p> </div> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/31/pets-of-the-chp thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/17/coronavirus-update On Wednesday, March 11, university president Sidney McPhee announced that, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university would remain on spring break for an extra week to allow faculty … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/harrison-house-autumn-crop-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/harrison-house-autumn-crop-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:histpres@mtsu.edu"> histpres@mtsu.edu </a> </p> </div> Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:11:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/17/coronavirus-update thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/17/cemetery-preservation-workshop-cancelled Due to travel restrictions on state employees and recommendations against group gatherings, our cemetery preservation workshops in Chattanooga and Clarksville, scheduled for April, are cancelled. We plan to reschedule in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pleasant-Garden-edited-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pleasant-Garden-edited-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:04:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/17/cemetery-preservation-workshop-cancelled thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/03/palestine-church-and-cemetery Center staff and students recently met with community members at Palestine Church and Cemetery in Carroll County, Tennessee. The church building appears to date to the turn of the twentieth … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Palestine-Church-in-Carroll-County.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Palestine-Church-in-Carroll-County.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/03/palestine-church-and-cemetery thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/03/graduate-research-assistant-brandon-owens-presents-carnegie-libraries-research At Nashville’s annual conference on African American History and Culture in February, PhD student Brandon Owens presented his research on the Carnegie libraries built for African Americans in the city. … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Brandon-at-TSU-Conference.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Brandon-at-TSU-Conference.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:28:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/03/03/graduate-research-assistant-brandon-owens-presents-carnegie-libraries-research thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/20/tennessee-civil-war-national-heritage-area-hosts-national-park-service-program-manager Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) staff and students recently hosted Elisa Kunz from the National Park Service (NPS). Kunz serves as National Heritage Areas … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Elisa-Kunz-Parkers-Crossroads-Visit.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Elisa-Kunz-Parkers-Crossroads-Visit.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:44:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/20/tennessee-civil-war-national-heritage-area-hosts-national-park-service-program-manager thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/13/4379 On March 17, 2020, Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU will offer a special workshop on “Teaching Women’s Suffrage” in conjunction with the “Road to Suffrage” symposium. The workshop will … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ratification-Banner-from-the-Library-of-Congress.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ratification-Banner-from-the-Library-of-Congress.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:%20kira.duke@mtsu.edu"> Kira Duke </a> </p> </div> Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:05:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/13/4379 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/10/new-executive-aide We are proud to welcome Alexandria McMahan as our new executive aide. Alex has been with the Center for three years as secretary and has become an integral part of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Alex-Promotion.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Alex-Promotion.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/10/new-executive-aide thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/03/winter-2020-common-bond This quarter’s newsletter provides the backstory behind two new publications (a history of Franklin’s Charge and a driving tour of Michie) supported by the Tennessee Civil War … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Winter-2020-Common-Bond.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Winter-2020-Common-Bond.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Common-Bond-Winter-2020.pdf" target="_blank"> newsletter </a> </p> </div> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:09:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/02/03/winter-2020-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/01/13/amis-farm-in-hawkins-county We are excited to work with our partners at the historic Amis Farm in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Resources on the property include historic roadbeds, two houses, a cemetery, a dam, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Amis-Farm.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Amis-Farm.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:46:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/01/13/amis-farm-in-hawkins-county thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/01/13/new-selma-project In late 2019, we kicked off a new project with long-time partners in Selma, Alabama. We met at the National Register-listed Jackson House, which is listed for its significance as … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Jackson-House-meeting-002.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Jackson-House-meeting-002.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3507SelmaCivilRightsBrochurePages.pdf" target="_blank"> Selma Civil Rights Movement </a> </p> </div> Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/01/13/new-selma-project thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/01/03/tennessee-century-farms-program The Tennessee Century Farms Program is accepting applications for farms founded by 1920. The next deadline is February 1. To learn more about the program and to download an application, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/10.-Second-Owner-Home-Place.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/10.-Second-Owner-Home-Place.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/about/" target="_blank"> Web site </a> </p> </div> Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2020/01/03/tennessee-century-farms-program thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/20/center-holiday-closure We will be closed between December 24, 2019, and January 1, 2020. We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday! Check in with us in the new year. <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Harrison-house-blue-sky-resize-e1464900624393.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Harrison-house-blue-sky-resize-e1464900624393.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:18:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/20/center-holiday-closure thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/11/ginna-foster-cannon We mourn the sudden loss of our friend and colleague, Dr. Ginna Foster Cannon. Ginna made lasting contributions to the Center as a graduate research assistant and then as a … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Dr. Carroll Van West, Center director, shared the following remembrance: “Dr. Cannon was a special doctoral student with a passion and a commitment to her profession that may only be equaled, not bettered. She was a creative scholar determined to make a difference, which she did, whether it was in her work with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, the Center for Historic Preservation, or most recently her brilliant leadership in cultural tourism for the Rutherford County CVB. A trusted colleague, a steadfast friend, and devoted to her family, it was my honor and privilege to teach and mentor her in a far too short yet impactful career. An incalculable loss for us all.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> A memorial service for Ginna will be held on Saturday, December 14th, at Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville at 12:30 p.m. (Visitation from 12:00 to 12:30). In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation can be made to the Rutherford Arts Alliance, 115 Front Street, Smyrna, TN 37167, where Ginna was a founding board member and current chairman. </p> </div> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:07:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/11/ginna-foster-cannon thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/03/notasulga-high-school-al-will-be-nominated-to-national-register-of-historic-places Dr. Carroll Van West, Savannah Grandey, and Kira Duke recently met with community members at Notasulga High School in Macon County, Alabama, to discuss next steps in nominating the New … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Notasulga-High-School.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Notasulga-High-School.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 03 Dec 2019 21:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/03/notasulga-high-school-al-will-be-nominated-to-national-register-of-historic-places thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/03/tps-civil-rights-fellowship-2 Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU is excited to announce the six educators from Tennessee who will be participating in the TPS Civil Rights Fellowship. The Tennessee cohort … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jubilee-Hall-Fisk-University.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jubilee-Hall-Fisk-University.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU </a> is excited to announce the six educators from Tennessee who will be participating in the TPS Civil Rights Fellowship. The Tennessee cohort will include Connie Fink and Anna Stern (University School of Nashville), Ashli Burton and Jessica Watson (White House High School – Sumner County Schools), and Rustin Jones and Jason Shelton (Greeneville Middle School – Greeneville City Schools). These educators will work with cohorts from North Carolina and South Carolina over the next two years to design educational resources to support the teaching of the long civil rights struggle. This project is a partnership between the TPS programs at Mars Hill University, the University of South Carolina, and MTSU. </p> </div> Tue, 03 Dec 2019 21:29:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/12/03/tps-civil-rights-fellowship-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/11/13/nashville-sites-debuts The Metro Nashville Historical Commission recently gave a sneak peek of the new Nashville Sites mobile app tours of Nashville. The MTSU Center for Historic Preservation and the Tennessee Civil … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MNHC-tour.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MNHC-tour.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://nashvillesites.org" target="_blank"> nashvillesites.org </a> </p> </div> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/11/13/nashville-sites-debuts thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/11/06/war-between-the-ridges-driving-tour War Between the Ridges: Michie’s Civil War Places and Stories, a new driving tour brochure featuring southern McNairy County, is now available. The brochure is the result … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/12-Hamburg-Road-and-old-log-hospital-Old-Hamburg-Road.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/12-Hamburg-Road-and-old-log-hospital-Old-Hamburg-Road.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Final_CivilWarDriving_Brochure.pdf" target="_blank"> War Between the Ridges: Michie’s Civil War Places and Stories </a> </p> </div> Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:28:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/11/06/war-between-the-ridges-driving-tour thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/29/fall-2019-common-bond In this quarter’s newsletter, we present our annual report for 2018-2019. Be sure to read about our highlights of the past year and the tremendous contributions of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Common-Bond-Fall-2019.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Common-Bond-Fall-2019.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Fall-2019-Common-Bond.pdf" target="_blank"> newsletter </a> </p> </div> Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:24:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/29/fall-2019-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/15/interpretation-planning-at-cordell-hull-state-park This academic year, we are excited to be working with our partners at Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park on interpretation planning for their museum. The park is … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cordell-Hull-State-Park.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cordell-Hull-State-Park.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://tnstateparks.com/parks/cordell-hull-birthplace" target="_blank"> Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park </a> </p> </div> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:34:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/15/interpretation-planning-at-cordell-hull-state-park thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/03/cemetery-preservation-workshop The planned November 8th workshop has been cancelled due to the forecast of freezing temperatures that evening. Cleaning tombstones within 24 hours of freezing temperatures may exacerbate stone deterioration. The … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cemetery-Workshop-Postponed-Image-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cemetery-Workshop-Postponed-Image-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:19:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/03/cemetery-preservation-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/03/tps-civil-rights-fellowship Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU is partnering with the TPS programs at Mars Hill University and the University of South Carolina for the TPS Civil Rights Fellowship. This fellowship will include … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Goals for educators: <br/> • Improve content knowledge related to the long struggle for Civil Rights in America <br/> • Develop confidence teaching about difficult historical topics <br/> • Create and implement model lesson plans using primary sources <br/> • Gain confidence presenting professional development for other educators <br/> • Develop a regional support system of educators within the cohort </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Participants will be selected in pairs using an application process. Preference will be given to pairs that include an experienced TPS participant and a participant who is new to the program or has limited experience. The fellowship is also interested in partnerships that include a classroom teacher partnered with a librarian. Click <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/ld.php?content_id=50348873" target="_blank"> here to download </a> the application. Applications must be submitted by November 1st. If you are interested and have questions, please e-mail <a href="mailto:%20kira.duke@mtsu.edu"> Kira Duke </a> . Image from <em> Harper’s Weekly </em> , Nov. 16, 1867, courtesy of the Library of Congress. </p> </div> Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:10:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/10/03/tps-civil-rights-fellowship thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/20/crossroads-symposium With support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, our friends at the Historic Franklin Masonic Hall put on a great symposium on the intersection of African American and … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Crossroads-Symposium.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Crossroads-Symposium.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HFMHFoundation/" target="_blank"> Find them on Facebook </a> </p> </div> Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/20/crossroads-symposium thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/20/st-patricks-cemetery-in-mcewen Drs. Stacey Graham and Lydia Simpson recently took students to McEwen, Tennessee, to visit St. Patrick’s Cemetery, one of our new Professional Services Partnerships. McEwen was an early Irish settlement … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/McEwen.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/McEwen.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:28:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/20/st-patricks-cemetery-in-mcewen thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/06/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified-2 This summer, we certified twenty new farms as Tennessee Century Farms, including the Rogan Farm in Hawkins County, shown here. To learn more about the new Century Farms, visit the Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Rogan-Farm-5-Front.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Rogan-Farm-5-Front.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Century Farms Facebook page </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.tnhomeandfarm.com/agriculture/tennessee-county-fairs-schedule/" target="_blank"> scheduled for this fall </a> </p> </div> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 21:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/06/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified-2 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/06/constitution-day-2019-suffragists-and-citizenship The Center and the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area are proud to be sponsors of this year’s Constitution Day forum organized by the American Democracy … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/POSTER-Constitution-Day-2019-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/POSTER-Constitution-Day-2019-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:54:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/09/06/constitution-day-2019-suffragists-and-citizenship thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/08/20/townsend-cultural-center-heritage-development-plan Center staff have completed the Heritage Development Plan for the Townsend Cultural Center in Winchester, Tennessee. Staff and students will continue to work … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Townsend-Franklin-County-group-2018-cropped-to-square-2.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Townsend-Franklin-County-group-2018-cropped-to-square-2.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Townsend-Final-Draft.pdf" target="_blank"> Heritage Development Plan </a> </p> </div> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:53:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/08/20/townsend-cultural-center-heritage-development-plan thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/08/09/summer-2019-common-bond This quarter’s newsletter features a round-up of summer scholarship by students and staff, a preview of new Civil War tours that will be part of the Nashville Sites project, and … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Summer-2019-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Summer-2019-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Summer-2019-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Summer-2019-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf </a> </p> </div> Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:58:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/08/09/summer-2019-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/08/09/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-partners-with-mtsu-department-of-history-for-upcoming-teacher-conference TPS-MTSU will be partnering with the MTSU Department of History for the third annual “Teaching History Today: Content and Strategies for U.S. and World History” mini-conference on … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Susan-Myers-Shirk-at-Teaching-Conference-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Susan-Myers-Shirk-at-Teaching-Conference-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps" target="_blank"> TPS-MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://forms.gle/nNCPUJJqmn7S8P9P6"> https://forms.gle/nNCPUJJqmn7S8P9P6 </a> </p> </div> Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:54:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/08/09/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-partners-with-mtsu-department-of-history-for-upcoming-teacher-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/26/summer-scholarship Ph.D. student Elizabeth Johnson was one of three graduate students from across the country to participate in the two-week seminar “Privilege and Prejudice: Jewish History in the American South,” a … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NEH-Summer-Group-Photo-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NEH-Summer-Group-Photo-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/26/summer-scholarship thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/26/study-abroad-in-scotland For three weeks in July, Center Research Professor Dr. Stacey Graham taught a study abroad class in Scotland. Graduate assistants Ethan Holden and Layla Smallwood were among the students who … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Scotland-option-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Scotland-option-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:26:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/26/study-abroad-in-scotland thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/03/t-s-stribling-house-museum We are excited to work with community members in Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee, to plan for the future of the T.S. Stribling House Museum. T.S. Stribling was a Pulitzer Prize-winning … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Stribling-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Stribling-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/03/t-s-stribling-house-museum thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/03/exploring-the-civil-war-landscape-of-michie-tennessee The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area is working with the Corinth Shiloh Veterans Memorial Committee to create a driving tour highlighting the Civil War landscape of Michie, Tennessee, in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pea-Ridge-Overlook-in-Michie-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pea-Ridge-Overlook-in-Michie-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/07/03/exploring-the-civil-war-landscape-of-michie-tennessee thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/06/11/brown-hancock-house-listed-on-national-register Based on a nomination completed by the Center, the Brown-Hancock House in Woodbury has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Located in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Brown-Hancock-House-Side-View.png" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Brown-Hancock-House-Side-View.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Brown-Hancock-NR.-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> Brown-Hancock House </a> </p> </div> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/06/11/brown-hancock-house-listed-on-national-register thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/06/11/new-morristown-hamblen-county-driving-walking-tour Developed as a collaboration between the Center and the Crossroads Downtown Partnership of Morristown, a new driving and walking tour contains two sections: … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/View-from-the-Skymart.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/View-from-the-Skymart.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Morristown-Walking-and-Driving-Tours.pdf" target="_blank"> driving and walking tour </a> </p> </div> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:07:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/06/11/new-morristown-hamblen-county-driving-walking-tour thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/31/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu Sign up now to reserve your spot for the Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU Summer Institute (see page 3), to be held June 12-14. This year’s theme is … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LOC-Image-of-Highlander-Attendees-Parks-Clark-and-McCauley.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LOC-Image-of-Highlander-Attendees-Parks-Clark-and-McCauley.