Debbie Watts as Sarah Childress Polk
Carriage Lane reception House, November 10, 2018 Debbie Watts recently retired from Metro (Nashville) School System, combining her love of history and her extraordinary communication skills.
Category: ALL News is Good News
What stops are on the (Oaklands Mansion) Candlelight Tour in 2018?
Nancy DeGennaro, the Daily News Journal, November 4, 2018 The holidays are right around the corner, and so is the annual Oaklands Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes. Set for 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 1, the tour will take visitors to 10 locations, including the homes of five downtown…
Broad, Memorial not rebuilt until 2003
Frank Caperton, Rutherford County Historical Society, October 26, 2018, sort of… It is VERY cool being a volunteer at the Rutherford County Historical Society. We receive a constant stream of artifacts; artifacts that we enjoy digitizing. Artifacts such as this article in the Daily News Journal by Chris Shofner, dated…
Fall into Fashion, September 19, 1973
The Daily News Journal, September 19, 1973 “Fashion Show Set Thursday” The third annual fashion show of the Alpha Delta Kappa sorority will be held at the Stones River Country Club on Thursday, September 20, at 7:30PM. “Fall into Fashion” will feature costumes from the Village Square modeled by members…
Economy Car stops in Murfreesboro (1940)
Daily News Journal, March 15, 1940 Thank you local historian Carol Robertson White for finding this jewel of a news article!
Dr. ‘Seatbelt’ Honored
WGNS Radio, September 24, 2018 The late Dr. Robert Sanders, local pediatrician, was honored at 1:30 Monday (9/24/2018) afternoon with a Tennessee Historical Marker unveiled at the Rutherford County Health Department, where he served as director for a quarter of a century. He became known as “Dr. Seat Belt”, as…
History still being uncovered at Murfreesboro’s Center for the Arts
Patsy B. Weiler, The Daily News Journal, September 4, 2018 There has been an intriguing mystery recently at the Center for the Arts in downtown Murfreesboro and it wasn’t on stage. With a nod toward the popular Nancy Drew mystery story, “The Hidden Staircase,” a recently discovered set of iron…
History of Murfreesboro in Pictures
August 22, 2018, St. Clair Senior Center John Lodl of the Rutherford County Archive and Bill Shacklett of Shacklett’s Photography share their immense stories of the ‘History of Murfreesboro in Pictures.’
Total Eclipse 2017 Oaklands Mansion Front
Oaklands Mansion, August 22, 2017 Security camera footage of total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, at Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Follow as the architectural lighting on the outside of the mansion comes on and the sky begins to dim.
New State Museum to Open in October
WGNS Radio, August 14, 2018 The Tennessee State Museum is scheduled to open to the public on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at its new location on the corner of Rosa Parks Blvd. and Jefferson Street at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Grand opening events will take place throughout the weekend.…
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What stops are on the (Oaklands Mansion) Candlelight Tour in 2018?
Nancy DeGennaro, the Daily News Journal, November 4, 2018 The holidays are right around the corner, and so is the annual Oaklands Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes. Set for 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 1, the tour will take visitors to 10 locations, including the homes of five downtown…
Broad, Memorial not rebuilt until 2003
Frank Caperton, Rutherford County Historical Society, October 26, 2018, sort of… It is VERY cool being a volunteer at the Rutherford County Historical Society. We receive a constant stream of artifacts; artifacts that we enjoy digitizing. Artifacts such as this article in the Daily News Journal by Chris Shofner, dated…
Fall into Fashion, September 19, 1973
The Daily News Journal, September 19, 1973 “Fashion Show Set Thursday” The third annual fashion show of the Alpha Delta Kappa sorority will be held at the Stones River Country Club on Thursday, September 20, at 7:30PM. “Fall into Fashion” will feature costumes from the Village Square modeled by members…
Economy Car stops in Murfreesboro (1940)
Daily News Journal, March 15, 1940 Thank you local historian Carol Robertson White for finding this jewel of a news article!
Dr. ‘Seatbelt’ Honored
WGNS Radio, September 24, 2018 The late Dr. Robert Sanders, local pediatrician, was honored at 1:30 Monday (9/24/2018) afternoon with a Tennessee Historical Marker unveiled at the Rutherford County Health Department, where he served as director for a quarter of a century. He became known as “Dr. Seat Belt”, as…
History still being uncovered at Murfreesboro’s Center for the Arts
Patsy B. Weiler, The Daily News Journal, September 4, 2018 There has been an intriguing mystery recently at the Center for the Arts in downtown Murfreesboro and it wasn’t on stage. With a nod toward the popular Nancy Drew mystery story, “The Hidden Staircase,” a recently discovered set of iron…
History of Murfreesboro in Pictures
August 22, 2018, St. Clair Senior Center John Lodl of the Rutherford County Archive and Bill Shacklett of Shacklett’s Photography share their immense stories of the ‘History of Murfreesboro in Pictures.’
Total Eclipse 2017 Oaklands Mansion Front
Oaklands Mansion, August 22, 2017 Security camera footage of total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, at Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Follow as the architectural lighting on the outside of the mansion comes on and the sky begins to dim.
New State Museum to Open in October
WGNS Radio, August 14, 2018 The Tennessee State Museum is scheduled to open to the public on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at its new location on the corner of Rosa Parks Blvd. and Jefferson Street at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Grand opening events will take place throughout the weekend.…