Sam Davis Home video by NCTV
NCTV, February 2, 2017 This week on NCTV, we visit the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Category: People Places and Stories
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…
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…
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…
Harber’s History: McFadden’s Ford was a Civil War travesty
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 11, 2016 Every Rutherford County citizen is familiar with McFadden’s Ford, a shallow Stones River crossing in Murfreesboro that was the site of a crucial Civil War combat. Yet, it is intriguing to revisit this story and seek new discovery. Jim Lewis, longtime…
Remembering Rutherford: Contentious presidential campaign evidenced American disunity
Greg Tucker, the Murfreesboro Post, November 29, 2016 The presidential campaign was bitterly divisive and some were threatening to reject the outcome if their favored candidate did not prevail. Rutherford County hosted an extravagant campaign rally for the party with the “non-committed platform.” Four political parties fielded candidates in the…
Harber’s History: Absalom Scales House continues as heirloom
Susan Harber, the Daily News Journal, November 13, 2016 The name Absalom is translated from a Hebrew origin meaning “father of peace.” Absalom Scales of Eagleville personified peaceful living and is one of my favorite early pioneers, who courageously established a real home in present-day Rutherford County that is still…
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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…
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…
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…
Harber’s History: McFadden’s Ford was a Civil War travesty
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 11, 2016 Every Rutherford County citizen is familiar with McFadden’s Ford, a shallow Stones River crossing in Murfreesboro that was the site of a crucial Civil War combat. Yet, it is intriguing to revisit this story and seek new discovery. Jim Lewis, longtime…
Remembering Rutherford: Contentious presidential campaign evidenced American disunity
Greg Tucker, the Murfreesboro Post, November 29, 2016 The presidential campaign was bitterly divisive and some were threatening to reject the outcome if their favored candidate did not prevail. Rutherford County hosted an extravagant campaign rally for the party with the “non-committed platform.” Four political parties fielded candidates in the…
Harber’s History: Absalom Scales House continues as heirloom
Susan Harber, the Daily News Journal, November 13, 2016 The name Absalom is translated from a Hebrew origin meaning “father of peace.” Absalom Scales of Eagleville personified peaceful living and is one of my favorite early pioneers, who courageously established a real home in present-day Rutherford County that is still…