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/ld.php?content_id=47213006" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU Summer Institute </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/home" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:Kira.Duke@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> Kira.Duke@mtsu.edu </a> </p> </div> Fri, 31 May 2019 19:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/31/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/31/heritage-center School may be out, but there’s still plenty to learn at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County! Beat the heat and bring the family to see our recently … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Heritage-Center-2019-resize.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Heritage-Center-2019-resize.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 31 May 2019 19:37:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/31/heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/13/spring-2019-common-bond-newsletter The Spring 2019 issue of our quarterly newsletter, Common Bond, features an interview with former graduate research assistant Sarah J. Martin, who is a consulting historian in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Newsletter-Image-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Newsletter-Image-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Spring-2019-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> Spring 2019 issue </a> </p> </div> Mon, 13 May 2019 15:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/13/spring-2019-common-bond-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/03/4114 Center staff and students are preparing a historic structure report for the c.1939 Savery Library at Talladega College, one of Alabama’s oldest historically black colleges, established in 1867. Murals by … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Savery2019.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Savery2019.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2019/04/17/unexpected-encounters-at-savery-library/" target="_blank"> post </a> </p> </div> Fri, 03 May 2019 14:47:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/03/4114 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/02/discover-tennessee-history-conference Join Discover Tennessee History on June 4th at Jackson State Community College for our first conference featuring sessions from each of our member organizations. Sessions will explore topics such as … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Discover-TN-Rack-Card.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Discover-TN-Rack-Card.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.tennesseehistory.org/tennessee-history-day/for-educators/discover-tn-history/discover-tennessee-history-conference/" target="_blank"> https://www.tennesseehistory.org/tennessee-history-day/for-educators/discover-tn-history/discover-tennessee-history-conference/ </a> </p> </div> Thu, 02 May 2019 20:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/05/02/discover-tennessee-history-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/04/11/civil-war-book-group The “Between the Lines: Reading about the Civil War” book group will meet at the Heritage Center in Murfreesboro on April 18 and 25 to discuss The Diary of Nannie … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019_04-Civil-War-Book-Discussion-Group-Nannie-Haskins-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019_04-Civil-War-Book-Discussion-Group-Nannie-Haskins-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:02:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/04/11/civil-war-book-group thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/04/01/hiwassee-river-heritage-center-interpretive-trail-opening Partners and supporters of the Hiwassee River Heritage Center recently celebrated the official opening of a new interpretive trail that focuses on the perspectives of individuals stationed … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hiwassee-River-Heritage-Center-Ribbon-Cutting-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hiwassee-River-Heritage-Center-Ribbon-Cutting-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hiwassee-River-Heritage-Center-Outdoor-Panels-FINAL-merged-compressed.pdf" target="_blank"> interpretive trail </a> </p> </div> Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/04/01/hiwassee-river-heritage-center-interpretive-trail-opening thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/22/red-clay-historic-state-park-report-now-available Working with Trail of Tears project historian Amy Kostine, graduate research assistant Danielle Shelton recently completed the Red Clay State Historic Park: Cultural Landscape Inventory & Assessment. … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Council-Spring-at-Red-Clay-State-Historic-Park-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Council-Spring-at-Red-Clay-State-Historic-Park-Cropped-and-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Red-Clay-Cultural-Landscape-Study-Draft-Final-compressed.pdf" target="_blank"> Red Clay State Historic Park: Cultural Landscape Inventory &amp; Assessment </a> </p> </div> Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:52:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/22/red-clay-historic-state-park-report-now-available thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/22/professional-services-partnership Does your historic site or organization have a great idea you’d like some professional help with? We are excited to announce we are taking applications for next academic year’s Professional … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Steele-Creek-Park-Bristol-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Steele-Creek-Park-Bristol-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/community-based-historic-preservation/" target="_blank"> https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/community-based-historic-preservation/ </a> </p> </div> Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/22/professional-services-partnership thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/11/townsend-school We are proud to be working with alumni and supporters of the historic Townsend School in Franklin County, Tennessee. We are researching the rich history of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Townsend.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Townsend.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:22:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/11/townsend-school thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/11/steele-creek-park One of our first projects of the new year was a conditions assessment of the mid-nineteenth-century Steele-Lovett Cabin in Bristol, Tennessee. The cabin was recently acquired … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Bristol-Cabin.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Bristol-Cabin.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:12:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/03/11/steele-creek-park thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/25/discover-tennessee-history-teacher-conference Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU and our partners across the state are joining together to offer a teacher conference on June 4, 2019, at Jackson … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Conference-Announcement.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Conference-Announcement.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.tennesseehistory.org/tennessee-history-day/for-educators/discover-tn-history/discover-tennessee-history-conference/" target="_blank"> Discover Tennessee History Web page </a> </p> </div> Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:20:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/25/discover-tennessee-history-teacher-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/25/tennessee-green-book-project-highlighted-on-wmot A project completed by Center staff and students got renewed attention by local public radio prior to the Academy Awards ceremony. The Tennessee Green Book project sought … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Green-Book-Cover-for-Blog.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Green-Book-Cover-for-Blog.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.wmot.org/post/middle-tennessee-has-unlikely-connection-sundays-academy-awards#stream/0" target="_blank"> local public radio </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=bf72b1fbddcd4d5da265dca3a0fda64d" target="_blank"> story map </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c454830-83b9-0132-d56a-58d385a7b928" target="_blank"> The New York Public Library Digital Collections </a> </p> </div> Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:02:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/25/tennessee-green-book-project-highlighted-on-wmot thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/19/woman-suffrage-symposium Mark your calendars for this year’s Woman Suffrage Symposium in Memphis. The symposium will take place on March 30, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., at the Pink … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Memphis-Suffrage-Flyer-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Memphis-Suffrage-Flyer-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/tennessee-woman-suffrage-centennial-collaborative/" target="_blank"> Woman Suffrage Symposium </a> </p> </div> Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:26:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/19/woman-suffrage-symposium thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/11/exhibit-opening-at-the-heritage-center On Monday, February 4, students, staff, alumni, and community members came by the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County for the official opening of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HC-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HC-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://mtsusidelines.com/2019/02/photos-stories-of-the-road-exhibit-opens-to-honor-murfreesboro-road/?fbclid=IwAR3ioy_Eue8JkROqEJclh0BUN_Jtu7tcxCtp9fX6MMWC4hK9Q_inBKh86pY" target="_blank"> official opening </a> </p> </div> Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:55:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/11/exhibit-opening-at-the-heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/11/true-blue-give-fundraising-campaign The MTSU College of Liberal Arts is running a fundraising campaign through February 15. Donations can be made to any program or department in the CLA, including the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Graduate-Assistants.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Graduate-Assistants.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/MTSU/CarrollWest?fbclid=IwAR3spt1CfITxke7m0B--VNwd_tKi2XasON6UFxAY_j51uoYTDtY146AJrA8" target="_blank"> True Blue Give Campaign </a> </p> </div> Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:46:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/11/true-blue-give-fundraising-campaign thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/11/4008 Be sure to check out the latest issue of our newsletter, Common Bond, to stay up-to-date on everything we’ve had going on! Our newsletter … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Common-Bond-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Common-Bond-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Winter-2019-Common-Bond-PDF.pdf" target="_blank"> Common Bond </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/contact-information/" target="_blank"> Contact us </a> </p> </div> Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/02/11/4008 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/23/ward-school We recently worked with the Ward School Community Preservation Association on a heritage development plan for this historic African American school located in Hartsville. The school anchored the town’s emancipation-era … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Ward-School-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Ward-School-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/partnership-projects/" target="_blank"> Partnership Projects Database </a> </p> </div> Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:57:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/23/ward-school thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/23/3986 Staff and students recently completed a heritage development plan for the Crawford church and school, located in Decaturville, the county seat of Decatur County. A heritage development plan for … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Crawford-School-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Crawford-School-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/partnership-projects/" target="_blank"> Partnership Projects Database </a> </p> </div> Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:46:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/23/3986 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/23/trail-of-tears-water-routes Trail of Tears project historian Amy Kostine, Center director Carroll Van West, and fieldwork coordinator Savannah Grandey recently surveyed several resources on the northern route of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/New-Madrid-Bend-No.-2.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/New-Madrid-Bend-No.-2.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:27:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/23/trail-of-tears-water-routes thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/02/mtsu-chp-on-instagram If you are not already following our Instagram page, resolve to do so in 2019! Amy Kostine, our Trail of Tears historian, has a background in photography, as you will … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kritzer-House.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kritzer-House.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mtsu_chp/" target="_blank"> mtsu_chp </a> </p> </div> Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2019/01/02/mtsu-chp-on-instagram thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/12/18/new-heritage-development-plans This fall, CHP staff and students have been busy completing three new heritage development plans: Dunbar Rosenwald School (Loudon County), Liberty Hall (Rutherford County), and Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Site (Fentress County). Each of these, along with many of our past project reports, are available in the Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Farmhouse-at-York-State-Park.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Farmhouse-at-York-State-Park.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> CHP staff and students assess the exterior of the farmhouse at the Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Site. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/partnership-projects/" target="_blank"> Partnership Projects Database </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:18:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/12/18/new-heritage-development-plans thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/12/18/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-to-address-new-social-studies-practice-standards-in-upcoming-workshop With Tennessee poised to implement new social studies standards in the 2019-2020 school year, Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU (TPS-MTSU) will be offering a number of workshops in the coming months to help teachers prepare for the changes. For middle Tennessee teachers, TPS-MTSU will be offering the workshop “Addressing Social Studies … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TPS-MTSU-Workshop.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TPS-MTSU-Workshop.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Educators working with historic Tennessee maps at a TPS-MTSU workshop. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops" target="_blank"> https://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:13:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/12/18/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-to-address-new-social-studies-practice-standards-in-upcoming-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/12/07/holiday-hours-at-the-heritage-center Happy Holidays from the staff and students of the Center for Historic Preservation! Both our main office on campus and the Heritage Center in downtown Murfreesboro will remain open through … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HC-logo-square.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HC-logo-square.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:25:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/12/07/holiday-hours-at-the-heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/11/16/trials-triumphs-and-transformations-receives-recognition Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations: Tennesseans’ Search for Citizenship, Community, and Opportunity has received an Honorable Mention for the Garfinkel Prize Award given by the Digital Humanities Caucus … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/New-ToT-News-Item-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/New-ToT-News-Item-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://dsi.mtsu.edu/trials/" target="_blank"> Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations: Tennesseans’ Search for Citizenship, Community, and Opportunity </a> </p> </div> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:18:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/11/16/trials-triumphs-and-transformations-receives-recognition thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/11/16/new-exhibit-panels-for-the-clay-county-courthouse On Thursday, November 8, Center staff and students traveled to Celina, Tennessee, to set up nine bannerstand exhibit panels at the historic Clay County Courthouse. The theme of the exhibit … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/November-2018-Installation-Group-Photo.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/November-2018-Installation-Group-Photo.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Free-Hill-Community-Center-Preservation-Needs-Report.pdf" target="_blank"> preservation needs report </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Clay-Co-Courthouse-HDP-May-2011-rfs.pdf" target="_blank"> heritage development plan </a> </p> </div> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:53:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/11/16/new-exhibit-panels-for-the-clay-county-courthouse thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/11/01/2017-2018-annual-report With our 2017-2018 Annual Report for the Center and the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, we share updates on our recent projects and programs across the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screenshot-2018-11-01-08-Resized-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screenshot-2018-11-01-08-Resized-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CHP-Annual-Report_2018_Prf-4.pdf" target="_blank"> 2017-2018 Annual Report </a> </p> </div> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:51:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/11/01/2017-2018-annual-report thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/22/mesda-conference The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area was pleased to be a sponsor for the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) conference held in Franklin and … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MESDA-10.22.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MESDA-10.22.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/programs/tennessee-civil-war-national-heritage-area/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area </a> </p> </div> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/22/mesda-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/22/3902 The Center’s Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU staff always keeps busy with teacher workshops across the state. In November, they’re keeping it close to home for a partnership … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TPS-news-update-2018.10.11.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TPS-news-update-2018.10.11.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://mtsu.edu/gorecenter/index.php" target="_blank"> Albert Gore Research Center </a> </p> </div> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/22/3902 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/01/3889 Center director Dr. Carroll Van West and fieldwork coordinator Savannah Grandey have been working with the Metro Historical Commission in Nashville to acquire historic designation for Rainbow Ranch in Madison, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2017-07-30-23-Rainbow-Ranch-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2017-07-30-23-Rainbow-Ranch-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/01/3889 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/01/researching-roller-rinks Center graduate research assistant and Public History Program Ph.D. candidate Lane Tillner is studying the architecture of roller rinks for her dissertation. Most recently, her research and fieldwork took her … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IndianLakeRollarenaRussellsPointCropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IndianLakeRollarenaRussellsPointCropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:24:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/10/01/researching-roller-rinks thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/09/14/traveling-the-state Center staff members have been traveling across the state with staff from the Tennessee State Museum to develop partnerships and discuss future exhibit collaborations with such places as the Newport-Cocke … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cocke-County-Museum-Visit-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cocke-County-Museum-Visit-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tnmuseum.org/News/New_Museum_Opening_Date/" target="_blank"> opens to the public </a> </p> </div> Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/09/14/traveling-the-state thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/09/13/upcoming-cemetery-preservation-workshop Join us for an MTSU Cemetery Preservation Workshop at the historic downtown Smithville Cemetery on Saturday, October 20th. Center research professor Stacey Graham will present information about historic cemeteries in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cemetery-Workshop-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cemetery-Workshop-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/stacey-graham/" target="_blank"> Stacey Graham </a> </p> </div> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/09/13/upcoming-cemetery-preservation-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/09/13/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-to-offer-workshop-at-dunbar-carver-museum Teaching with Primary Source -MTSU (TPS-MTSU) and the East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS), with support from Humanities Tennessee, are partnering to offer the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dunbar-Carver.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dunbar-Carver.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://library.mtsu.edu/tps" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Source -MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/kira-duke/" target="_blank"> Kira Duke </a> </p> </div> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:12:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/09/13/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-to-offer-workshop-at-dunbar-carver-museum thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/08/28/welcome-back-students We are excited to kick off the 2018-2019 academic year with new and returning graduate student assistants! They will be working on a range of projects in Tennessee and beyond, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Photo-Fall-2018-for-GRA-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Photo-Fall-2018-for-GRA-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:27:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/08/28/welcome-back-students thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/08/17/congratulations-to-recent-graduates Warm congratulations to all Middle Tennessee State University August graduates! Special mention to former Center graduate assistants Annabeth Hayes and Sherry Teal (shown here with Center director Dr. Carroll Van … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Dr.-West-with-Sherry-and-Annabeth-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Dr.-West-with-Sherry-and-Annabeth-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:29:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/08/17/congratulations-to-recent-graduates thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/08/17/visit-from-national-trails-intermountain-region-staff The Center recently welcomed visitors from the National Trails Intermountain Region of the National Park Service. Director Dr. Carroll Van West, Trail of Tears historian Amy Kostine, and fieldwork coordinator … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/NPS-visit.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/NPS-visit.