The Kittrell Comunity
THE HISTORY OF KITTRELL, by Mary Hall, 1984 Kittrell is located seven miles east of Murfreesboro on Highway 70 S, which was the original Stage Coach Road from Knoxville to Nashville. It was named for Major Marion B. Kittrell, who was born in Wilson County, July 17, 1820. He married Ellen Johnston on January…
Local History Book “Rutherford Ramblings” In School Libraries
WGNS Radio, 1450AM, 101.5 FM (www.wgnsradio.com) Since WGNS strongly believes that local history is important for our students, copies of Greg Tucker’s new book Rutherford Ramblings were presented to Rutherford County Schools’ Director Don Odom. They will be placed in the school’s libraries. Rutherford County’s Historian Greg Tucker retired from…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
August 12, 2014, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones and…
Remembering Rutherford: Reconstruction court filled with debtors
Remembering Rutherford, Daily News Journal, August 9, 2014, Greg Tucker Barely a year after the Appomattox surrender ended the Civil War, the former mayor of Murfreesboro (Alfred Miller) filed debt collection suits against a former Confederate officer and a dozen others. During most of the Civil War and Reconstruction, Rutherford…
The way we were, and ready for 25 more!
Gloria Shacklett Christy, The Murfreesboro Post, August 3, 2014 There is not a week that goes by that I don’t hear someone who grew up here say, “What has happened to Rutherford County. I just don’t recognize it anymore. I’m really glad that I grew up here in those good…
Churches in Rutherford County tell stories of reparations, marital harmony, fire of unknown origin and City Hall
Remembering Rutherford, Daily News Journal, August 3, 2014, Greg Tucker Ebenezer Church In March 1905, J. R. Hill asked Tennessee Congressman John Gaines how to recover damages from the government for the destruction of the Ebenezer Church during the Civil War. The church building near LaVergne, according to Hill, “was…
McLean’s School, 1878-?
McLEAN’S SCHOOL f1. 1878-? was 1/2 mile south of Midland on the west side of the road. The exact name of the school is not known but the 1878 Beers Map shows a school house across the road from the C. G. McLean residence. On January 6, 1896, C. G.…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
July 29, 2014, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones and…
Legendary ‘hotspot’ – The Anderson Motel
Gloria Shacklett Christy, The Murfreesboro Post, July 20, 2014 It was the 1950’s and 60s – the days of the greasers, sock hops, hula hoops, Luci and Desi, “kookie,” televisions topped with rabbit ears, and restaurants lined with multi-colored, neon designs. All of these symbolized American popular culture of the…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
July 15, 2014, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones and…
Buchanan High’s Shelton saw Full Century
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 7/13/2014 Buchanan High’s Shelton saw full century During the summer months, the young principal visited homes in southeast Rutherford and neighboring counties recruiting students, particularly those with athletic potential. His efforts found success. From the 1870s to the mid-1920s, those seeking education in southeast Rutherford…
Harber’s History Lesson: Mooneys brought high standards for education
Harber’s History Lesson, Daily News Journal, July 6, 2014, Susan Harber The Mooney School in Murfreesboro was renowned for its high achieving curriculum and all-star athletics as a private preparatory boys school. After the original campus in Franklin burned in the first year, the school was relocated to East Main Street in…
Wayside School (1909-1937)
WAYSIDE SCHOOL c1909-1937 was on the corner of Wayside Road and Epps Mill Road where the present Wayside Baptist Church now stands. Will Johnson, Mary Ann Woods O’Brien, and Frank O’Brien bought the land from Will Woods for a school and a church. No deed was filed. CROSS LANES SCHOOL…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
July 1, 2014, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones and…
Jesse Messick – Founder of Uncle Dave Macon Days
Gloria Shacklett Christy, Murfreesboro Post, June 29, 2014 By 1987, after its small beginnings as a one day banjo pickin’ contest, Uncle Dave Macon Days had become one of the Southeast’s fastest growing old-time music festivals. 1987 marked the 11th Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days. In 1986, Congress had declared…
MTSU history students put classroom learning into practice
Gina Logue, Murfreesboro Post, June 29, 2014 The next time you visit a national historic site, stop to consider the quality of the exhibits and the way the information is presented to you. You might be learning something from an MTSU student. Some MTSU history majors left their mark on…
Learning to be a Civil War Soldier
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, NANCY DE GENNARO, 6/24/2014 Camp offers hands-on history lessons SMYRNA — Two weeks ago, 11-yearold Anabel Jaques was donning bonnets and hoop skirts at the Jane Davis Academy. But this week she’s learning about infantry skills and campfire cooking. Jaques is one of six students participating in…
Archaeological field school digs on Eagleville property
MTSU professor, 12 students work to identify some prehistoric sites By Michelle Willard, The Daily News Journal, 6/23/2014 EAGLEVILLE — Some say the history is written in stone. For archaeologists, it’s written in the dirt. In Rutherford County, history is about to get rewritten by MTSU professor Tanya Peres. …
Lions benefits provided lottery-style Raffles
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 6/22/2014 The big raffle in 1946 was a crowd-pleaser and a financial success. An even bigger raffle in 1950 left many wondering. The first Lions Club in Rutherford County was established in 1933 and met in the new James K. Polk Hotel. Committed to community…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
June 17, 2014, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones and…