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William Roberts of the Coleman Scouts
January 13, 2022, research by Carol Robertson White William Roberts enlisted in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry in Hayes Blackman’s Company of McCann’s Gunners in 1861. Roberts soon became a Coleman Scout under Captain Henry Shaw of Smyrna. His main duty was to follow enemy movement and interrupt communications, operating in…
Photos from the Alvin C. York Medical Center Collection – And Construction Begins, 1939
Alvin C. York Hospital Collection, January 6, 2022 The Rutherford County Historical Society acquired thousands of photos from the Alvin C. York Veterans Hospital in December, 2018.
Stories from the Stones River National Battlefield look back at wartime 159 years ago
January 3, 2022, Tayla Courage, The Murfreesboro Post National Park Service Rangers make it a point to share the stories of the everyday people who found themselves battling through the Civil War in the heart of Tennessee 159 years ago. On a drizzly afternoon last week, Ranger Jim Lewis led…
Westview Kids, March 18, 1938
The Harding House
Ellen Snell Coleman, the Summer of 1984 When Giles Scales Harding and Mary Hollowell Blackman married they movedto their two story log house. It was located in the Blackman area just offthe Manson Pike. This house served the family well for many years. Sometime before the War between the States,…
July 4, 1975 Bicentennial Program
Campus School PTA Program
February 15, 1952, The Rutherford Courier Present day Campus School, located at 923 East Lytle Street (Murfreesboro), across from Middle Tennessee State University, was known as The Training School for many decades.
Local Historian Joy Hord’s passing
December 20, 2021 Obituary of Joy Pratt Hord Joy Pratt Hord, age 77, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Hord was born in Holladay, Tennessee to Byrda Marchbanks Pratt on September 6, 1944. Her father, Joseph Daniel Pratt, was killed in action in Normandy, France…
Sky Harbor made Aviation History
November 24, 2002, Dan Whittle, The Daily News Journal Before there was a Nashville International Airport and historic Sewart Air Force Base in Smyrna, there was Tennessee’s Sky Harbor on the Old Nashville Hwy. Today boats are manufactured at the site between Murfreesboro and Smyrna. In fact, before there was…
RCHS Publication No. 15, 1980 (Summer)
Publication No. 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Childress HouseThe Evolution of a Whig Stronghold, 1835 – 1845 Please click the link below and enjoy!
African Americans Benevolent Cemetery Historical Marker Unveiling
December 9, 2021, Murfreesboro City TV Channel 3 The Benevolent Cemetery located off Church Street was covered in brush and broken headstones. Hundreds are buried there including members of the famed Buffalo Soldiers, a black cavalry regiment that fought in various battles including the Spanish-American War. Plans are underway to…
Rotary Club of Murfreesboro Veterans’ Round Table
November 23, 2021, Carriage Lane Reception House Tuesday, November 23, 2021, was a special day at the Rotary Club of Murfreesboro (aka Noon Rotary) – 2021 Rotarian of the Year Brett Garner interviewed U.S Navy veterans Phil Barnett (service date (1973-2004), World War II Navy vet George Pope (1943-1946) and…
Frow Chips October 13, 1971
October 13, 1971 Click below and learn what was happening at the Rutherford County Historical Society, October, 1971 Please click this link and enjoy! From this edition: The Yankee soldier who had a ball Elbert Watts entered the Union army as a one-year volunteer on August 31, 1864. A native…
1999 Aerial Map of The Avenue
October 13, 2021, Ransom School House Wow – 1999. Seems only a couple of months ago. Yet, look how the Old Fort Parkway/North Thompson Lane area has changed. Outlined in red is the proposed ‘Avenue Project’. There is no Medical Center Parkway.No hospital.No The Oaks Shopping CenterThere isn’t even a…
Rutherford County Courthouse Museum Ribbon Cutting
November 21, 2021 – Rutherford County Courthouse Museum (MURFREESBORO) The historic courtroom in the Rutherford County Courthouse has been the focal point of many events that have impacted this community, and it has a new museum about this area officially opened with a ribbon cutting at 3:00 o’clock this past…
RCHS Publication No. 14, 1980 (Winter)
Publication No. 14 TABLE OF CONTENTS First Presbyterian Church, Murfreesboro, Tenn. by Dr. Ernest HooperThe Kirks and Montgomerys by: Alexander Montgomery furnished by Jane Snell WoodsA History of the Russell Homeplace by Tom L. RussellJohn Taylor Lytle by Clarice MillerRevolutionary Pension Record of John M. Leak furnished by Mrs. Edna…
May 12, 1971 – Mitchell Neilson Students win Seal Contest
May 12, 1971, Daily News Journal Mrs. Burton’s Students at Mitchell-Neilson Elementary School were winners in the recent Seal contest sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi. 1st Row: Judy Harrison, Michele Adams, Teresa Higdon, Ginna Follis 2nd Row: Margaret Goin, Jenny McMurry, Karen Deck, Melanie Guthrie, Pam Wrather, Vicki Coffey, Libby…
Sneak Peak of the new Rutherford County Courthouse Museum
November 18, 2021, Rutherford County Courthouse Museum Thursday, November 18, 2021, Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron asked RCHS volunteers Frank Caperton and Carol Robertson White to preview the soon-to-be-open Rutherford County Courthouse Museum, slated to open this Sunday, November 21.
Rutherford County Courthouse Museum Ribbon Cutting is Sunday, November 21, 2021, 3PM
From WGNS Radio: Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron invites the public to attend the ribbon cutting and official opening of the new Rutherford County Courthouse Museum. The new museum located in the 1859 Rutherford County Courthouse highlights the many achievements and advancements of Rutherford County’s diverse history from early Native…
The 2021 Annual Awards Banquet
November 5, 2021, Carriage Lane Reception House (MURFREESBORO, CARRIAGE LANE RECEPTION HOUSE) An organization that is dedicated to preserving facts, photos and memorabilia from past generations gathered Friday night (11/5/2021) at Carriage Lane Inn for its 2021 Awards Dinner. The Rutherford County Historical Society had the exchanging of the gavel…