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/08/17/visit-from-national-trails-intermountain-region-staff thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/26/summer-2018-common-bond Our Summer 2018 newsletter, Common Bond, looks at several exciting projects that we recently completed in Memphis, explores our ongoing survey of historically black colleges and universities … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Summer-2018-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Summer-2018-Common-Bond-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Summer-2018-Common-Bond.pdf" target="_blank"> Summer 2018 newsletter </a> </p> </div> Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:57:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/26/summer-2018-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/17/exploring-citizenship-with-teachers Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU branched out with a new partnership in July. Working with the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Grant-Historic-Site-Tour.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Grant-Historic-Site-Tour.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/index.htm" target="_blank"> Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site </a> </p> </div> Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:59:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/17/exploring-citizenship-with-teachers thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/09/summer-on-the-farm Summer is a busy time for farmers across Tennessee, including those who are part of the Tennessee Century Farms Program. Keep an eye on the program’s Facebook … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Allen-Family-Farm-2-Front-Beehives.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Allen-Family-Farm-2-Front-Beehives.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms/" target="_blank"> Facebook page </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.picktnproducts.org/" target="_blank"> Pick Tennessee Products </a> </p> </div> Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:28:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/09/summer-on-the-farm thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/02/early-bird-registration-open-for-slave-dwelling-project-conference Early bird registration is now open for the 5th Annual Slave Dwelling Project Conference, to be held at Middle Tennessee State University from October 24-27, 2018. Go to … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/McLeod-Plantation-in-SC-C.-Van-West-image-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/McLeod-Plantation-in-SC-C.-Van-West-image-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://slavedwellingproject.org/sdp-conference-2018-reg-info/" target="_blank"> link </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://slavedwellingproject.org/sdp-conference-2018-preliminary-program/" target="_blank"> preliminary program </a> </p> </div> Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:49:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/07/02/early-bird-registration-open-for-slave-dwelling-project-conference thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/06/12/visit-the-heritage-center-this-summer If you’re looking for someplace to beat the heat while you’re out and about in downtown Murfreesboro this summer, be sure to stop by the Heritage Center of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Heritage-Center-Donation-resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Heritage-Center-Donation-resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:56:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/06/12/visit-the-heritage-center-this-summer thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/05/23/new-exhibits-at-the-historic-rhea-county-courthouse As part of the renovations to the historic Rhea County Courthouse, the Center for Historic Preservation recently unveiled a new exhibit on the history of the county, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Rhea-County-Exhibit-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Rhea-County-Exhibit-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jun/12/newly-updated-rheheritage-and-scopes-trial-mu/472869/" target="_blank"> new exhibit </a> </p> </div> Wed, 23 May 2018 14:06:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/05/23/new-exhibits-at-the-historic-rhea-county-courthouse thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/05/23/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-kicks-off-the-summer Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU kicks off its busy summer professional development schedule with the second annual “Teaching History Today: Content and Strategies for U.S. and World … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The inaugural “Teaching History Today” professional development mini-conference in 2017 reached teachers from across middle Tennessee and included lecturers such as MTSU’s Dr. Amy Sayward, shown here. This year’s “Teaching History Today” will build on last year’s event and bring in new lecturers and partners. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Check out the <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops.php" target="_blank"> summer workshop schedule </a> for more opportunities to learn with TPS! </p> </div> Wed, 23 May 2018 13:58:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/05/23/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-kicks-off-the-summer thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/26/spring-2018-common-bond Check out the latest news from the Center for Historic Preservation in our spring newsletter, out now! Catch up with former students, learn about upcoming and ongoing … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screenshot-2018-04-25-Cover-for-News-Item.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screenshot-2018-04-25-Cover-for-News-Item.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Common-Bond-Spring-2018.pdf" target="_blank"> spring newsletter </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/publications/common-bond/" target="_blank"> signing up </a> </p> </div> Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/26/spring-2018-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/19/melrose-high-school-heritage-room A member of the Orange Mound community in Memphis poses with a new history exhibit at Melrose High School. Center for Historic Preservation Fieldwork Coordinator Savannah Grandey and Dr. Katie … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OM4.18.18-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OM4.18.18-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:41:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/19/melrose-high-school-heritage-room thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/19/walter-brewer-bemis-community-center-dedication The Center for Historic Preservation would like to congratulate the Walter Brewer Bemis Community Center (WBBCC) on the dedication of its building. The new community center is housed in the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bemis-Community-Center.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bemis-Community-Center.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/19/walter-brewer-bemis-community-center-dedication thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/09/rock-of-ages-wins-award-of-excellence At its recent annual conference, the Tennessee Association of Museums conferred an Award of Excellence on “Rock of Ages: East Tennessee’s Marble Industry,” a temporary exhibition … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Rock-of-Ages-Exhibit-from-Facebook-Post.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Rock-of-Ages-Exhibit-from-Facebook-Post.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.easttnhistory.org/sites/default/files/2018_tam_awards.pdf" target="_blank"> Award of Excellence </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2014/09/03/surveying-the-almost-invisible-east-tennessee-marble-industry/" target="_blank"> marble industry </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2015/07/07/who-were-the-artisans-mining-material-culture/" target="_blank"> artisans </a> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RockofAgesOpeningPanels.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RockofAgesOpeningPanels.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:34:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/09/rock-of-ages-wins-award-of-excellence thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/02/3735 The Soulsville USA driving/walking tour brochure is now available! Download it or contact us to get a copy. One of Memphis’s oldest neighborhoods, Soulsville USA is … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Roulhac-Mansion.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Roulhac-Mansion.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SoulsvilleBrochure_final.pdf" target="_blank"> Soulsville USA driving/walking tour brochure </a> </p> </div> Mon, 02 Apr 2018 20:31:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/04/02/3735 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/03/13/memphis-heritage-trail-driving-tour Be sure to get a copy of the Memphis Heritage Trail driving tour brochure! This new publication recognizes the significant contributions of African Americans who helped shape … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MHT-logo-copy-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MHT-logo-copy-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/17528MemphisHeritageTrail-1-Final.pdf" target="_blank"> Memphis Heritage Trail driving tour brochure </a> </p> </div> Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:28:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/03/13/memphis-heritage-trail-driving-tour thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/03/12/apply-for-professional-services-partnerships-for-2018-2019 Does your historic site or organization have a great idea that you’d like some professional help with? The Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University is excited to announce that we are taking applications for our next round of Professional Services Partnerships. These partnerships provide communities with an … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Professional-Services-Partnerships-2018.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Professional-Services-Partnerships-2018.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Our 2017-2018 Professional Services Projects included a partnership to create interpretive materials for three historic African American cemeteries in Knox County. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Proposals are accepted annually, and the 2018 deadline is June 1. For more information and to download the application form, see our <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/community-based-historic-preservation/" target="_blank"> Web site </a> . Applicants will be informed of their status by the beginning of August 2018, and the new projects will begin later that month. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Our 2017-2018 Professional Services Partnership Projects have taken us across the state, and we are currently wrapping up projects in partnership with communities in all three grand divisions. In East Tennessee, we are collaborating with Knox Heritage and the West View Community Action Group to create interpretive materials for three historic African American cemeteries in Knox County. Also in East Tennessee, we are partnering with Crossroads Downtown Partnership, the Main Street program for the city of Morristown, to design a walking and driving tour of local historic resources. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In Middle Tennessee, staff and students are assisting Wolf Gap Education Outreach in assessing the historic resources of Giles County in an effort to identify sites with educational and interpretive potential. In northern Middle Tennessee, we are working with the Upper Cumberland Development District and Clay County community rmembers to develop an exhibition about the county’s history, which will be displayed in the historic Clay County Courthouse. This project follows up on a heritage development plan completed by the Center in 2011. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In West Tennessee, we are partnering with the Walter Brewer Bemis Community Center to create a heritage room that will interpret and house artifacts related to the historic community associated with the former West Bemis Rosenwald School that now houses the community center. This partnership will fulfill part of a heritage development plan completed for the community by Center staff and students in 2014. In addition, Center director and state historian Dr. Carroll Van West has been working extensively with partners in Memphis to create interpretive products to have ready for the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this spring. Dr. West, staff, and students have created driving tours, exhibitions, and publications for several Memphis partners, including the Memphis Heritage Trail, Soulsville USA, and the Universal Life Insurance Company. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> For more information about the Center for Historic Preservation’s Professional Services Partnerships, please contact Antoinette van Zelm or Lydia Simpson at the Center. They can be reached via e-mail ( <a href="mailto:Antoinette.vanzelm@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> Antoinette.vanzelm@mtsu.edu </a> or <a href="mailto:Lydia.simpson@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> Lydia.simpson@mtsu.edu </a> ) or phone (615-898-2947). </p> </div> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/03/12/apply-for-professional-services-partnerships-for-2018-2019 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/03/12/commemorating-the-centennial-of-woman-suffrage Tennessee will kick off its woman suffrage centennial commemoration this weekend with the program “The Road to Suffrage: Knoxville.” On Saturday, March 17, from 9:00 a.m. … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> On March 18, a public program focusing on the suffrage movement in Tennessee will take place at the East Tennessee History Center from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dr. Marjorie Spruill, one of the nation’s leading scholars of the woman suffrage movement, will speak on “Rediscovering the Woman Suffrage Movement in America.” This is a wonderful opportunity for Tennesseans to learn from Dr. Spruill, who is especially well known for her work on woman suffrage in the American South. Dr. Bucy will then speak about the suffrage movement in Tennessee in particular, highlighting the women who worked for ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in the Volunteer State. Finally, Knoxville lawyer and community activist Wanda Sobieski will look at Knoxville’s role in the woman suffrage movement. Sobieski played a key part in the drive to place a woman suffrage memorial on Market Square in Knoxville. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Both programs are supported by the <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/tennessee-woman-suffrage-centennial-collaborative/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial Collaborative </a> . </p> </div> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/03/12/commemorating-the-centennial-of-woman-suffrage thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/02/20/professional-services-partnerships The Center for Historic Preservation’s new Professional Services Partnerships, implemented for the first time in 2017-2018, have brought lots of great new projects our way from across the state. Staff and students have been working on projects from Memphis to Morristown and many places in between. In Giles County, programs … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CHP-News-Update-Feb-19.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CHP-News-Update-Feb-19.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Graduate research assistant Harris Abernathy explores and documents a historic railroad tunnel in Giles County with community members and our partner organization, Wolf Gap Education Outreach. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center for Historic Preservation’s new Professional Services Partnerships, implemented for the first time in 2017-2018, have brought lots of great new projects our way from across the state. Staff and students have been working on projects from Memphis to Morristown and many places in between. In Giles County, programs manager Dr. Lydia Simpson, along with M.A. students Harris Abernathy and Typhanie Schafer, have been working with Wolf Gap Education Outreach to develop new interpretive and educational approaches to the county’s history, discovering great local resources along the way. Other projects include a walking and driving tour of historic sites in Morristown and Hamblen County, also led by Dr. Simpson; exhibit panels for Clay County’s historic courthouse, overseen by assistant director Dr. Antoinette van Zelm; interpretive development for three historic African American cemeteries in Knoxville, and exhibit panels for the Walter Brewer Bemis Community Center (a former Rosenwald school) in Madison County, both led by Dr. Stacey Graham, research professor. Keep an eye out in March for our Call for Proposals for the next round of Professional Services Partnerships! </p> </div> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:44:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/02/20/professional-services-partnerships thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/02/14/winter-2018-common-bond Be sure to read the latest issue of our quarterly newsletter, Common Bond, which features stories on music historian Charlie Dahan, who is doing his Ph.D. … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Common-Bond-Winter-2018-Cover.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Common-Bond-Winter-2018-Cover.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Common-Bond-for-Winter-2018.pdf" target="_blank"> latest issue </a> </p> </div> Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:54:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/02/14/winter-2018-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/02/12/3660 Our survey of Alabama’s historically black colleges and universities is going strong! Ph.D. student Tiffany Momon and Center director Dr. Carroll Van West are pictured on the campus of Stillman College in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Momon-and-West-HBCU.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Momon-and-West-HBCU.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:11:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/02/12/3660 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/26/the-early-black-press-wins-regional-emmy Nashville Public Television was awarded a Regional Emmy Award for the 2017 documentary “The Early Black Press: Tennessee Voices Lifted,” part of NPT’s Citizenship Project. Major funding … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ida-B.-Wells-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ida-B.-Wells-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.wnpt.org/citizenship-project/" target="_blank"> Citizenship Project </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://blogs.wnpt.org/mediaupdate/2018/01/22/emmywin2018/" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.wnpt.org/citizenship-project/tennessee-voices-lifted/" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:35:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/26/the-early-black-press-wins-regional-emmy thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/26/tps-mtsu-offers-new-deal-workshop Join Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU on Thursday, February 15th, for a full-day workshop exploring the New Deal at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WPA-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WPA-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:kira.duke@mtsu.edu"> kira.duke@mtsu.edu </a> </p> </div> Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:18:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/26/tps-mtsu-offers-new-deal-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/18/spring-semester-begins After a snowy delay of a few days, the spring semester has begun at MTSU. At the Center, we are excited about having our graduate research assistants back. We have … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Workshop-Announcement.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Workshop-Announcement.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:40:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/18/spring-semester-begins thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/09/salem-cemetery-battlefield-heritage-development-plan The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area has completed a heritage development plan for the Salem Cemetery Battlefield in Madison County. A well-documented skirmish took place in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Salem-Cemetery-Battlefield.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Salem-Cemetery-Battlefield.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Salem-Cemetery-Battlefield-Heritage-Development-Plan.pdf" target="_blank"> heritage development plan </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2017/12/19/salem-cemetery-from-country-graveyard-to-civil-war-battlefield-to-heritage-tourism-site/" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/09/salem-cemetery-battlefield-heritage-development-plan thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/02/surveying-the-santa-fe-trail Among several Center projects on tap for completion in 2018 is our survey of the Santa Fe Trail in Missouri. To learn more about the project, see the Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Santa-Fe-Trail-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Santa-Fe-Trail-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2017/02/15/documenting-the-historic-buildings-of-the-santa-fe-trail-in-missouri/" target="_blank"> Southern Rambles blog post </a> </p> </div> Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:11:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2018/01/02/surveying-the-santa-fe-trail thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/19/congratulations-graduates Congratulations to December 2017 graduates! Please join the Center in congratulating all of the MTSU graduates, including our research fellow, Ginna Foster Cannon, and our programs manager, Lydia Simpson. Both … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Ginna-and-Lydia.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Ginna-and-Lydia.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:52:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/19/congratulations-graduates thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/19/happy-holidays Happy holidays, everyone! Please remember that Middle Tennessee State University will be closed for the holidays from December 22 through January 1. This will include the Center’s Black House and … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Winter-Scene.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Winter-Scene.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/19/happy-holidays thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/11/save-the-date The Call for Papers is now available! <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/5th-Annual-SDP-Conference-1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/5th-Annual-SDP-Conference-1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://slavedwellingproject.org/sdp-conference-2018-call-for-papers/"> Call for Papers </a> </p> </div> Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:59:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/11/save-the-date thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/11/work-on-memphis-heritage-trail-continues We always love seeing the continued preservation and recognition of great sites! With the help of the congregation, the CHP placed First Baptist Church, Lauderdale, in Memphis … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Lauderdale3.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Lauderdale3.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/nrhp/text/00000807.PDF" target="_blank"> First Baptist Church, Lauderdale, </a> </p> </div> Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/12/11/work-on-memphis-heritage-trail-continues thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/20/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-workshops Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU is wrapping up another full and productive season of teacher workshops across Tennessee. There are a few more opportunities for teachers to attend … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/TPS-Workshop-on-Immigration.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/TPS-Workshop-on-Immigration.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops.php" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/20/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-workshops thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/13/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-at-ncss Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU will be presenting two poster sessions at the 2017 National Council for Social Studies Conference in San Francisco, November 17-19. One session will feature two new lesson plans on immigration … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Jane-Addams.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Jane-Addams.