2018 Christmas Open House was an unqualified success!
Ransom School House, December 1, 2018 The 2018 Rutherford County Historical Society Christmas Open House saw more then 200 visitors Saturday night!
Year: 2018
A rainy, rainy tour of Old Jefferson
Old Jefferson, Near Smyrna, Tennessee, December 1, 2018 Yes, it rained and rained, still, Toby Francis led a tour of ‘Old Jefferson’. BTW, ‘Old Jefferson’ was the county seat of Rutherford County from 1803 till 1811.
APTA Marker Unveiled Noon, Dec. 10, 2018
December 1, 2018, WGNS Radio MURFREESBORO) The Rutherford County Chapter of The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities is planning to mark a 126-year-old structure in Downtown Murfreesboro. The new marker is scheduled to be unveiled at 305 N Highland Avenue on Monday, December 10th at noon. The APTA…
35th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes
December 1, 2018, WGNS Radio. (MURFREESBORO) From 4:00 to 8:00PM Saturday evening (12/1/2018) sprinkles along with temps in the low 60s brought huge crowds to the opening hours of the 35th ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT TOUR OF HOMES. In addition to the tour, Oaklands Mansion hosted a Holiday Marketplace in Maney Hall.…
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.
Twelve Corners School, 1860-1937
TWELVE CORNERS SCHOOL 1860’s-1937 was located at the intersection of the Twelve Corners Road and the Bradley Creek Road. The church, called Bradley’s Creek Church, the graveyard, and later the school occupied thethree corners of the intersection. The church is on the 1878 Beers Map. During the Civil War, the…
2009 Awards Banquet
Screen Art was once located on West Vine Street
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…
Absalon Scales House for sale (1974)
The Daily News Journal, July 21, 1974 You never know what you’ll come across at the Rutherford County Historical Society.
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A rainy, rainy tour of Old Jefferson
Old Jefferson, Near Smyrna, Tennessee, December 1, 2018 Yes, it rained and rained, still, Toby Francis led a tour of ‘Old Jefferson’. BTW, ‘Old Jefferson’ was the county seat of Rutherford County from 1803 till 1811.
APTA Marker Unveiled Noon, Dec. 10, 2018
December 1, 2018, WGNS Radio MURFREESBORO) The Rutherford County Chapter of The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities is planning to mark a 126-year-old structure in Downtown Murfreesboro. The new marker is scheduled to be unveiled at 305 N Highland Avenue on Monday, December 10th at noon. The APTA…
35th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes
December 1, 2018, WGNS Radio. (MURFREESBORO) From 4:00 to 8:00PM Saturday evening (12/1/2018) sprinkles along with temps in the low 60s brought huge crowds to the opening hours of the 35th ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT TOUR OF HOMES. In addition to the tour, Oaklands Mansion hosted a Holiday Marketplace in Maney Hall.…
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.
Twelve Corners School, 1860-1937
TWELVE CORNERS SCHOOL 1860’s-1937 was located at the intersection of the Twelve Corners Road and the Bradley Creek Road. The church, called Bradley’s Creek Church, the graveyard, and later the school occupied thethree corners of the intersection. The church is on the 1878 Beers Map. During the Civil War, the…
2009 Awards Banquet
Screen Art was once located on West Vine Street
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…
Absalon Scales House for sale (1974)
The Daily News Journal, July 21, 1974 You never know what you’ll come across at the Rutherford County Historical Society.