July 3, 2020, July/August Froe Chips, Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker Public attention has recently focused on the Confederate Soldiers Memorial monument on the historic Rutherford County Courthouse Square. In the mid-1890’s, as many Civil War veterans reached the end of the average life expectancy for their generation, there was much interest…
July 30, 2020, WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (MURFREESBORO) The old Mid South Bank building and the coin shop on the back both of the structure sold to Martin McGill and his wife at auction Thursday (7/30/2020) for $810,000, pending approval from the Rutherford County Commission. The two buildings were purchased in…
July 14, 2020, July/August Froe Chips, Carol Robertson White, Frow Chips Editor Every now and then we have folks drop by the Rutherford County Historical Society Historic Ransom School House and share a photo or two, ephemera regarding our town, or donate us items to the Rutherford County Historical Society. I had…
July 30, 1982, Jane Hamlin, The Daily News Journal The scorching summer days have got a lot of hot, sweaty people wishing autumn was already here – what with its dewy mornings and nippy nights. But there is one man in Murfreesboro who would probably like to hover around 95…
May 16, 2020, The Ransom School House The Rutherford County Historical Society presents the ‘Why we love OUR Local History’ series. This episode features Murfreesboro City Council member Eddie Smotherman. Filmed May 16, 2020 on the front porch of the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
May 16, 2020, The Ransom School House The Rutherford County Historical Society presents the ‘Why we love OUR Local History’ series. This episode features lifelong Rutherford County resident John Jake Verge. Filmed May 16, 2020 on the front porch of the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro,…
May 16, 2020, The Ransom School House The Rutherford County Historical Society presents the ‘Why we love OUR Local History’ series. This episode features Rutherford County Commissioner Pettus Read Filmed May 16, 2020 on the front porch of the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
May 23, 2020, The Ransom School House The Rutherford County Historical Society presents the ‘Why we love OUR Local History’ series. This episode features Bill ‘Mr. Murfreesboro’ Wilson and Smyrna, Tennessee historian Marty Luffman. Filmed May 23, 2020 on the front porch of the historic Ransom School House, 717 North…
May 23, 2020, The Ransom School House The Rutherford County Historical Society presents the ‘Why we love OUR Local History’ series. This episode features RCHS President Walter White. Filmed May 23, 2020 on the front porch of the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Condensed from “Annals of Rutherford County., Volume I” by John Spence In 1991, the Rutherford County Historical Society published three books developed from the various diaries of lifelong Murfreesboro resident John Cedric Spence. The reader will notice errors in spelling and sentence structure. However, the Rutherford County Historical Society felt…