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.socialstudies.org/conference" target="_blank"> 2017 National Council for Social Studies Conference </a> </p> </div> Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/13/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-at-ncss thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/13/2016-2017-annual-report Our 2016-2017 annual report highlights the Center’s accomplishments and those of our largest program, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area. We are grateful to our partners and our … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screenshot-2017-11-01-12-Annual-Report-2016-2017.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screenshot-2017-11-01-12-Annual-Report-2016-2017.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CHP-Annual-Report-Final.pdf" target="_blank"> 2016-2017 annual report </a> </p> </div> Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:26:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/13/2016-2017-annual-report thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/01/dedication-of-carter-hill-battlefield-park-will-be-november-10 A dedication ceremony will take place at the Carter Hill Battlefield Park in Franklin on Friday, November 10, at 1:00 p.m. Center Director Dr. Carroll Van West will be one of the speakers. The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Carter-Hill-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Carter-Hill-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/01/dedication-of-carter-hill-battlefield-park-will-be-november-10 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/01/new-century-farms-certified The Center certified sixteen new Century Farms in October. Located in all three grand divisions, the farms include two 200-year-old farms, the Cathey Family Farm in Maury County … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_7757.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_7757.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Century Farms Facebook page </a> </p> </div> Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:10:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/11/01/new-century-farms-certified thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/24/3455 Staff and students participated in the “Universities, Slavery, Public Memory, and the Built Landscape” symposium hosted by the University of Virginia and the Slave … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Charlottesville-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Charlottesville-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://slavery.virginia.edu/symposium/" target="_blank"> “Universities, Slavery, Public Memory, and the Built Landscape” </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://slavedwellingproject.org/" target="_blank"> Slave Dwelling Project </a> </p> </div> Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/24/3455 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/17/3450 The Center is partnering with Wolf Gap Education Outreach in Giles County this year to examine the county’s rich historic resources for interpretation and education. Paying … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wolf-Gap.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wolf-Gap.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.wolfgaptn.com/" target="_blank"> Wolf Gap Education Outreach </a> </p> </div> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:11:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/17/3450 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/12/west-view-cemetery-district-partnership The Center for Historic Preservation is partnering with Knox Heritage and the West View Community Action Group to highlight the historical significance of a district of African … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Square-picture-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Square-picture-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://knoxheritage.org/west-view-historic-cemetery-district/" target="_blank"> district of African American cemeteries </a> </p> </div> Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/12/west-view-cemetery-district-partnership thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/09/partnering-with-the-soulsville-neighborhood-association We are excited to be partnering with the Soulsville Neighborhood Association in Memphis to highlight the rich resources in their neighborhood. These include Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Soulsville-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Soulsville-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/soulsvilleusa/" target="_blank"> Soulsville Neighborhood Association </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://royalstudios.com/history/" target="_blank"> Royal Studios </a> </p> </div> Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:11:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/10/09/partnering-with-the-soulsville-neighborhood-association thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/09/18/recent-blog-posts-highlight-diverse-histories We always recommend that prospective students and potential partners take a look at our blog posts to get a better idea of what the Center is all about. In a … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Beaverhead-County.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Beaverhead-County.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://montanahistoriclandscape.com/" target="_blank"> Revisiting Montana’s Historic Landscape </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://montanahistoriclandscape.com/2017/09/04/roads-less-traveled-in-beaverhead-county/" target="_blank"> Roads Less Traveled in Beaverhead County </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/" target="_blank"> Southern Rambles </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2017/09/13/open-secrets-preserving-a-controversial-past-in-oak-ridge-tennessee/" target="_blank"> Open Secrets: Preserving a Controversial Past </a> </p> </div> Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/09/18/recent-blog-posts-highlight-diverse-histories thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/09/11/creating-a-driving-tour-for-the-soulsville-neighborhood-in-memphis CHP staff and students have recently launched several projects with partners in Memphis as that city seeks to use its heritage for greater cultural and economic development. Among the projects … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Centenary-United-Methodist-in-Memphis-Cropped-for-Web-site.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Centenary-United-Methodist-in-Memphis-Cropped-for-Web-site.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/09/11/creating-a-driving-tour-for-the-soulsville-neighborhood-in-memphis thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/09/11/partnership-with-the-clay-county-courthouse Following up on the CHP’s 2011 Heritage Development Plan for the Clay County Courthouse (1873), we will be working with the Upper Cumberland Development District and community members … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Clay-County-Courthouse-Cropped-for-Web-site.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Clay-County-Courthouse-Cropped-for-Web-site.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Clay-Co-Courthouse-HDP-May-2011-rfs.pdf" target="_blank"> 2011 Heritage Development Plan </a> </p> </div> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/09/11/partnership-with-the-clay-county-courthouse thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/08/28/recognizing-century-farms-at-tennessee-county-fairs Summer is the time for county fairs in Tennessee, and many of our county fairs do a great job of featuring their local Tennessee Century Farms. To read more about … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Smith-County-Century-Farms-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Smith-County-Century-Farms-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://chpblog.org/2017/08/16/bright-lights-big-county-fairs-that-is/" target="_blank"> “Bright Lights, Big County (Fairs, That Is!” </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms/" target="_blank"> Facebook page </a> </p> </div> Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/08/28/recognizing-century-farms-at-tennessee-county-fairs thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/08/28/the-2017-fall-semester-is-here The Center for Historic Preservation is ready to kick off another new semester! We are excited to have a great group of graduate students with us as we start work … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/GRAs-Fall-2017-for-Grad-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/GRAs-Fall-2017-for-Grad-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/08/28/the-2017-fall-semester-is-here thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/08/08/allen-white-school-update In early August, members of the Tennessee General Assembly’s Black Caucus presented funds to begin work on transforming the Allen-White School site in Whiteville, TN, into the Allen White Cultural … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Allen_White_img-cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Allen_White_img-cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/79afa352-f3cf-4464-9d09-b4dded43862e?branding=NRHP" target="_blank"> Allen-White School </a> </p> </div> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:41:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/08/08/allen-white-school-update thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/22/the-trail-of-tears-at-the-hiwassee-river-heritage-center Amy Kostine, the CHP’s Trail of Tears project historian, is assisting the Hiwassee River Heritage Center in the development of new exhibits, following up on her significant contributions … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Hiwassee-River-Heritage-Center.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Hiwassee-River-Heritage-Center.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.hiwasseeheritage.com/" target="_blank"> Hiwassee River Heritage Center </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm" target="_blank"> Trail of Tears National Historic Trail </a> </p> </div> Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:08:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/22/the-trail-of-tears-at-the-hiwassee-river-heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/22/welcome-to-savannah-grandey-our-new-fieldwork-coordinator Savannah joined the Center at the end of June, and we are thrilled that she is with us as our fieldwork coordinator. A former graduate research assistant at the Center, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Savannah-3-for-News-Item.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Savannah-3-for-News-Item.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:44:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/22/welcome-to-savannah-grandey-our-new-fieldwork-coordinator thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/13/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-is-busy It’s a busy summer as usual for our Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU program! In addition to the TPS–MTSU Summer Institute, which took place in Brownsville this year, TPS—MTSU has also conducted workshops in Lebanon, Crossville, and Cleveland. A workshop focused on Reconstruction in partnership with the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TPS-Institute.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TPS-Institute.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> The TPS–MTSU Summer Institute in Brownsville featured a day of field visits, including a stop at the Tina Turner Museum at the Flagg Grove School. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> It’s a busy summer as usual for our <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> program! In addition to the TPS–MTSU Summer Institute, which took place in Brownsville this year, TPS—MTSU has also conducted workshops in Lebanon, Crossville, and Cleveland. A workshop focused on Reconstruction in partnership with the Tennessee State Library and Archives will be followed by National History Day workshops in partnership with the Tennessee Historical Society. If you’re an educator interested in learning more about TPS–MTSU and available workshops for in-service hours, please see the program Web site for a <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops.php" target="_blank"> schedule </a> and more information. </p> </div> Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:35:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/13/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-is-busy thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/13/professional-services-partnerships-update We received an overwhelming number of excellent proposals for our new Professional Services Partnerships, a new project selection process we introduced this year. Thanks to all who helped spread the word, and thanks especially to the organizations across the state and region who took the time to craft application packets … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Glenmore-House.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Glenmore-House.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> We recently visited Glenmore Mansion, an APTA property in Jefferson City. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We received an overwhelming number of excellent proposals for our new Professional Services Partnerships, a new project selection process we introduced this year. Thanks to all who helped spread the word, and thanks especially to the organizations across the state and region who took the time to craft application packets that are sure to make our decision a difficult one. Center for Historic Preservation staff members are reviewing applications and conducting any necessary site visits to learn more about the proposed projects. Look for more updates in the coming weeks! </p> </div> Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:17:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/07/13/professional-services-partnerships-update thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/27/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified Three times a year, the CHP reviews applications for the Tennessee Century Farms program. Families submit an application, along with documentation and photos, to establish that their farm … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Board-Farms-1937-Allis-Chalmers-WCS-tractor.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Board-Farms-1937-Allis-Chalmers-WCS-tractor.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Century Farms program </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tncenturyfarms/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Century Farms Facebook page </a> </p> </div> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:19:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/27/new-tennessee-century-farms-certified thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/19/the-heritage-area-supports-npts-citizenship-project We are excited to announce that our partners at Nashville Public Television received a request from the Nissan Foundation for 200 copies of the most recent addition to Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Citizen-Project.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Citizen-Project.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.wnpt.org/citizenship-project/" target="_blank"> The Citizenship Project </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.wnpt.org/citizenship-project/tennessee-voices-lifted/" target="_blank"> online </a> </p> </div> Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/19/the-heritage-area-supports-npts-citizenship-project thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/13/trials-triumphs-and-transformations-tennesseans-search-for-citizenship-community-and-opportunity Newly updated, with a renewed focus on citizenship, this digital collection emphasizes the impact of federal and state government programs as Tennessee moved into the modern … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/New-ToT-News-Item-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/New-ToT-News-Item-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://dsi.mtsu.edu/trials/" target="_blank"> digital collection </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://dsi.mtsu.edu/trials/lessonplans" target="_blank"> lesson plans </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://dsi.mtsu.edu/trials/partners" target="_blank"> partners </a> </p> </div> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:17:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/13/trials-triumphs-and-transformations-tennesseans-search-for-citizenship-community-and-opportunity thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/02/explore-civil-war-sites-this-summer Looking to take some day trips this summer? Take along some of the driving tours that the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area has created over the years with partners from across the state. You can access these via the Heritage Area Web site’s Civil War … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mary-Kate-Patterson-House-008-Cropped-for-News-Item.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mary-Kate-Patterson-House-008-Cropped-for-News-Item.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> The Mary Kate Patterson House in La Vergne features a Tennessee Civil War Trails marker. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Looking to take some day trips this summer? Take along some of the driving tours that the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area has created over the years with partners from across the state. You can access these via the Heritage Area Web site’s <a href="http://www.tncivilwar.org/tour_the_ha/Civil_War_Trails" target="_blank"> Civil War Trails &amp; Tours link </a> . That link will also take you to more information about the statewide Tennessee Civil War Trails program, and you can download a map to find trail signs across the state. If you are in the Murfreesboro area, stop by at the <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/programs/heritage-center-of-murfreesboro-and-rutherford-county/" target="_blank"> Heritage Center </a> (225 West College St.), where you can learn about local Civil War and Reconstruction history, plus pick up brochures and maps, including the booklet <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Civil_War_Battles-publication-final.pdf" target="_blank"> “The Country All Around Was Laid Desolate: Rutherford County’s Civil War Battles.” </a> </p> </div> Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:58:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/06/02/explore-civil-war-sites-this-summer thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/05/22/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-2017-summer-institute The Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU 2017 Summer Institute will explore the Jim Crow period, focusing on the years from 1896 to the 1930s. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896 granted Constitutional approval to segregation as long as it was “equal.” This stamp of approval from the Supreme Court allowed … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Dunbar-Carver-for-Home-Page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Dunbar-Carver-for-Home-Page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Institute participants will visit Carver High School, which began as a Rosenwald school, in Brownsville. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU 2017 Summer Institute will explore the Jim Crow period, focusing on the years from 1896 to the 1930s. The <em> Plessy v. Ferguson </em> decision in 1896 granted Constitutional approval to segregation as long as it was “equal.” This stamp of approval from the Supreme Court allowed Southern states to continue with the roll-back of African Americans’ rights that had started as soon as Reconstruction ended. African American communities responded by continuing to build institutions such as schools, churches, businesses, and social organizations to improve their lives and to support their vibrant communities in the face of the harsh segregation system. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Content experts will discuss the changes happening in Tennessee during this pivotal period, including the building of Rosenwald schools across the state. Participants will spend time researching relevant collections, exhibitions, and materials available from the Library of Congress. Experienced educators will share strategies on incorporating the inquiry method and primary sources in the classroom. Participants will visit several sites in West Tennessee, and TPS staff will discuss the importance of using historic sites as primary sources and strategies for connecting site visits to classroom teaching. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Dates: Tuesday – Thursday, June 13-15 </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Location: West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Theme: Building Community in the Age of Jim Crow </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The goal of the institute is to provide educators with a strong foundation in the historical content related to the theme; provide instruction and share strategies for using primary sources both in the classroom and in conjunction with visits to historic sites; and immerse participants in relevant collections and materials available from the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank"> Library of Congress Web site </a> . </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Click <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/institute.html" target="_blank"> here </a> for a schedule and more details. </p> </div> Mon, 22 May 2017 15:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/05/22/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-2017-summer-institute thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/05/08/spring-2017-common-bond The Spring 2017 issue of Common Bond, our quarterly newsletter, is online. Our Formers’ Corner video features Jessi White, who is the historic preservation consultant for the city … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Common-Bond-Cover-Spring-2017.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Common-Bond-Cover-Spring-2017.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/publications/common-bond/" target="_blank"> online </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MTSUCHP/"> Facebook </a> </p> </div> Mon, 08 May 2017 13:47:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/05/08/spring-2017-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/26/chp-will-be-honored-with-historic-journey-award The Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation presented its 11th annual Historic Journey Award to the Center for Historic Preservation at an event in Macon County, Alabama, on April 29.  The foundation … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shiloh-Program-Cropped-Final.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shiloh-Program-Cropped-Final.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/nr/sample_nominations.htm"> Multiple Property Submission for the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study, 1932-1973 </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ShilohProgram17Proof-1.pdf"> here </a> </p> </div> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:27:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/26/chp-will-be-honored-with-historic-journey-award thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/21/heritage-center-hosts-migration-with-dignity For the second year in a row, the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County hosted the Migration with Dignity in Middle Tennessee exhibit. The exhibit, a project by students … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Global-Studies.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Global-Studies.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsu.edu/exl/pdf/Migration_with_Dignity_2017.pdf"> http://www.mtsu.edu/exl/pdf/Migration_with_Dignity_2017.pdf </a> </p> </div> Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:13:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/21/heritage-center-hosts-migration-with-dignity thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/21/mclemore-house-museum-features-new-exhibit The McLemore House Museum in Franklin, Tennessee, a longtime partner of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, is now open regularly for visitors on Fridays … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CVW-Image-of-McLemore-4.19.17.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CVW-Image-of-McLemore-4.19.17.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsunews.com/?s=mclemore" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:55:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/21/mclemore-house-museum-features-new-exhibit thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/04/graduate-students-contribute-to-new-exhibit-at-the-heritage-center Graduate students were key contributors to the new exhibit about the local music scene at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, a partnership between the CHP’s Tennessee Civil … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HC-Music-Exhibit-Opening.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HC-Music-Exhibit-Opening.