Vice President Bush visits MTSU
Vice President George H.W. Bush visited Middle Tennessee State University, August 29, 1988, prior to defeating Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.
Category: Rutherford History in the News
Murfreesboro Founding Time Line
Greg Tucker, Rutherford County Historical Society The decision to locate the new Rutherford County seat of government near Murfree’s Spring was voted by a four to three margin in the spring of 1812. The exact date of the founding of Murfreesboro, however, could fall on any one of several significant…
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.
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…
Birthplace for Sam Davis up for sale
Nancy Degennaro, The Daily News Journal, October 1, 2018 Although the Sam Davis Home at 1399 Sam Davis Road in Smyrna is a more identifiable site, Sherry Maraschiello lives on the property where the Civil War boy hero was born. And the property even has ties to ‘Wizard of Oz’…
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…
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Murfreesboro Founding Time Line
Greg Tucker, Rutherford County Historical Society The decision to locate the new Rutherford County seat of government near Murfree’s Spring was voted by a four to three margin in the spring of 1812. The exact date of the founding of Murfreesboro, however, could fall on any one of several significant…
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.
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…
Birthplace for Sam Davis up for sale
Nancy Degennaro, The Daily News Journal, October 1, 2018 Although the Sam Davis Home at 1399 Sam Davis Road in Smyrna is a more identifiable site, Sherry Maraschiello lives on the property where the Civil War boy hero was born. And the property even has ties to ‘Wizard of Oz’…
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…