Researched and written by Barry Lamb July/August 2022 Froe Chips The fine two-story brick house that once stood at the northwest corner of College and Spring Streets, enumerated 123 East College Street, was for many decades known as the old Wendel family home due to the longevity of its ownership…
June 16, 2022, Flashback Frank of the Rutherford County Historical Society https://www.wgnsradio.com/article/75252/flashback-frank-place-names-part-1 We’ve all done it; we’ve all wondered where certain names originated. Names of communities such as Cedar Grove or Almaville or Readyville. The Rutherford County Historical Society mentions more than 100 place names but I have just over…
As seen in the Murfreesboro Press, June 1, 1978 The Murfreesboro Press ran from 1978-1982, published and edited by Donald Keith and Jim Leonhirth. ‘Referee Rick Wise keeps a close eye on two contestants in the arm wrestling contest during Central Middle School’s annual field day. In the seventh grade portion of…
May 1, 2022, Carol Robertson White Barbara Jean Smith was in fifth grade when the death of her Grandmother Dorothy prompted her family’s move into her grandparent’s home in Nashville. Letters, photographs, scraps of fabric and hats were all left behind for Barbara to experience as a child. Fascination with…
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Saturday saw the Rutherford County Historical Society manning a table at the Smyrna (Tennessee) Farmers’ Market. More than a dozen volunteers greeted visitors sharing cool historical facts about not only Rutherford County history, but the history of Smyrna in particular. Several visitors took the initiative to…
May 1, 2022, Researched and written by Barry Lamb “When shall we three meet again?When the hurlyburly’s done,When the battle’s lost and won.Then shall we three meet again.”Sarah Jane Keeble The foregoing doleful, yet poetic sentiments of a wife and mother who missed her beloved husband, David Deaderick Wendel, and…
May 1, 2022, Greg Tucker, Rutherford County Historian The 150-year-old Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro is no longer owned and operated by the City. As of April 1, 2022, the real and personal property of the cemetery transferred to a non-profit corporation. The transfer will not cause any change in personnel…
August 6, 1970, The Rutherford Courier Workmen are shown making repairs on the Jefferson Pike bridge which is undergoing repairs. The bridge developed structural faults following its opening last year (ed. 1969) and has been closed months since was first put into use. Rutherford County Road Superintendent Bill Wilson said…