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:00:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/04/graduate-students-contribute-to-new-exhibit-at-the-heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/04/call-for-proposals-for-professional-services-partnerships The CHP is excited to announce a new application process for organizations seeking assistance with developing their historic resources. Our Professional Services Partnerships will provide communities with an opportunity to … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <b> HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS </b> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University invites local governments, state agencies, non-profit organizations, and community groups to submit applications for five available partnerships for Professional Services for the 2017-2018 academic year. These Professional Services Partnerships will provide the chosen applicants with professional services at no charge, with the expertise provided by the faculty and staff of the Center for Historic Preservation, assisted by MTSU public history graduate students who are in training at the Center. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We are particularly interested in projects that: </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 1. Can be completed within one year <br/> 2. Address a significant historic property, event, or issue <br/> 3. Are located within a 300-mile radius of MTSU’s location in Murfreesboro, TN <br/> 4. Demonstrate community need, and <br/> 5. Demonstrate the sponsoring group/agency’s own commitment of time, effort, and support </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In the past five years, the Center for Historic Preservation has used its Professional Services to support such projects as: </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 1. Historic Structure Reports <br/> 2. Heritage Development Plans <br/> 3. History exhibits <br/> 4. Heritage tourism driving tours <br/> 5. Historic cemetery assessments and preservation plans <br/> 6. Heritage publications <br/> *Please see our Partnership Projects database ( <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/partnership-projects/" target="_blank"> http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/partnership-projects/ </a> ) for examples of these types of projects. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Applications should include (1) cover letter; (2) a 1-page description of past projects with the Center for Historic Preservation, if any; (3) a detailed description of the proposed project, with images as necessary, not to exceed 5 pages; (4) a full description of the community need, the number of people you hope to reach, and the types of support provided by the applicant and its partners, not to exceed 3 pages; and (5) at least three letters of support for the proposed project from government officials, property owners, or other stakeholders. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Applications are due June 1, 2017. Center faculty and staff may visit the proposed project in June or July, and the awarded partnerships will be announced on August 1, 2017. You may e-mail your application as a PDF to <a href="mailto:histpres@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> histpres@mtsu.edu </a> or send it as a hard copy to the Center for Historic Preservation, Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> For more information, contact: <br/> Antoinette van Zelm, Assistant Director, antoinette.vanzelm@mtsu.edu <br/> Lydia Simpson, Programs Manager, lydia.simpson@mtsu.edu <br/> Both can also be reached at 615-898-2947. </p> </div> Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:49:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/04/04/call-for-proposals-for-professional-services-partnerships thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/22/our-partnership-projects Interested in learning more about the types of projects we work on at the CHP? Check out our Partnership Projects Database, which is found on our Web site … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Snelson-Brinker-detail.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Snelson-Brinker-detail.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/partnership-projects/" target="_blank"> Partnership Projects Database </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Snelson-Brinker-House-HSR-Final.compressed.pdf" target="_blank"> historic structure report </a> </p> </div> Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/22/our-partnership-projects thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/20/fieldwork-coordinator-position The Center for Historic Preservation is searching for a new fieldwork coordinator, a key staff member who gets to work on great projects and interact with graduate students regularly. The position description is available at https://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/4809 and is also copied below. Please call us at 615-898-2947 if you … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center for Historic Preservation is searching for a new fieldwork coordinator, a key staff member who gets to work on great projects and interact with graduate students regularly. The position description is available at <a href="https://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/4809" target="_blank"> https://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/4809 </a> and is also copied below. Please call us at 615-898-2947 if you need more information. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Coordinator – Center for Historic Preservation <br/> Job Description: Reporting to the Director of Center for Historic Preservation: support <br/> the Center’s mission of research, instruction, and public service through four areas: (1) <br/> Manage and carry out research and public service projects for the documentation, <br/> restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic properties, (2) work and <br/> supervise graduate students on research and fieldwork projects under the guidance of <br/> the Center director, (3) coordinate Center’s research with digital initiative partnerships <br/> both on and off campus, and (4) serve as liaison with IT staff on the needs and products <br/> of staff and student research and public service projects. Perform other related special <br/> projects as assigned. <br/> Knowledge: Project management and supervision. Graduate student project <br/> management and coordination. Historic Preservation field, literature, practices. Historic <br/> building technology, architectural history and architectural conservation. Digital <br/> publication, microcomputer applications and software. <br/> Abilities: Establish and maintain effective working relations with diverse constituencies. <br/> Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Represent CHP &amp; MTSU. <br/> Effectively coordinate multiple projects, contracts, agencies/organizations, publications, <br/> vendors and staff. Research, analyze and draw conclusions and produce products <br/> based on primary sources, fieldwork, and experience. Analyze historic buildings and <br/> finishes, draw conclusions from research and fieldwork findings, and prepare print and <br/> digital products. Prepare materials for digital publication and/or dissemination. <br/> Effectively use and train others on microcomputer software for preservation fieldwork <br/> and research. <br/> Education: Master’s degree in history, historic preservation, public history, museum <br/> studies or related field. <br/> Required Experience: Three (3) years full time experience in historic preservation or a <br/> related field including working experience with historical/legal research, historic <br/> structures reports, cultural resource survey, heritage development studies, public <br/> programming, graduate student instruction, digital publication, and microcomputer <br/> applications in historic preservation. <br/> Salary Range: $31,965 – $39,370; commensurate with experience <br/> Closing Date: April 20, 2017 <br/> Apply On-line: <a href="http://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/4793" target="_blank"> http://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/4793 </a> <br/> This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to <br/> provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this <br/> position. </p> </div> Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:34:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/20/fieldwork-coordinator-position https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/13/tennessee-marble-research-continues Last month, the CHP’s Dr. Susan Knowles joined with William Isom, Steve Cotham, Cherel Henderson, and Michele MacDonald at the Price Community Center in Hawkins County to gather information on … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Marble-Workshop-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Marble-Workshop-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.timesnews.net/Our-History/2017/03/01/Historians-gather-facts-about-Hawkins-County-s-180-year-old-marble-industry.html?ci=stream&amp;lp=4&amp;p=1"> article </a> </p> </div> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/13/tennessee-marble-research-continues thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/13/tps-mtsu-spring-workshops-in-full-swing Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU was in East Tennessee on March 10th and 11th for two educator events. On March 10th, we participated in the annual Tennessee Council for Social Studies … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workshop-Image-2-for-3.13.17-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workshop-Image-2-for-3.13.17-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops.php" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:29:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/13/tps-mtsu-spring-workshops-in-full-swing thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/02/new-exhibit-explores-murfreesboros-music-history “Home Grown to Nationally Known: The Artistic Legacies of Murfreesboro” is a new history exhibit exploring Rutherford County’s musical legacies, from Uncle Dave Macon to the modern rock sounds of … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The exhibit has a public opening and reception at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, 225 West College Street, on March 21st from 4 to 6 p.m. <br/> While at the Heritage Center, also see newly acquired art works from Smyrna-born painter Gregory Ridley, Jr., ceramic artist Lewis Snyder of Murfreesboro, and a portrait of a fascinating 19th-century Murfreesboro woman, Mildred Martha Hopson Williams Jordan. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County is a joint venture between the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Main Street: Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, the City of Murfreesboro, and the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU. The Heritage Center is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 3 p.m. Admission is free. </p> </div> Thu, 02 Mar 2017 21:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/03/02/new-exhibit-explores-murfreesboros-music-history thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/27/center-for-historic-preservation-honored-by-general-assembly   On Wednesday, February 22, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and the Tennessee General Assembly commended the Center for Historic Preservation at a legislative breakfast at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.  The CHP recently produced a history of the Tennessee FFA, Tennessee FFA: Tradition and Transformation, in … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/FFA-breakfast-final.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/FFA-breakfast-final.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Governor Bill Haslam speaks at the Future Farmers of America Breakfast at War Memorial Auditorium. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> On Wednesday, February 22, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and the Tennessee General Assembly commended the Center for Historic Preservation at a legislative breakfast at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.  The CHP recently produced a history of the Tennessee FFA, <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/FFA-Tradition-and-Transformation_2016.pdf" target="_blank"> <em> Tennessee FFA: Tradition and Transformation </em> </a> , in honor of the 100 ^th anniversary of the Smith-Hughes Act.  Thanks to former CHP graduate research assistant Savannah Grandey for her great work on the booklet.  The CHP’s director, state historian Dr. Carroll Van West, attended the breakfast. </p> </div> Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:15:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/27/center-for-historic-preservation-honored-by-general-assembly thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/27/a-fond-farewell Congratulations to fieldwork coordinator Ashley Brown, who is leaving the Center for Historic Preservation for a position with Environmental Science Associates, a consulting firm in Los Angeles, California. Ashley has been a great asset to the team in her year at the CHP. We are sorry to see her go, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ashley-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ashley-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Ashley Brown (right) while out on fieldwork with Lydia Simpson (center) and Ethan Holden (left). </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Congratulations to fieldwork coordinator Ashley Brown, who is leaving the Center for Historic Preservation for a position with Environmental Science Associates, a consulting firm in Los Angeles, California. Ashley has been a great asset to the team in her year at the CHP. We are sorry to see her go, but wish her well in her new position as an architectural historian with the consulting firm. </p> </div> Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:47:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/27/a-fond-farewell thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/07/like-us-on-facebook-tcwnha-announces-new-page The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area has a new Facebook Page. For members that belong to the TCWNHA Facebook Group, we welcome you to like … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:12:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/07/like-us-on-facebook-tcwnha-announces-new-page thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/06/winter-2017-common-bond Our Winter 2017 Common Bond quarterly newsletter is now available. This issue features an interview with Sara Beth Urban, a former CHP graduate research … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Common-Bond-Winter-2017-Cover.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Common-Bond-Winter-2017-Cover.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/webview/zxjm9b/4173f5a826381330a69c29b8ca7710d8" target="_blank"> Winter 2017 Common Bond </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Common-Bond-from-the-CHP-Winter-2017.pdf" target="_blank"> here </a> </p> </div> Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:43:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/02/06/winter-2017-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/19/graduate-research-assistants-return-for-spring-semester More than a dozen graduate research assistants will be working for the CHP this Spring. They will delve into a range of projects, from a heritage development plan for the historic Rhea County Courthouse to a preservation plan for Salem Cemetery in Madison County. The Salem Cemetery project falls within … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Hayes-Allen-and-Hatfield-at-Old-City-Cemetery.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Hayes-Allen-and-Hatfield-at-Old-City-Cemetery.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Left to right, Annabeth Hayes, Grace Allen, and Kate Hatfield will continue to get hands-on experience at the CHP this Spring. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncivilwar.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area program </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU program </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/" target="_blank"> Century Farms program </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/19/graduate-research-assistants-return-for-spring-semester thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/19/santa-fe-trail-work-begins Members of the CHP staff have begun field work along the Santa Fe Trail. Director Carroll Van West, Trail of Tears project historian Amy Kostine, and field work coordinator Ashley Brown are surveying historic buildings along the trail, starting in Missouri. They will be using as a model the survey … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AMK_0292-Santa-Fe-Trail-Sign.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AMK_0292-Santa-Fe-Trail-Sign.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Santa Fe Trail sign in Santa Fe, New Mexico. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsunews.com/chp-trail-of-tears-grant/" target="_blank"> http://www.mtsunews.com/chp-trail-of-tears-grant/ </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:56:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/19/santa-fe-trail-work-begins thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/06/center-staff-to-attend-national-heritage-area-meeting 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 10th to 12th at the Arabia … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ArabiaHouse-710x575.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ArabiaHouse-710x575.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> The Monastic Heritage Center located within the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Lydia Simpson and Laura Holder represented the <a href="http://www.tncivilwar.org/" target="_blank"> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area </a> (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 <a href="http://arabiaalliance.org/" target="_blank"> Arabia Mountain NHA </a> 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. </p> </div> Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/06/center-staff-to-attend-national-heritage-area-meeting thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/06/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-offers-civics-focused-workshop Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU will be offering an educator workshop, “Defining Citizenship: Strategies for Teaching Civics with Primary Sources,” on Friday, February 17th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. This workshop will include guest speaker Dr. Mary Evins, research … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Workshop.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Workshop.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Teachers analyzing primary sources at a TPS-MTSU workshop. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU </a> will be offering an educator workshop, “Defining Citizenship: Strategies for Teaching Civics with Primary Sources,” on Friday, February 17 ^th , from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. This workshop will include guest speaker Dr. Mary Evins, research professor and coordinator of the <a href="http://mtsu.edu/amerdem/index.php" target="_blank"> American Democracy Project at MTSU </a> . The workshop will also feature activities that demonstrate how to use primary sources to teach and discuss civics in the middle and high school classroom. The workshop is open to educators in grades 4 and up.  Anyone who would like to register should email <a href="mailto:%20kira.duke@mtsu.edu" target="_blank"> Kira Duke </a> . </p> </div> Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:23:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/06/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-offers-civics-focused-workshop thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/06/keeping-up-with-the-chp   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 … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0388.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0388.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Montana’s oil landscape was featured in a recent blog post. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 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: <a href="https://montanahistoriclandscape.com/" target="_blank"> <em> Revisiting Montana’s Historic Landscapes: 30 Years in Big Sky Country </em> </a> and <a href="https://chpblog.org/" target="_blank"> <em> Southern Rambles: With the Center for Historic Preservation </em> </a> <em> .  </em> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <em> Revisiting Montana’s Historic Landscapes </em> 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. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <em> Southern Rambles </em> 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 <a href="https://chpblog.org/2017/01/04/rambling-on/" target="_blank"> “Rambling On” </a> which reflects on some of our most popular posts since the blog’s inception. </p> </div> Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:08:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2017/01/06/keeping-up-with-the-chp thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/19/congratulations-to-december-2016-graduates Students are the driving force behind what we do here at the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, and we would like to wish warmest congratulations to recent graduates who have served as research assistants for us. M.A. graduate Taylor Stewart worked on the Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU program … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/crumptonia.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/crumptonia.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Taylor Stewart (left) at Crumptonia in Dallas County, AL. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Students are the driving force behind what we do here at the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, and we would like to wish warmest congratulations to recent graduates who have served as research assistants for us. M.A. graduate Taylor Stewart worked on the <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/" target="_blank"> Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU </a> program and on National Register nominations for properties in Tennessee and Alabama. </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Aleis-Brown-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Aleis-Brown-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Aleia Brown at MTSU Graduation in December 2016. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Dr. Aleia Brown, who graduated from the Ph.D. program, contributed to a heritage resource assessment for Owingsville, Kentucky, and the booklet <em> The Hub of a Wheel: A Brief Guide to Murfreesboro’s Past </em> , among other projects. Dr. Brown’s dissertation research examined the history of African American quilts as a form of expression and resistance. Her work with museum dialogues on difficult subjects has earned her national recognition. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> We are proud to have supported both Taylor and Aleia, and we wish them well in their careers as public historians. </p> </div> Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:24:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/19/congratulations-to-december-2016-graduates thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/19/digital-humanities-research-fellow-susan-knowles-debuts-marble-exhibit In addition to the multiple digital projects that Dr. Susan Knowles spearheads for the CHP, she has been hard at work developing an exhibit and lecture series on the history … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Susan-Knowles-Image.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Susan-Knowles-Image.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/64501200.pdf" target="_blank"> National Register multiple property nomination </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.easttnhistory.org/RockofAges" target="_blank"> www.eastTNhistory.org/RockofAges </a> </p> </div> Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:08:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/19/digital-humanities-research-fellow-susan-knowles-debuts-marble-exhibit thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/05/new-exhibit-home-grown-to-nationally-known In November, the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County opened a new exhibit, “Home Grown to Nationally Known: The Artistic Legacies of Murfreesboro.” This exhibit was created … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/imageedit_4_4043653026.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/imageedit_4_4043653026.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/programs/heritage-center-of-murfreesboro-and-rutherford-county/"> Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County </a> </p> </div> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:13:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/05/new-exhibit-home-grown-to-nationally-known thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/05/trail-of-tears-national-historic-trail-restoration-guides Last year, our office partnered with the National Trails Intermountain Region of the National Park Service to … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Log_Booklet_Cover_crop.