Daily News Journal, Susan Harber, May 17, 2015 Alfred and John Davis were brothers of local hero Sam Davis of Smyrna and forged their own lives within history. Charles Lewis Davis of Virginia wed first wife, Margaret Saunders, who died at age 36. Her children included Mary, Alfred, William, and…
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, May 10, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Several programs at Middle Tennessee State University were awarded Historic Preservation Fund grants, which were announced Thursday by Gov. Bill Haslam and the T ennessee Historical Commission. “Protecting Tennessee’s historic places is critical to preserving our state’s heritage,” Haslam said in…
Susan Harber, Daily news Journal, May 3, 2015 When I penned a story on Nathan Bedford Forrest’ incredible Murfreesboro raid in the Civil War, I pondered upon a new quest to know the personal man. His strong personality traits were the result of a hardscrabble childhood, followed by the enrichment…
(excerpts from the Daily News Journal, February 7, 2015, www.dnj.com/story/news/local/2015/02/07/central-magnet-seeks-connections/23061923/) Murfreesboro native and Central Middle School graduate Dr. Bren Martin of MTSU’s history department has collaborated with the faculty and staff of Central Magnet School to create an exhibit celebrating the history of the old Central High School and Central Middle…
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, April 27, 2015 SMYRNA – Gil’s Ace Hardware will reach a milestone this week as it celebrates 40 years of business, owner Ginny Williams said. The Smyrna fixture will mark the occasion from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the store, located at 415 Nissan Drive…
Brian Wilson, Daily News Journal, April 23, 2015 MURFREESBORO – The Stones River National Battlefield brought more than 272,000 visitors to the Civil War site in Murfreesboro and nearly $15.3 million to the regional economy, Gib Backlund, the battlefield’s chief of operations, said Thursday. About 12,000 more people came to…
Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, Monday, April 20, 2015 MURFREESBORO – Saturday marks the 39th annual Pioneer Days, a free festival at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, a sort of tangible time capsule of what life was like in early Rutherford County. Located at 312 South Front Street, the village includes…
Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, Sunday, April 19, 2015 SMYRNA – When Frances Victory was searching through a historical book at Smyrna First Baptist Church, she ran across an almost-forgotten early settler of Rutherford County, John Nash Read. “So I got on the Internet and started doing a lot…
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, Sunday, April 19, 2015 When I drive by East Main Street Church of Christ, I look twice over my shoulder to recapture any historical detail I may have missed at an earlier time. The congregation is a special and active place of worship that has…
Dan Whittle, Murfreesboro Post, April 6, 2014 History lives on the page you’re reading. Years ago, a wise and seasoned newspaper editor challenged us rookie reporters: “Get it right, for you’re writing the history of this state.” But I was hurt when that same editor immediately assigned me to writing…