Category: Rutherford History in the News
Homer Pittard Campus School graduates last sixth-grade class
Be a tourist in your own backyard for free
The Murfreesboro Post, May 13, 2012 Gratis. On the house. Free of charge. At no cost. Without charge. Complimentary. In other words–FREE! It’s not often that you get anything free, let alone the admissions to six grand experiences, but that’s exactly what is scheduled Saturday during Rutherford County’s annual Free…
Celebrate history Southern style
The Murfreesboro Post, May 3, 2012 Be sure to mark your calendars for an event heralding the arrival of warmer temperatures and gorgeous flowers in bloom for the annual Oaklands’ Spring Party, Sunday Supper Southern Style. You won’t want to miss this year’s event at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Oaklands…
MTSU’s Gore Center
Tennessee Civil War 150 introduces app for iPhone
The Murfreesboro Post, April 20, 2012 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development launched Tennessee’s first statewide Civil War mobile application for Apple devices as a part of the 2012 Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event commemorating the Battle of Shiloh. This complimentary,…
Authors to discuss historical works at Linebaugh, “Tennessee’s Dixie Highway”
The Murfreesboro Post, April 19, 2012 Linebaugh Library is offering a unique opportunity Sunday, April 22, for the community to learn about two recently published works that relate directly to the history of Murfreesboro. Co-authors Lisa Ramsay and Tammy Vaughn will share about their book, “Tennessee’s Dixie Highway: The Cline…
Historians unveil new Civil War book
The Murfreesboro Post, March 20, 2012 Authors and Civil War historians Michael Bradley and Shirley Farris Jones track the compelling story of the Civil War in our community in the latest book, Murfreesboro in the Civil War. The book launch will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29 in Maney…
Volunteers add 1,000 plants near battlefield
The Murfreesboro Post, March 12, 2012 Local volunteers added nearly 1,000 plants Saturday near the site of one of the bloodiest engagements of the Battle of Stones River. Volunteers from the Stones River Watershed Association, MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, the Backpacking class, and the Master Gardeners of Rutherford…
Battlefield history aids economy
Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, March 8, 2012 Stones River National Battlefield wasn’t only important to the course of the Civil War, it’s also important to the course of Rutherford County. According to a new National Park Service report, more than 187,000 visitors in 2010 spent $9.3 million in Stones…
Homer Pittard Campus School graduates last sixth-grade class
Be a tourist in your own backyard for free
The Murfreesboro Post, May 13, 2012 Gratis. On the house. Free of charge. At no cost. Without charge. Complimentary. In other words–FREE! It’s not often that you get anything free, let alone the admissions to six grand experiences, but that’s exactly what is scheduled Saturday during Rutherford County’s annual Free…
Celebrate history Southern style
The Murfreesboro Post, May 3, 2012 Be sure to mark your calendars for an event heralding the arrival of warmer temperatures and gorgeous flowers in bloom for the annual Oaklands’ Spring Party, Sunday Supper Southern Style. You won’t want to miss this year’s event at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Oaklands…
MTSU’s Gore Center
Tennessee Civil War 150 introduces app for iPhone
The Murfreesboro Post, April 20, 2012 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development launched Tennessee’s first statewide Civil War mobile application for Apple devices as a part of the 2012 Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event commemorating the Battle of Shiloh. This complimentary,…
Authors to discuss historical works at Linebaugh, “Tennessee’s Dixie Highway”
The Murfreesboro Post, April 19, 2012 Linebaugh Library is offering a unique opportunity Sunday, April 22, for the community to learn about two recently published works that relate directly to the history of Murfreesboro. Co-authors Lisa Ramsay and Tammy Vaughn will share about their book, “Tennessee’s Dixie Highway: The Cline…
Historians unveil new Civil War book
The Murfreesboro Post, March 20, 2012 Authors and Civil War historians Michael Bradley and Shirley Farris Jones track the compelling story of the Civil War in our community in the latest book, Murfreesboro in the Civil War. The book launch will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29 in Maney…
Volunteers add 1,000 plants near battlefield
The Murfreesboro Post, March 12, 2012 Local volunteers added nearly 1,000 plants Saturday near the site of one of the bloodiest engagements of the Battle of Stones River. Volunteers from the Stones River Watershed Association, MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, the Backpacking class, and the Master Gardeners of Rutherford…
Battlefield history aids economy
Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, March 8, 2012 Stones River National Battlefield wasn’t only important to the course of the Civil War, it’s also important to the course of Rutherford County. According to a new National Park Service report, more than 187,000 visitors in 2010 spent $9.3 million in Stones…