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Log_Booklet_Cover_crop.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1453/index.htm"> National Trails Intermountain Region of the National Park Service </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm"> Trail of Tears National Historic Trail </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/preservation-guides/"> website </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/historyculture/trailwide.htm."> https://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/historyculture/trailwide.htm. </a> </p> </div> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:45:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/12/05/trail-of-tears-national-historic-trail-restoration-guides thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/11/22/upcoming-tps-workshop-on-civics-and-government The Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU program will partner with the East Tennessee Historical Society for a workshop on December 2, 2016. “Introduction to Civics and Government” will take place … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/East-TN-History-Center.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/East-TN-History-Center.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/"> Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="mailto:oakley@easttnhistory.org"> oakley@easttnhistory.org. </a> </p> </div> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/11/22/upcoming-tps-workshop-on-civics-and-government thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/21/new-chp-annual-report The 2015-2016 CHP Annual Report is available online and in print. In this issue, we celebrate our outreach to communities in Tennessee and beyond, as well as our ongoing support for graduate students as they gain hands-on experience for … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CHP-Annual-Report-2015-2016-Cover-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CHP-Annual-Report-2015-2016-Cover-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CHP-AN-REPORTfinal101316wLINKS-FINAL.pdf"> 2015-2016 CHP Annual Report </a> </p> </div> Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:41:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/21/new-chp-annual-report thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/17/northeast-nashville-community-history-project                 Coming up are two free events that explore an untold chapter in Nashville’s history. Organized by Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14711102_1279928785361230_370070931206102860_o.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14711102_1279928785361230_370070931206102860_o.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Coming up are two free events that explore an untold chapter in Nashville’s history. Organized by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NashvillePublicLibrary/"> Nashville Public Library </a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MTSUCHP/"> MTSU Center for Historic Preservation </a> , the two programs will focus on patterns and policies that have shaped Northeast Nashville’s African American residential settlement and the role of the community in the Civil Rights Movement. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> October 22nd: #1 Recognize the Struggle: Hear presentations by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtsublueraiders/"> Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) </a> history professors Dr. Louis Kyriakoudes, director of  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertGoreResearchCenter/"> Albert Gore Research Center </a> , and Dr. Louis Woods, and the Honorable Richard H. Dinkins, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tennessee-State-Court-Of-Appeals/174527099239475"> Tennessee State Court Of Appeals </a> . Leslie Boone, co-chair of Maxwell Heights Neighborhood Association, will lead a discussion of issues raised when viewed through the lens of history. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> October 29th: #2 Celebrate the Lived History: A panel of community experts will share memories of life in Northeast Nashville and a will address the complex issues of cultural erasure and gentrification. Program will feature a multimedia presentation of images from the Nashville Public Library Special Collections. Joseph Bazelais, organizer of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JSACTN/"> Jefferson Street Art Crawl </a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TeleviseTheMovement/"> Televise the Movement </a> , will moderate the event. <br/> This project is a collaboration between community members, local humanities organizations, and scholars to honor the African American history and traditions of Northeast Nashville—a collection of neighborhoods that includes Maxwell Heights, McFerrin Park, and Cleveland Park. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> View the official flyer <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Places-Spaces-Voices-INVITE-1.pdf"> here </a> </p> </div> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:57:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/17/northeast-nashville-community-history-project thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/01/join-us-this-fall-to-celebrate-tennessees-civil-war-national-heritage-area November 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Congress creating the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area!  This year is also the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act and the 100th year of the National Park Service.  To celebrate these three special birthdays, we invite all of our many … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 2016 marks the 20 ^th anniversary of Congress creating the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area!  This year is also the 50 ^th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act and the 100 ^th year of the National Park Service.  To celebrate these three special birthdays, we invite all of our many heritage partners and supporters to attend one, if not all six, special celebrations held in communities across Tennessee. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Sponsored by the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development the celebrations take place at: </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 9 ^th                Franklin                       Franklin Theatre                                         12:30 – 2 p.m. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 9 ^th                Murfreesboro               Heritage Center of Murfreesboro           5:30 – 7 p.m. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 10 ^th              Nashville                     Glen Leven Farm                                         12:30 – 2 p.m. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 11 ^th              Charleston                   Hiwassee River Heritage Center               12:30 – 2 p.m. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 14 ^th              Knoxville                     East Tennessee Historical Society             12:30 – 2 p.m. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> November 18 ^th              Parker’s Crossroads      Parker’s Crossroads Visitor Center       12:30 – 2 p.m. </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Glen-Leven-courtesy-of-the-Land-Trust-for-Tennessee-for-Web-Site.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Glen-Leven-courtesy-of-the-Land-Trust-for-Tennessee-for-Web-Site.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Glen Leven Farm (Image courtesy of the Land Trust for Tennessee). </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> All events are open to the public and light refreshments will be served.  Formal programs will be brief—our goal is to meet and personally thank as many Tennesseans as possible because it is their commitment, energy, and excitement that have allowed our National Heritage Area to flourish and to serve all 95 counties of the state.  Mark your calendars and plan to join events that will be attended by Heritage Area director Dr. Carroll Van West, as well as the staffs from the Heritage Area, the Center for Historic Preservation, and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, including Tennessee Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett, who will attend the celebration at the Heritage Center in Murfreesboro on November 9th. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Congress created the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area in 1996 as a partnership unit of the National Park Service. The Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University administers the Heritage Area, working in partnership with state government and Tennessee communities to tell the whole story of the Civil War era through exhibitions, publications, public programs, historical markers, and historic property studies. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In 1966 Congress approved the National Historic Preservation Act, which has taken the values of American preservation to communities large and small, through programs like the National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service. For Tennessee since 1984 the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation has worked with the Tennessee Historical Commission to bring benefits from the federal preservation program to Tennessee property owners and communities. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Please plan to attend and let us know by contacting Alexandria McMahan at Alexandria.mcmahan@mtsu.edu. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> For more information about the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.tncivilwar.org/" target="_blank"> www.tncivilwar.org/ </a> , join our Facebook page, or call us at 615-898-2947. </p> </div> Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:48:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/01/join-us-this-fall-to-celebrate-tennessees-civil-war-national-heritage-area thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/01/traveling-exhibition-on-view-at-the-heritage-center The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County is hosting Emancipation and Its Legacies, a national traveling exhibition, from October 3, 2016, to October 31, 2016. The end of slavery … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in partnership with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, <em> Emancipation and Its Legacies </em> marks the sesquicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The exhibition is divided into five panels: Conflicting Visions of the Future of the United States: 1850–1860; War and Fugitive Slaves: 1861–1862; 1863: Emancipation; The Process of Emancipation: 1864–1865; and The Legacy of Emancipation: Civil War to Civil Rights, 1865–1964. Drawing on letters, personal accounts, images, and other documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, each section traces the major events that led to emancipation. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Heritage Center is sponsoring two free programs for the public in connection with the exhibition. On October 18 ^th at 7:00 p.m., a special screening will be held of the Nashville Public Television documentary <em> Reconstruction: A Moment in the Sun </em> , with commentary from historian Dr. Crystal deGregory, who appears in the film. She is the founder and executive editor of <a href="http://www.hbcustory.com" target="_blank"> HBCUstory, Inc. </a> , an advocacy initiative devoted to preserving, presenting and promoting inspiring stories of historically black colleges and universities. On October 24 ^th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., “Emancipation on the Front Lines,” living history program about the United States Colored Troops (USCT), will take place at the Heritage Center. This come-and-go program will feature members of the 13 ^th USCT re-enactment group based in Murfreesboro. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In addition to the free public programs in conjunction with <em> Emancipation and Its Legacies </em> , a lesson plan for teachers and a scavenger hunt for students are available on the Web site of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, <a href="http://www.tncivilwar.org" target="_blank"> www.tncivilwar.org </a> . </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “We are pleased to have been selected as a site for this exhibition,” said Antoinette van Zelm, assistant director of the Center for Historic Preservation. “Through reproductions of documents, photographs, and posters, the exhibition invites visitors to learn about emancipation through the eyes of individuals. Though Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation more than one hundred and fifty years ago, people today can still identify with the dreams and hopes of those formerly enslaved, and the promise it held for them. We hope that this exhibition will help visitors better understand the human history and legacy of freedom and emancipation.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <b> Image: </b> Black Soldier </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <b> Image credit: </b> Unidentified black Private, Company I, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, ca. 1863. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute) </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <b> About the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center  </b> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened in August 2004 on the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Our purpose is to tell the story of the struggle for freedom in the United States through exhibits and programs that focus on America’s battle to rid itself of the ugly scourge of slavery and treat all its citizens with respect and dignity. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <b> About the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History </b> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization devoted to the improvement of history education. The Institute has developed an array of programs for schools, teachers, and students that now operate in all fifty states, including a website that features the more than 60,000 unique historical documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection, www.gilderlehrman.org. Each year the Institute offers support and resources to tens of thousands of teachers, and through them enhances the education of more than a million students. The Institute’s programs have been recognized by awards from the White House, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Organization of American Historians. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <b> About the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County </b> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County is a joint venture between the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Main Street:  Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, the City of Murfreesboro, and the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU.  Additional support comes from Rutherford County government and State Farm Insurance. </p> </div> Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:37:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/10/01/traveling-exhibition-on-view-at-the-heritage-center thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/09/12/exhibit-opening-at-the-webb-school Center for Historic Preservation Director Dr. Carroll Van West and Graduate Research Assistant Annabeth Hayes recently traveled to McKenzie, Tennessee, for the opening of the Webb Historical Museum. The museum … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Annabeth-at-Webb-Opening-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Annabeth-at-Webb-Opening-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/09/12/exhibit-opening-at-the-webb-school thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/09/12/celebrate-constitution-day-september-14 The American Democracy Project is again coordinating Constitution Day at MTSU with a full schedule of inspiring activities. This year’s program features Ms. Diane Nash, renowned civil rights … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Update: Constitution Day was a great success, and Ms. Nash spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at Tucker Theater.  She took questions from the audience and from student moderators, including the CHP’s graduate research assistants Torren Gatson and Marquita Reed. For more, see <a href="http://www.mtsunews.com/constitution-day-2016/" target="_blank"> http://www.mtsunews.com/constitution-day-2016/ </a> . </p> </div> Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:54:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/09/12/celebrate-constitution-day-september-14 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/09/12/chp-welcomes-new-secretary The Center for Historic Preservation welcomes our newest staff member, secretary Alexandria (Alex) McMahan. Alex is a recent graduate of MTSU with a B.A. in History and a minor in … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Alex-for-News-Item.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Alex-for-News-Item.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/staff/" target="_blank"> staff profiles page </a> </p> </div> Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:26:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/09/12/chp-welcomes-new-secretary thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/19/summer-2016-common-bond Take a look at our Summer 2016 Common Bond newsletter. This issue features former graduate research assistant … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/webview/fakffb/7bb4ed428d5c035b39a6fbd6c0cdeb73" target="_blank"> Summer 2016 </a> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screenshot-2016-08-19-14-for-home-page.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screenshot-2016-08-19-14-for-home-page.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/webview/fakffb/7bb4ed428d5c035b39a6fbd6c0cdeb73" target="_blank"> <em> Common Bond </em> </a> </p> </div> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/19/summer-2016-common-bond thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/16/fall-fieldwork-underway Fieldwork is underway for the Fall semester.  This week Dr. Stacey Graham, Lydia Simpson (Programs Manager), and Ashley Brown (Fieldwork Coordinator) visited the Gallatin City Cemetery in Sumner County. Gallatin City Cemetery was officially founded in 1802, boasts a Mexican-American War Memorial, and is the final resting place for Governor … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_0047.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_0047.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Randy Lucas, Stacey Graham, and Lydia Simpson examine a gravestone on the ground. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Fieldwork is underway for the Fall semester.  This week Dr. Stacey Graham, Lydia Simpson (Programs Manager), and Ashley Brown (Fieldwork Coordinator) visited the Gallatin City Cemetery in Sumner County. Gallatin City Cemetery was officially founded in 1802, boasts a Mexican-American War Memorial, and is the final resting place for Governor William Trousdale. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Students this fall will be working on fieldwork projects in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Some of our partners this fall will include the National Park Service, City of Memphis, City of Chattanooga, Georgia State Historic Preservation Office, Army Corp of Engineers, and the Metro Historical Commission (Nashville). Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MTSUCHP/"> Facebook </a> for continuing project updates! </p> </div> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:24:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/16/fall-fieldwork-underway thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/16/shiloh-rosenwald-school-museum-dedication The Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation held the dedication of the Shiloh Rosenwald School Museum on August 12, 2016. The school was one of the first  built as … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <script> //<![CDATA[ //]]> </script> </p> </div> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:03:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/16/shiloh-rosenwald-school-museum-dedication thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/01/bridging-cultures-summer-summit Dr. Mary Evins, director of the American Democracy Project at Middle Tennessee State University, worked with the Tennessee Board of Regents to organize a two-day summit that brought together participants in the “Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges through Religious Pluralism in Tennessee” initiative, which is funded by the National Endowment … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bridging-Cultures-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bridging-Cultures-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Participants in the “Bridging Cultures” Summer Summit. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Dr. Mary Evins, director of the American Democracy Project at Middle Tennessee State University, worked with the Tennessee Board of Regents to organize a two-day summit that brought together participants in the “Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges through Religious Pluralism in Tennessee” initiative, which is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The summit featured guest speakers, panel discussions with community leaders, music featuring several religious traditions, ethnic food, and presentations by faculty from Cleveland State Community College and Jackson State Community College, ADP at MTSU’s leading community college partners in the project. Hosts for the summit were the Islamic Center of Tennessee and the Baha’i Faith Community Center. </p> </div> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 16:35:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/01/bridging-cultures-summer-summit thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/01/2942   Three CHP graduate students recently completed the 2016 Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Summer Institute focused on the Upper Chesapeake. During the course … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MESDA-Students-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MESDA-Students-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Three CHP graduate students recently completed the 2016 <a href="http://www.mesda.org/programs_sprite/mesda_summer_sprite.html"> Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Summer Institute </a> focused on the Upper Chesapeake. During the course of the institute, each student developed an original research project under the guidance of Dr. Van West, who served as the visiting scholar for the institute. Those projects were: “Dr. Who? Apothe- What?: The Birth of the Modern Pharmacy through the Lens of an 18 ^th Century Apothecary Chest,” by Torren Gatson; “If These Walls Could Talk: The Architectural Interior of a Quaker Home in Southampton County, Virginia,” by Tiffany Momon; and “The Little Mermaid: Cultural Implications of a Nautical Family Sampler,” by Marquita Reed. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> From left to right: Marquita Reed, Tiffany Momon, and Torren Gatson. </p> </div> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 16:21:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/08/01/2942 thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/07/06/history-day-workshops Throughout the next few months, the CHP’s Kira Duke, education specialist for the Teaching with Primary Sources program, will be traveling around the state of Tennessee offering … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/News-Updates-July-5-TPS.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/News-Updates-July-5-TPS.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops.php" target="_blank"> http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/workshops.php </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tennesseehistory.org/historyday.htm" target="_blank"> http://www.tennesseehistory.org/historyday.htm </a> </p> </div> Wed, 06 Jul 2016 19:02:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/07/06/history-day-workshops thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/07/06/studying-abroad-in-scotland The Center for Historic Preservation’s Dr. Stacey Graham and Ph.D. graduate research assistant Michael Fletcher are currently overseas leading a study abroad class around Scotland. They have … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Dr. Graham took this photo of the group at the Roman baths site in Bearsden in early July. </p> </div> Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:57:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/07/06/studying-abroad-in-scotland thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/06/16/2016-the-year-of-anniversaries There are a lot of anniversaries this year in the field of Historic Preservation. The first is the 110-year anniversary of the Antiquities Act that was signed by President Theodore … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> How are we celebrating all these anniversaries? Throughout the year we will be highlighting past and present Center for Historic Preservation projects on social media ( <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtsuchp" target="_blank"> Facebook </a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/mtsu_chp" target="_blank"> Twitter </a> , and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/MTSU_CHP"> Instagram </a> .) You can follow along with the hashtag #CHP50 on all social media platforms. Later this year, we will make an announcement for anniversary events. Stay tuned for more information! </p> </div> Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:13:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/06/16/2016-the-year-of-anniversaries thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/06/10/tps-summer-institute-focuses-on-the-new-south This year’s Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU Summer Institute looked at the post-Civil War decades in Tennessee by focusing on “Tennessee in the New South: Politics and Progressivism.”  