Publication No. 14 TABLE OF CONTENTS First Presbyterian Church, Murfreesboro, Tenn. by Dr. Ernest HooperThe Kirks and Montgomerys by: Alexander Montgomery furnished by Jane Snell WoodsA History of the Russell Homeplace by Tom L. RussellJohn Taylor Lytle by Clarice MillerRevolutionary Pension Record of John M. Leak furnished by Mrs. Edna…
May 12, 1971, Daily News Journal Mrs. Burton’s Students at Mitchell-Neilson Elementary School were winners in the recent Seal contest sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi. 1st Row: Judy Harrison, Michele Adams, Teresa Higdon, Ginna Follis 2nd Row: Margaret Goin, Jenny McMurry, Karen Deck, Melanie Guthrie, Pam Wrather, Vicki Coffey, Libby…
November 18, 2021, Rutherford County Courthouse Museum Thursday, November 18, 2021, Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron asked RCHS volunteers Frank Caperton and Carol Robertson White to preview the soon-to-be-open Rutherford County Courthouse Museum, slated to open this Sunday, November 21.
From WGNS Radio: Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron invites the public to attend the ribbon cutting and official opening of the new Rutherford County Courthouse Museum. The new museum located in the 1859 Rutherford County Courthouse highlights the many achievements and advancements of Rutherford County’s diverse history from early Native…
November 5, 2021, Carriage Lane Reception House (MURFREESBORO, CARRIAGE LANE RECEPTION HOUSE) An organization that is dedicated to preserving facts, photos and memorabilia from past generations gathered Friday night (11/5/2021) at Carriage Lane Inn for its 2021 Awards Dinner. The Rutherford County Historical Society had the exchanging of the gavel…
September 15, 1971 Wow. 1971. Seems so long ago. So much going on in the world, Tennessee, even Rutherford County. Yet there were local historians, committed local historians doing what they do best – preserving and documenting Rutherford County History. The first Frow Chips wasn’t fancy nor long; just full…
Froe Chips, September/October, 2021, Researched and Written by Barry Lamb As Lieutenant Carter Bassett Harrison and his regiment, the 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment, USA, prepared for battle against the southern defenders of Murfreesboro on January 2, 1863, he had no way of knowing that he would soon be engaging in…
Publication No. 13 TENNESSEE HISTORY IN JEOPARDY In recent months leaders of a national association have made the following statement “A page of Tennessee’s history should be torn out and thrown away”. They were referring to the Confederate States of America and the part Tennessee and her people played in…
Rutherford County Medicine Meets the X-Files in the 1870s Froe Chips, September/October, 2021, Dr. Steve Murphree The history of American medicine is filled with accounts of unusual ailments and treatments, many of which can be found in the records of local and state medical associations and societies. Arguably, the most…
Publication No. 12 If variety is the spice of life, the Publication No. 12 of the Rutherford County Historical Society is a fitting intercalation to an afterpiece for Publication No. 11 and an exordium for Publication No. 13. This edition of the historical records of Rutherford County contains an Apostle…