Harber’s History: Long Hunter Park a premium asset
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, February 5, 2017 Long Hunter State Park includes 2,600 pristine acres along 30 miles of shoreline in both Davidson and Rutherford counties. The area became a state park in 1974 and has four segments, including Couchville (center), Baker’s Grove (north), Bryant Grove (south) and…
Bradley students taking part in demonstration following classes in home hygiene and care of sick
The Cemetery Community
February 3, 2017 The African America Heritage Society, the Stones River National Battlefield and the Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield created this three-panel brochure helping keep the memories of of the community once known as Cemetery alive.
Sam Davis Home video by NCTV
NCTV, February 2, 2017 This week on NCTV, we visit the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Midland School, 1949-1962
MIDLAND SCHOOL 1949-1962 was built across the road from the old MIDLAND SCHOOL which had at one time been called MIDWAY ACADEMY. On January 6, 1949, Mrs. Laura Cothran sold to the Rutherford County School Commission three acres of land for a new school. The school was a project of…
Harber’s History: Marymont rose to great heights
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, January 21, 2017 Marymont, named for Mary Rucker Donnell on Rucker Lane, has shined as a rare historical jewel in our county for 155 years. The home of Southern Colonial architecture was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 1795,…
Remembering Rutherford: First MHA chairman mixed business and family with official duties
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, January 24, 2017 It was all in the family! Federal funding was approved to establish the Murfreesboro Housing Authority in 1950. The authority was originally created to acquire property for “slum clearance” and to build low-cost housing. One target area in Murfreesboro…
NCTV, January 23, 2017 This week on NCTV, we travel to Murfreesboro and check out the Natural History Museum which features rock, fossils and dinosaurs!
‘Founding mother’ of MTSU theater, Dorethe Tucker, dies at 97
January 12, 2018, Gina Fann, MTSUNews.com Funeral services were held Jan. 11 for MTSU theater Professor Emerita Dorethe “Dot” Pigg Tucker, who died Jan. 8 at the age of 97. A student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a graduate of then-Middle Tennessee State College, Mrs. Tucker joined…
MTSU receives more historic preservation funding for work on Trail of Tears
Gina Logue, MTSU News MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation will usher in the new year by documenting key historic properties along the Trail of Tears. For the fourth consecutive year, The National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region has awarded a grant to the center for the completion of a…
Harber’s History: Honor, integrity key for Yoakum
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, January 7, 2017 Henderson King Yoakum lived the fullest life in 46 years of any individual in Rutherford County history. He was a Murfreesboro mayor for six years and also shaped the Republic of Texas into the free, existing state of today. Dr. Homer…
Daylighting Town Creek
Murfreesboro City Television, January 4, 2017 Town Creek runs underground through the heart of the city. The city will soon start a project to unearth the creek to attract people to the downtown area.
Bracey School (Black), late 1800’s
BRACEY SCHOOL BLACK late 1800’s was located about 1.5 miles north of Midland. It was on the west side of the road on the property of Wright Bracey, a school teacher, preacher, and farmer. The building was a one-room log cabin. The benches were hewn logs, flat on top and…
WGNS Radio turns 70 years old!
(Editor’s note from Frank Caperton): No one who is a bigger fan of WGNS Radio than me. I moved to Murfreesboro in 1984 and instantly fell for the sounds of the 50’s and 60’s coming from 1450AM. I learned how WGNS Radio contributes to the sense of community we’ve all…
Obituary for long time Local Historian Jerry F. Gaither
Jerry Forrest Gaither, age 89, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with David Dunn officiating. Burial will be in Donnell Cemetery in Auburntown, Tennessee. Visitation will be held…
Harber’s History: Hardeman nurtured town mill to greatness
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 24, 2016 As a researcher, I enjoy every moment of my journey in the study of passing moments in time. My major in college was history, and I have been a historian all of my life to gain an understanding of our heritage…
Remembering Rutherford: Fats, draft, rationing and maneuvers in December 1943
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, December 23, 2016 Remembering Rutherford: Fats, draft, rationing and maneuvers in December 1943 – The Murfreesboro Post As we celebrate this Christmas season, we know there are those who fear an uncertain future, and there are many American men and women still…
First Rutherford Apartments product of Family Strife
Greg Tucker, Rutherford for Real, Page 31 The parents disagreed about the daughter’s fiance, so they demolished their house on East main, sold the backyard to a local farmer, and built the county’s first apartment building. In the early 1900’s Thomas B. Cannon was learning the retail business as a…
Hickory Grove School, 1848-1912
HICKORY GROVE 1848-before 1912 was located 2.5 miles south of Christiana on the east side of the railroad tracks. The site is indicated on the 1878 Beers Map. A deed registered on September 18, 1848, shows that Erismus C. Lynch gave five acres and water rights for a school and…
Explore Murfreesboro – Cannonsburgh
Murfreesboro City Television, December 20, 2016 Have you visited Cannonsburgh? It’s one of the great local attractions in Murfreesboro.