From June 14-16, teachers participated in a hands-on workshop based in Murfreesboro, with a field trip to Fisk University in Nashville … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/African-American-Congressmen-LOC-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/African-American-Congressmen-LOC-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> The first colored senator and representatives – in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States [1872] (Courtesy of the Library of Congress). </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/"> Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/institute.html"> hands-on workshop </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 19:35:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/06/10/tps-summer-institute-focuses-on-the-new-south thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/06/10/enjoy-tennessee-farms-and-farm-products-this-summer Summertime is perfect for enjoying Tennessee farm products at county fairs and farmers’ markets. The Tennessee Century Farms Program documents and recognizes farms that have … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Beech-Hill-Farm-Williamson-County-Signrsz-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Beech-Hill-Farm-Williamson-County-Signrsz-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://picktnproducts.org/index.html"> farm products </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tnfairs.com/member-fairs/"> county fairs </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://agriculture.tn.gov/Marketing.asp?QSTRING=MKT"> farmers’ markets </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/"> Tennessee Century Farms Program </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15838coll4"> Southern Places </a> </p> </div> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 19:14:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/06/10/enjoy-tennessee-farms-and-farm-products-this-summer thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/27/trail-of-tears-workshop-in-georgia On May 12-13, 2016, the Center for Historic Preservation, in partnership with the Trail of Tears Association and the National Trails Intermountain Region of the National Park Service, hosted … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> As part of the workshop, participants were given a tour of New Echota Historic Site, shown here, by park manager David Gomez, and visited Rockdale Plantation, the former home of Cherokee George W. Adair. Rockdale Plantation owner and professional log building restoration specialist Kerry Hix discussed the process of restoring the buildings on site, which consist of a three-story home, a log kitchen, and a traveler’s rest. </p> </div> Fri, 27 May 2016 20:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/27/trail-of-tears-workshop-in-georgia thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/27/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-explores-the-new-south Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU is exploring the New South period this spring and summer. On April 22, Kira Duke presented “Crossing the Veil: A Young W.E.B. … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Taylor-at-NCHE.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Taylor-at-NCHE.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/institute.html" target="_blank"> TPS-MTSU Web site </a> </p> </div> Fri, 27 May 2016 20:29:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/27/teaching-with-primary-sources-mtsu-explores-the-new-south thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/17/memories-of-a-massacre-symposium   The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) was proud to be one of the major supporters of “Memories of a Massacre: Memphis in 1866, a Symposium Exploring Slavery, Emancipation, and Reconstruction.” The event took place at the University of Memphis from May 20-21, 2016, and featured excellent … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Harpers-Illustration-from-Memphis-Massacre-Web-site.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Harpers-Illustration-from-Memphis-Massacre-Web-site.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Illustration from the Symposium Web Site. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) was proud to be one of the major supporters of <a href="http://www.memphis.edu/memphis-massacre/symposium/index.php"> “Memories of a Massacre: Memphis in 1866, a Symposium Exploring Slavery, Emancipation, and Reconstruction.” </a> The event took place at the University of Memphis from May 20-21, 2016, and featured excellent speakers and spirited community involvement. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The symposium was the highlight of the first-ever public recognition of the effects of the racially motivated violence that engulfed Memphis 150 years ago this May. Newly freed African Americans were subject to murder, rape, and the destruction of their property over a three-day period in May 1866. Coupled with similar violence in New Orleans a few months later, the Memphis massacre convinced the U.S. Congress to enact stricter Reconstruction measures to try to ensure black civil rights were protected in the aftermath of the Civil War. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Matching funds from the TCWNHA were used to provide speakers’ fees for the historians who will be featured at the symposium.  They included Timothy S. Huebner and Charles McKinney of Rhodes College, Stephen V. Ash of the University of Tennessee, and Julie Saville of the University of Chicago. Robert K. Sutton, chief historian of the National Park Service, was the keynote speaker. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The symposium was organized by Dr. Beverly Bond and Dr. Susan O’Donovan, both of whom teach in the History Department at the University of Memphis. With the Heritage Area and other partners, Bond and O’Donovan arranged a series of activities in addition to the symposium, including lectures, book discussions, and a teacher workshop. The Teaching with Primary Sources—Middle Tennessee State University program, also administered by the Center for Historic Preservation, partnered with the University of Memphis to lead the teacher workshop. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> More information about the symposium and related events can be found at <a href="http://www.memphis.edu/memphis-massacre/"> http://www.memphis.edu/memphis-massacre/ </a> .  Organizers can also be contacted at <a href="mailto:memphismassacre@memphis.edu"> memphismassacre@memphis.edu </a> . </p> </div> Tue, 17 May 2016 18:47:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/17/memories-of-a-massacre-symposium thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/17/welcoming-the-new-superintendent-of-stones-river-national-battlefield On May 17, 2016, the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce hosted a meet-and-greet with the new superintendent of Stones River National Battlefield, Brenda Waters. Representatives of the Chamber … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chamber-Photo-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chamber-Photo-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 17 May 2016 18:34:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/17/welcoming-the-new-superintendent-of-stones-river-national-battlefield thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/06/farming-101-students-learn-about-preservation-and-a-20th-century-farm-family In partnership with Metro Nashville Parks, students in Dr. Van West’s Seminar in Historic Preservation class have been working on a project in Davidson County, Tennessee.   The … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Fri, 06 May 2016 15:33:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/05/06/farming-101-students-learn-about-preservation-and-a-20th-century-farm-family thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/04/20/spring-cemetery-workshops This spring, Dr. Stacey Graham, research professor at the Center, is using a public service grant from MTSU for three hands-on workshops … Continue reading → <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Cemetery-Workshop-Old-City-Cemetery-4-Resized.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/2c253136/dms3rep/multi/Cemetery-Workshop-Old-City-Cemetery-4-Resized.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:39:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/04/20/spring-cemetery-workshops thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/04/15/students-honored-at-awards-reception Two of our graduate research assistants, Taylor Stewart (second from right) and Sherry Teal (second from left), were honored recently at the MTSU College of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Liberal-Arts-Awards-Reception.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Liberal-Arts-Awards-Reception.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:09:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/04/15/students-honored-at-awards-reception thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/04/15/spring-field-work-in-full-swing Staff and students have been traveling across the state and beyond to document and assess historic structures and landscapes. Among the places visited recently is the Moore-Williams … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Moore-Williams-Farm.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Moore-Williams-Farm.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:04:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/04/15/spring-field-work-in-full-swing thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/03/30/new-driving-tour-of-maury-countys-african-american-history The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area has been pleased to partner with the African American Heritage Society of Maury County to produce Communities and Legacies: Maury County’s African … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Maury-County-African-American-tour-final.pdf" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screenshot-of-Maury-Co.-Driving-Tour-Cover-2016-03-30-11.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Maury-County-African-American-tour-final.pdf"> <em> Communities and Legacies: Maury County’s African American History: A Driving Tour </em> </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsunews.com/new-maury-county-historic-brochure/"> story </a> </p> </div> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:23:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/03/30/new-driving-tour-of-maury-countys-african-american-history thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/02/23/restoration-guide-for-historic-masonry-buildings-on-the-trail-of-tears-national-historic-trail Our latest publication in partnership with the National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region is a Restoration Guide for Historic Masonry Buildings on the Trail of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Restoration-Guide-for-HIstoric-Masonry-Buildings-on-the-TRTE-NHT-FINAL-PDF.pdf" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Masonry-Building-Cover.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Restoration-Guide-for-HIstoric-Masonry-Buildings-on-the-TRTE-NHT-FINAL-PDF.pdf"> <em> Restoration Guide for Historic Masonry Buildings on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail </em> </a> </p> </div> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:13:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/02/23/restoration-guide-for-historic-masonry-buildings-on-the-trail-of-tears-national-historic-trail thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/02/05/preserving-african-american-historic-places “Preserving African American Historic Places: Suggestions and Sources” reviews the varied historic resources that document the stories of African Americans in Tennessee from the antebellum period to the Civil Rights movement. In addition to providing historical context for these resources, this new online publication sets forth hands-on suggestions … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sitka-School-Community-Members.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sitka-School-Community-Members.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> Alumni of the Sitka Rosenwald School in Gibson County, Tennessee, and CHP graduate research assistant Amanda Barry. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Preserving-African-American-Historic-Places.pdf" target="_blank"> “Preserving African American Historic Places: Suggestions and Sources” </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15838coll4" target="_blank"> Southern Places </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://digital.mtsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15838coll7" target="_blank"> Trials and Triumphs </a> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:00:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/02/05/preserving-african-american-historic-places thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/02/05/spring-2016-graduate-research-assistants Our graduate research assistants (GRAs) have started working on numerous projects as the new semester gets underway at Middle Tennessee State University. Field work, … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Spring-2016-GRAs.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Spring-2016-GRAs.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://chpblog.org/" target="_blank"> Southern Rambles </a> </p> </div> Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:30:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/02/05/spring-2016-graduate-research-assistants thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/01/11/montanas-historic-landscapes Dr. Carroll Van West’s blog Revisiting Montana’s Historic Landscape: 30 Years in the Big Sky Country exemplifies the national reach of the CHP and is … Continue reading → Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:32:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2016/01/11/montanas-historic-landscapes thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/12/04/forgotten-places-living-traditions-rutherford-countys-historic-cemeteries Forgotten Places, Living Traditions: Rutherford County’s Historic Cemeteries is a new driving tour brochure that highlights some of the most significant cemeteries … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bradley-Creek-Cemetery.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bradley-Creek-Cemetery.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.rutherfordcountytn.gov/archives/cemetery.html" target="_blank"> online version </a> </p> </div> Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:06:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/12/04/forgotten-places-living-traditions-rutherford-countys-historic-cemeteries thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/12/03/historic-african-american-schools-of-west-tennessee-a-driving-tour A new driving tour brochure features eight historic African American schools in West Tennessee. Historic African American Schools of West Tennessee: A Driving … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/West-TN-Schools-Brochure-Image-Cropped.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/West-TN-Schools-Brochure-Image-Cropped.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WestTNAfricianAmerSchools-Final.pdf" target="_blank"> Historic African American Schools of West Tennessee: A Driving Tour </a> </p> </div> Thu, 03 Dec 2015 21:52:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/12/03/historic-african-american-schools-of-west-tennessee-a-driving-tour thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/10/23/nashville-architecture-book-published-by-chp-director-dr-carroll-van-west Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City, recently published by the University of Tennessee Press, documents the city’s architectural transformation over two centuries. Written by Dr. … Continue reading → Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:09:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/10/23/nashville-architecture-book-published-by-chp-director-dr-carroll-van-west thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/09/30/visit-southern-places Southern Places is a digital collection preserving the visual archives of thirty years of fieldwork by the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP). The collection, which is growing steadily as more and more files are scanned and added, includes 1800 objects at present. Southern Places is a partnership with the … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/St-Marks-Presbyterian-Church-Rogersville-Hawkins-County-TN-photograph-by-Carroll-Van-West1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/St-Marks-Presbyterian-Church-Rogersville-Hawkins-County-TN-photograph-by-Carroll-Van-West1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., TN </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15838coll4"> Southern Places </a> is a digital collection preserving the visual archives of thirty years of fieldwork by the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP). The collection, which is growing steadily as more and more files are scanned and added, includes 1800 objects at present. Southern Places is a partnership with the James E. Walker Library’s Digital Initiatives group of staff members, who have created metadata and digitization standards for maximum sustainability. CHP staff and students are charged with scanning materials and writing and entering historical notes and architectural descriptions. In addition to color photographs of many out-of-the-way historic sites (some no longer extant), Southern Places also includes historic photographs, research notes, and hand-drawn site plans. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Making this trove of archival materials publicly accessible is one way to share the work of the CHP with the communities we serve across the state and around the region. Access to the field photographs, first-person documentation, and scholarly research behind a wide range of National Register of Historic Places properties, authored by Dr. Carroll Van West and other CHP staff and graduate students, is free. While the majority of these historic sites are in Tennessee, some notable projects, including an ongoing Civil Rights initiative, a multi-state survey of the Trail of Tears, and a study of Reconstruction-era African American communities, have crossed borders into Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky. Two particularly valuable multi-property collections that have been fast-tracked for inclusion in Southern Places since they are all but unavailable elsewhere are Tennessee’s rural African American churches and the Rosenwald schools across the state. </p> </div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:13:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/09/30/visit-southern-places thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/09/11/pair-of-civil-rights-legends-to-headline-mtsu-panel-on-voting-rights-act-at-50 Coordinated by the CHP’s American Democracy Project, two titans of the Civil Rights Movement will discuss present-day civil rights challenges as part of the annual Constitution Day events at MTSU. “No Voice, No Choice: The Voting Rights Act at 50” will be the topic of a Sept. 17 program featuring … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Coordinated by the CHP’s American Democracy Project, two titans of the Civil Rights Movement will discuss present-day civil rights challenges as part of the annual Constitution Day events at MTSU. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “No Voice, No Choice: The Voting Rights Act at 50” will be the topic of a Sept. 17 program featuring legendary civil rights activists the Rev. James Lawson and the Rev. C.T. Vivian. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The program is set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Tucker Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “The work that civil rights leaders undertook 50 years ago continues today,” said Dr. Mary Evins, coordinator of the American Democracy Project. “Students must know our history in order to protect their future.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The voting rights panel featuring Lawson and Vivian is the keynote program of the university’s annual Constitution Day, which includes civic programming at every MTSU college, Constitution readings aloud by students, faculty and staff across campus, and voter registration by the League of Women Voters. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Signed into law 50 years ago by President Lyndon Johnson on Aug. 8, 1965, the landmark Voting Rights Act was enacted by Congress to ensure that state and local governments passed no laws or policies to deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on race. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Subsequently, on June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that one of the key sections of the Voting Rights Acts was unconstitutional. In June 2015 Senate and House leaders introduced a bill to restore core Voting Rights Act protections. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> As trusted friends, advisers and lieutenants of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the late 1950s and 1960s, Lawson and Vivian were instrumental in a number of key civil rights events during that tumultuous period, including the Voting Rights Act. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “These gentlemen were literally on the front lines of the movement, so we’re thrilled they have agreed to come to the MTSU campus to not only share reflections of that seminal chapter in our nation’s history, but also to connect that history to today’s political landscape,” Evins said. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “We strongly encourage our students, the campus community and the wider community to join us for this special event.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Moderating “No Voice, No Choice” will be Aleia Brown, an MTSU doctoral student in public history who is in residency as a visiting scholar at Michigan State University’s MSU Museum. Brown formerly was a curator at the National Afro-American Museum in Wilberforce, Ohio, and is part of a national group leading a web blog and Twitter chats on museum responses to the Ferguson, Missouri, protest movement. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Rev. James Lawson has been a civil rights activist since his undergraduate days at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, participating in sit-ins, freedom rides, and serving 14 months in prison rather than take a student or ministerial deferment for refusing to report for the draft as a conscientious objector. While a divinity student at Vanderbilt University beginning in late 1950s, Lawson organized and led one of the most effective campaigns of nonviolent civil resistance in the 20th century: the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins of 1960. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In the years that followed he was involved in strategic planning of numerous other major campaigns and actions, including the Freedom Rides to Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, and the march from Selma to Montgomery. King called Lawson “the mind of the movement” and “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Lawson, 86, lives in Los Angeles, where he was pastor of Holman United Methodist Church from 1974 until his retirement in 1999. In August 2014, Vanderbilt, which houses many of Lawson’s papers, hosted the second annual James Lawson Institute, an eight-day experience in strategic evaluation of nonviolent civil resistance. The James M. Lawson Jr. Chair at Vanderbilt was established in his honor in 2007. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> In November 2014, the Rev. C.T. Vivian was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Vivian, who grew up in central Illinois, participated in his first sit-in in Peoria, Illinois, in 1947, long before the Montgomery bus boycotts and before Dr. King became a national figure. