Patsy B. Weiler, The Daily News Journal, September 4, 2018 There has been an intriguing mystery recently at the Center for the Arts in downtown Murfreesboro and it wasn’t on stage. With a nod toward the popular Nancy Drew mystery story, “The Hidden Staircase,” a recently discovered set of iron…
Oaklands Mansion, August 29, 2018 Join the staff of Oaklands Mansion as they offer a tour of the second floor of Oaklands Mansion.
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, August 26, 2018 When I began utilizing archives for detailed historical data, the same name continued to surface in an unending manner. I was fascinated by a single woman, who had spent decades of countless hours of scrupulous research on the origins of our…
Ransom School House, August 26, 2018 You never know what will be at the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro City Council Chambers, August 23, 2018 Each month Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker speaks for a few minutes concerning the incredible history of Rutherford County. In August, Mr. Tucker spoke of the 1911 shooting death of Murfreesboro Police Chief Joseph Arnold at the hands of Deputy Sheriff Jep…
August 22, 2018, St. Clair Senior Center John Lodl of the Rutherford County Archive and Bill Shacklett of Shacklett’s Photography share their immense stories of the ‘History of Murfreesboro in Pictures.’
Oaklands Mansion, August 22, 2017 Security camera footage of total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, at Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Follow as the architectural lighting on the outside of the mansion comes on and the sky begins to dim.
August 11, 2018 Carol White, Rutherford County Historical Society Once Located on Halls Hill Pike, Kingsley, home of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. King. Built in 1930 by the late William Earthman. Its double colonial doors and doorway arches, its woodwork, paneling and mantles—were all taken from the historic Lytle home—giving…
Scott Broden, The Daily News Journal, August 17, 2018 Patterson Park Community Center will honor its namesake dentist when it celebrates the 15th anniversary of the expanded recreation center Saturday. “He was a servant leader to the community,” said Gloria Bonner, a retired Middle Tennessee State University administrator. As a…
FARRIS CHAPEL SCHOOL 1880-c 1914 was held in the Farris Chapel in Barfield next to the Barfield store. It was known simly as the “BRICK CHURCH SCHOOL” at Barfield. John Farris in 1880 built Farris Chapel as a Methodist Church which for a time was used also by the Baptist…