Category: Rutherford History in the News
Bob Hope wows the crowd at Murphy Center
April 5, 1973 Middle Tennessee State University Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee From the Daily News Journal, April 8, 1973, “The magnificent Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center was the scene of much activity Thursday night when the initial ‘big name’ performance was given by none other than himself, BOB HOPE!”
Bill Wilson, aka ‘Mr. Murfreesboro’, the RCHS Showcase Member of the Month
July 10, 2020 July/August Frow Chips, Bill Wilson, aka “Mr. Murfreesboro” Our showcased Rutherford Historical Society member for this newsletter is Bill Wilson, also known throughout our community as Mr. Murfreesboro. Bill has been very instrumental in bringing many visitors to the Ransom School house as well as recruit new…
Early Quilting in Rutherford County Heralds Ancestral Ties that Bind
September 4, 2020 Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal I have always been fascinated by quilting as an artistic expression in Rutherford County. Both my grandmother Emily Johns and great-grandmother Helen Johns of Smyrna hand-quilted all of their lives. The historical value of these treasures is highly valued as a…
Mystery Marker Memorializes Rutherford Immigrants?
July 9, 2020, July/August Froe Chips, Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker Who were the immigrants and where in Rutherford County is this very substantial cast iron on natural stone marker? This “Immigrant Trail” marker stands at the front corner of the residence at 4949 Woodbury Pike east of Murfreesboro. Placement was apparently…
‘Words of Wisdom’, June 30, 1985
September 11, 1982 Smyrna Activity Center Annual Bean Dinner
Rutherford County soldiers in World War I
Chiggers and Ticks Fight Over Their Next Food Source
Crosslin and Victory at the Smyrna Senior Citizens’ Center, 1978
July 20, 1978, The Smyrna Senior Center, Smyrna, Tennessee Local historians such as the dedicated volunteers at the Rutherford County Historical Society LOVE treasures such as this!
Bob Hope wows the crowd at Murphy Center

April 5, 1973 Middle Tennessee State University Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee From the Daily News Journal, April 8, 1973, “The magnificent Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center was the scene of much activity Thursday night when the initial ‘big name’ performance was given by none other than himself, BOB HOPE!”
Bill Wilson, aka ‘Mr. Murfreesboro’, the RCHS Showcase Member of the Month

July 10, 2020 July/August Frow Chips, Bill Wilson, aka “Mr. Murfreesboro” Our showcased Rutherford Historical Society member for this newsletter is Bill Wilson, also known throughout our community as Mr. Murfreesboro. Bill has been very instrumental in bringing many visitors to the Ransom School house as well as recruit new…
Early Quilting in Rutherford County Heralds Ancestral Ties that Bind

September 4, 2020 Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal I have always been fascinated by quilting as an artistic expression in Rutherford County. Both my grandmother Emily Johns and great-grandmother Helen Johns of Smyrna hand-quilted all of their lives. The historical value of these treasures is highly valued as a…
Mystery Marker Memorializes Rutherford Immigrants?

July 9, 2020, July/August Froe Chips, Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker Who were the immigrants and where in Rutherford County is this very substantial cast iron on natural stone marker? This “Immigrant Trail” marker stands at the front corner of the residence at 4949 Woodbury Pike east of Murfreesboro. Placement was apparently…
‘Words of Wisdom’, June 30, 1985
September 11, 1982 Smyrna Activity Center Annual Bean Dinner
Rutherford County soldiers in World War I
Chiggers and Ticks Fight Over Their Next Food Source
Crosslin and Victory at the Smyrna Senior Citizens’ Center, 1978
July 20, 1978, The Smyrna Senior Center, Smyrna, Tennessee Local historians such as the dedicated volunteers at the Rutherford County Historical Society LOVE treasures such as this!