Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, September 8, 2008 Living history events planned for October As Rutherford County prepares to celebrate its 205th birthday in October, the Heritage Partnership of Rutherford County gears up for 2008 Rutherford County Month. “Rutherford County Month is a working example of how we can create…
Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, September 8, 2008 Rutherford County and Murfreesboro are steeped in history. That history can be found in the organizations and societies to which the city’s citizens choose to donate their time. And in turn those same organizations return the favor and enrich the fabric of…
The Murfreesboro Post, August 31, 2008 A new Tennessee Historic Commission Marker will be placed in remembrance and honor of the unique life of a Rutherford County leader and statesman, James Daniel Richardson, 1843-1914. A ceremony dedicating the marker will occur at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.14 at the corner of…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West , Managing Editor, July 21, 2008 Sweltering temperatures, pesky bugs and blisters brought on by combating the hard battlefield soil weren’t enough to discourage volunteers who, for the second weekend in a row, braved the 94-degree heat to participate in the Harding…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West , Managing Editor, July 20, 2008 Artifacts found last weekend near the site of the Harding House attest to some of the key moments of the Battle of Stones River. Dr. Tom Nolan, director of MTSU’s Laboratory for Spatial Technology, along with…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Managing Editor Mike West, July 13, 2008 Giles Scales Harding had big dreams. He wanted to build a bigger and better home than his first cousin, William Giles Harding, had constructed in 1853 outside of Nashville on a plantation developed by his father John…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, July 10, 2008 Dr. Tom Nolan, director of MTSU’s Laboratory for Spatial Technology, will lead the way in conducting a geospatial archaeological survey this month to recover and map artifacts from the Battle of Stones River and create a permanent spatial record of their…
As published in the Murfreesboro Post, July 6, 2008 Some 40-50 artifacts were recovered July 12 near the Stones River Battlefield on the first day of the Harding House Civil War History Survey, a geospatial/archaeological project that is being conducted this month on land slated for development this summer. Dr.…
Doug Davis, The Tennessean, July 4, 2008 Adjoining log home is part of the project An 1800s brink home that once housed the Eliza Ransom Private School is, after years of neglect, undergoing a restoration. “It’s coming along, yes siree”, said a jubilant C.B. Arnette, who has been spearheading the…
The Murfreesboro Post, June 1, 2008 Citizens angered by cemetery desecration During the occupation of Murfreesboro, few things infuriated local residents more than the destruction of First Presbyterian Church and the desecration of the City Cemetery by Union troops. There has been an unprecedented destruction of property both private and…