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> He moved to Nashville in 1955 to study religion at historically black American Baptist College. Along with Lawson and Kelly Miller Smith, Vivian formed the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, the first affiliate of King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> A veteran of the Freedom Rides, Vivian gained national attention on Feb. 15, 1965, on the steps of the county courthouse in Selma. After leading about 40 marchers in an attempt to vote, Vivian was punched in the jaw and knocked down by burly county sheriff Jim Clark. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> “It took a lot of courage to get in Jim Clark’s face,” civil rights leader Andrew Young was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2013. “But if he had not taken that blow in Selma, we would not have had the Voting Rights Act.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Vivian, 91, lives in Atlanta, site of the C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Sponsors for “No Voice, No Choice” include MTSU’s American Democracy Project, Center for Historic Preservation, College of Liberal Arts, John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies, College of Media and Entertainment, Jennings A. Jones Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise, Office of the University Provost and the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro/Rutherford County. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> For more information about MTSU’s Constitution Day events, go to <a href="http://mtsu.edu/amerdem"> the American Democracy Project Web site </a> . </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> [MTSU’s News and Media Relations issued this press release on Sept. 4, 2015.] </p> </div> Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:04:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/09/11/pair-of-civil-rights-legends-to-headline-mtsu-panel-on-voting-rights-act-at-50 https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/08/26/the-legacy-of-the-war-of-1812-in-tennessee Mark your calendars for “The Legacy of the War of 1812 in Tennessee” symposium, to be held at the Morton Museum of Collierville History on September 26th from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The symposium is free and open to the public. The Center for Historic Preservation is proud … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Mark your calendars for “The Legacy of the War of 1812 in Tennessee” symposium, to be held at the Morton Museum of Collierville History on September 26th from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. <br/> The symposium is free and open to the public. The Center for Historic Preservation is proud to be one of the sponsors, and CHP director Dr. Carroll Van West will be one of the presenters. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Here is the full schedule: </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 9:00-9:15 am: Coffee and Snacks </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 9:15-9:30 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks <br/> Dr. Carroll Van West, Director, Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State Historian </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 9:30-10:15 am: “The War of 1812: The Impact on Tennessee’s Native Americans” <br/> Toye Heape, Native History Association; Board Member, Tennessee Historical Commission </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 10:15-10:30 am: Break </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 10:30-11:15 am: “Building a New West Tennessee: County Formation and Politics” <br/> Dr. Tom Kanon, Tennessee State Library and Archives </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 11:15-11:45 am: “A Final Legacy: Trail of Tears in West Tennessee” <br/> Dr. Carroll Van West, Director, Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State Historian </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 11:45-noon Closing Remarks and Panel Discussion <br/> Myers Brown, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Chair, Tennessee War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 12:15-1:30 pm: Lunch on your own </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> 1:30-2:30 pm: Tour of Tennessee State Museum Traveling Exhibition and living history demonstrations at the Morton Museum </p> </div> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:47:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/08/26/the-legacy-of-the-war-of-1812-in-tennessee https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/07/09/historic-orange-mound We were thrilled to partner with the Orange Mound community in creating Historic Orange Mound: Past, Present, and Future: A Driving Tour of … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Final-Orange-Mound-tour.pdf" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Final-Orange-Mound-tour_Page_1-133x300.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Final-Orange-Mound-tour.pdf"> <em> Historic Orange Mound: Past, Present, and Future: A Driving Tour of Community Landmarks </em> </a> </p> </div> Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:55:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/07/09/historic-orange-mound thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/07/09/restoration-guide-for-historic-log-buildings-on-the-trail-of-tears-national-historic-trail Our latest publication in partnership with the National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region is a Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Restoration-Guide-for-Historic-Log-Buildings-on-the-Trail-of-Tears-National-Historic-Trail-Final.pdf" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Log-Booklet-Cover-194x300.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Restoration-Guide-for-Historic-Log-Buildings-on-the-Trail-of-Tears-National-Historic-Trail-Final.pdf"> <em> Restoration Guide for Historic Log Buildings on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail </em> </a> </p> </div> Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/07/09/restoration-guide-for-historic-log-buildings-on-the-trail-of-tears-national-historic-trail thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/05/05/new-reconstruction-brochure-available For Tennessee’s heritage tourism visitors and residents alike, there is a booklet to almost 100 properties that tell how the decade after the Civil War – what is called the Reconstruction era … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Reconstruction era is one of the most compelling periods in Tennessee history. African Americans became legal citizens and African American men gained the right to vote. A new state constitution, still in effect today, was ratified in 1870. Nine new counties were created between 1870 and 1871. Across the state, new communities, new churches and new schools opened their doors, creating challenges and opportunities for all citizens. “We cannot understand Tennessee today without understanding how the years after the Civil War charted new directions in Tennessee education, religion and politics as they also created a new definition of citizenship for all Tennesseans,” says Dr. Carroll Van West, Tennessee State Historian and Director of MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> To obtain a print copy of the driving tour, visit The Heritage Center, located at 225 West College Street, Murfreesboro, or contact the Center at 615-217-8013. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 05 May 2015 18:01:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/05/05/new-reconstruction-brochure-available https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/05/05/spring-2015-common-bond-newsletter Stay up to date with our Spring 2015 Common Bond newsletter. This issue explores the latest initiatives of the American Democracy … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 05 May 2015 17:10:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/05/05/spring-2015-common-bond-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/03/27/2015-sesquicentennial-signature-event-reconstruction-tennessee Be sure to register for the 2015 Sesquicentennial Signature Event, “Reconstruction Tennessee,” which will be held in Knoxville from April 30-May 1. Among the highlights planned for the event are a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a keynote address … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:18:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/03/27/2015-sesquicentennial-signature-event-reconstruction-tennessee thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/02/02/our-winter-2015-newsletter Take a look at our Winter 2015 Common Bond newsletter. Each quarter, we feature three different CHP programs and projects, reflecting the themes of “Scholars, Partners, and Leaders.” This … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:11:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2015/02/02/our-winter-2015-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/11/20/tennessee-century-farms-during-the-civil-war To commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial, and the important role played by Century Farm families, we published Plowshares and Swords: Tennessee Farm Families Tell Civil War Stories in 2013. As of 2022, we have sold out of these books, but copies are available from online used booksellers. Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> To commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial, and the important role played by Century Farm families, we published <em> Plowshares and Swords: Tennessee Farm Families Tell Civil War Stories </em> in 2013. As of 2022, we have sold out of these books, but copies are available from online used booksellers. </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Plowshares_and_Swords.png" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.tncenturyfarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Plowshares_and_Swords.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:56:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/11/20/tennessee-century-farms-during-the-civil-war thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/09/25/to-care-for-the-sick-and-bury-the-dead-murfreesboros-african-american-benevolent-groups-in-the-latest-edition-of-the-tennessee-historical-quarterly Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Interpretive Specialist Leigh Ann Gardner has an article published in a recent edition of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly. “‘To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead’: Murfreesboro’s African American Benevolent Groups” introduces the roles and importance of fraternal and benevolent groups within the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Interpretive Specialist Leigh Ann Gardner has an article published in a recent edition of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly. “‘To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead’: Murfreesboro’s African American Benevolent Groups” introduces the roles and importance of fraternal and benevolent groups within the post-bellum African American community. Specifically, Gardner highlights the work of three such groups in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Tennessee Historical Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published four times a year by the Tennessee Historical Society. It was established in 1942 and covers a broad range of Tennessee history topics. The journal is distributed to members of the Tennessee Historical Society. For membership information, please visit their website <a href="http://www.tennesseehistory.org/membership.htm" target="_blank"> www.tennesseehistory.org </a> . Individual editions may also be purchased <a href="http://www.tennesseehistory.org/Purchase.htm" target="_blank"> here. </a> </p> </div> Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/09/25/to-care-for-the-sick-and-bury-the-dead-murfreesboros-african-american-benevolent-groups-in-the-latest-edition-of-the-tennessee-historical-quarterly thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/08/12/trials-and-triumphs Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations: Tennesseans’ Search for Citizenship, Community, and Opportunity has been designed to focus on Tennessee’s history between the end of the American Civil War (1865) and the end of World War II … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Designed with teachers and students in mind, the digital collection has been organized to make <br/> images of historical documents, works of art, and material culture objects easily accessible. As they are created, a list of lesson plans corresponding to the collection materials will also be added. </p> </div> Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:27:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/08/12/trials-and-triumphs thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/07/29/tennessee-women-in-the-civil-war CHP Programs Manager Antoinette van Zelm is the editor of Tennessee Women in the Civil War, recently published by the Tennessee Historical Society. The … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <em> Tennessee Women in the Civil War </em> contains eleven articles that chronicle Tennessee women’s experiences before, during, and after the war. First-hand accounts, biographical sketches, in-depth analyses, and a set of illustrations tell the tale of women’s varied and dramatic encounters with the war and its stunning consequences. </p> </div> Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:34:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/07/29/tennessee-women-in-the-civil-war thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/07/29/shades-of-gray-and-blue Shades of Gray and Blue: Reflections of Life in Civil War Tennessee was designed to place images of works of art and material culture objects within easy reach of teachers and students of … Continue reading → Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:32:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/07/29/shades-of-gray-and-blue thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/06/18/spring-2014-chp-newsletter The Spring 2014 edition of Common Bond, the newsletter for the Center for Historic Preservation is now available. News and updates for many of the CHP’s activities can be found within, including the CHP’s work with Engel … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> News and updates for many of the CHP’s activities can be found within, including the CHP’s work with Engel Stadium in Chattanooga and ongoing Civil War Trails program. The latest members of the Tennessee Century Farms program are also featured. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:02:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/06/18/spring-2014-chp-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/03/01/tennessee-in-the-war-of-1812-bicentennial-symposium For more information and the full schedule of activities, please visit the website of the Tennessee in the … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The third official symposium for the Tennessee War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission will take place on Saturday, March 22nd in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The theme of this free and open-to-the-public event is “The Road to New Orleans.” Tennessee State Historian and CHP director Dr. Carroll Van West will provide opening and closing remarks for the day’s events, which will feature presentations from many of Tennessee’s pre-eminent historians as well as living history demonstrations and a tour of Camp Blount. Former University of Tennessee head football coach will also be present, speaking on “What it Means to be a Volunteer.” </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> A workshop for educators is being offered in conjunction with this event on Friday, March 21st. Teaching with Primary Sources at MTSU, along with the Tennessee State Library and Archives will be hosting this event with the theme “The Road to New Orleans: Teaching the War of 1812.” </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/03/Warof1812logo1.png" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/03/Warof1812logo1.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Sat, 01 Mar 2014 15:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/03/01/tennessee-in-the-war-of-1812-bicentennial-symposium thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/02/25/winter-2014-newsletter The winter 2014 edition of Common Bond, the newsletter for the Center for Historic Preservation is now available. Included within are updates about the projects to … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Included within are updates about the projects to which our staff and students are contributing, as well as an overview of a new expansion of the CHP, the American Democracy Project at MTSU, a vibrant program that focuses on undergraduate education, citizenship, &amp; community outreach. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/02/85fe08664c298d8217a9070b-resize1.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/02/85fe08664c298d8217a9070b-resize1.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:50:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/02/25/winter-2014-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/02/10/the-dorothy-williams-potter-scholarship         The Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship supports M.A. and Ph.D. students who serve as graduate assistants at the MTSU Center … Continue reading → <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/02/DPW-scholarship.png" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/02/DPW-scholarship.png" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Dorothy Williams Potter Scholarship supports M.A. and Ph.D. students who serve as graduate assistants at the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University. The scholarship was established in honor of Mrs. Dorothy Williams Potter, Honorary State President of the Tennessee Society Colonial Dames, for her service to the Society in state and national offices. The first scholarship award was granted in 1995 and grants have been awarded annually thereafter. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Donors may also go directly to the <a href="https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1092/development/index.aspx?sid=1092&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=1175&amp;cid=2549"> online </a> giving page. </p> </div> Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:42:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/02/10/the-dorothy-williams-potter-scholarship thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/01/25/another-chp-alumni-placement-success-story The Center for Historic Preservation is proud to announce that our very own Jessica White will be taking a position with the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission.  White graduated from the MTSU Public … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Interested in learning more about how the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield exhibit came to be? </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/ae79db7c73945e51e21e1131resize.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/ae79db7c73945e51e21e1131resize.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/img_7142-resize.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/img_7142-resize.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:51:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/01/25/another-chp-alumni-placement-success-story thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/01/14/southern-rambles The Center for Historic Preservation is proud to present “Southern Rambles,” a blog that follows the progress of the CHP through feature posts written by staff … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/pettus-bridge-resize.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/pettus-bridge-resize.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://chpblog.org/2014/02/06/reevaluating-the-civil-rights-landscape-in-selma-alabama/"> “Reevaluating the Civil Rights Landscape in Selma, Alabama” </a> by <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/students/abby-gautreau/"> Abby Gautreau </a> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/country_womans_club_front_view-resize.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/country_womans_club_front_view-resize.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://chpblog.org/2014/03/25/is-that-a-womens-history-site/"> “Is That a Women’s History Site?” </a> by <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/staff/antoinette-van-zelm/"> Dr. Antoinette van Zelm </a> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/Bell-Route-of-the-Trail-of-Tears-resize.jpg" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/Bell-Route-of-the-Trail-of-Tears-resize.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://chpblog.org/2014/03/17/175-years-later-documenting-the-historic-buildings-of-the-trail-of-tears/"> “175 Years Later: Documenting the Historic Buildings of the Trail of Tears” </a> by <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/about/staff/amy-kostine/"> Amy Kostine </a> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a href="http://chpblog.org/2014/02/20/from-cellblock-to-community-space-adaptive-reuse-options-for-the-bath-county-jailhouse/" target="_top"> <img src="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/01/bath-county-courthouse-NO-POWERLINES.jpg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://chpblog.org/2014/02/20/from-cellblock-to-community-space-adaptive-reuse-options-for-the-bath-county-jailhouse/"> “From Cellblock to Community Space: Adaptive Reuse Options for the Bath County Jailhouse” </a> by <a href="http://www.mtsuhistpres.org/jenna-stout/"> Jenna Stout </a> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:53:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2014/01/14/southern-rambles thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2013/11/01/fall-2013-chp-newsletter The fall 2013 edition of Common Bond, the Center for Historic Preservation’s newsletter, is now available, and it includes updates … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Over the last year, there have been many changes here at the Center for Historic Preservation. Students have graduated and secured jobs in the field. Long-time staff members have retired or moved on to new opportunities. A dear friend and colleague lost his battle against a lengthy illness. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> But now all the new staff are in place, and we are excited about moving forward into this new phase of the Center’s work. </p> </div> <h3> A New Vision </h3> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> On October 15,we held our 1st planning retreat as the new team, and we began the process of creating a new vision for the center that reflects the legacy we have inherited as well as the future we envision. We would like to share it with you, our friends, partners and colleagues. Read the newsletter for more information about our new direction. Also, did you realize the 2014-2015 academic year is our 30th anniversary? Be watching for chances to celebrate with us! The staff are making plans … </p> </div> Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:38:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2013/11/01/fall-2013-chp-newsletter thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2013/10/20/plowshares-and-swords The Center for Historic Preservation proudly announces the release of its own special Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial publication, Plowshares and Swords: Tennessee Farm Families Tell Civil War Stories by Caneta S. Hankins and the late Michael Gavin. This hard-bound limited edition (900 copies) book covers the entire state and brings … Continue reading → <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> The Center for Historic Preservation proudly announces the release of its own special Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial publication, <em> Plowshares and Swords: Tennessee Farm Families Tell Civil War Stories </em> by Caneta S. Hankins and the late Michael Gavin. This hard-bound limited edition (900 copies) book covers the entire state and brings out stories of war, homefront, occupation, and emancipation in ways unlike any other book on the Civil War in Tennessee. These stories come from families who remain on the land, standing where their ancestors stood and experienced the trials and tribulations of the Civil War era. The book also includes over a hundred images of the farms and the families, including scores of historic images never before published. </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> It has been almost 10 years since the release of <em> Plowshares &amp; Swords </em> , which is available from online used booksellers. </p> <p> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <h3> About the Authors </h3> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> </div> Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:32:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2013/10/20/plowshares-and-swords thumbnail https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2013/10/01/graduate-research-assistant-aleia-brown-publishes-in-timeline-magazine The CHP’s very own Aleia Brown has an article in the October / November issue of Timeline, a publication of the Ohio Historical Society. The article is titled Visions of African … Continue reading → Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:36:00 GMT https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/2013/10/01/graduate-research-assistant-aleia-brown-publishes-in-timeline-magazine thumbnail