Greg Tucker, the Murfreesboro Post, July 25, 2017 “The ‘law’s delay,’ as exemplified in the courthouse, is the cause of these illegal executions. A reform in court proceedings is badly needed.” Editorial from The Fayetteville Observer (September 12, 1878), regarding a Rutherford County lynching. Abner Dement was born in 1848 in the northeastern…
July 21, 2017, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historical Society volunteers Allen Gooch and Frank Caperton. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy…
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker talks the history of our infrastructure with the Murfreesboro City Council, July 20, 2017…
Oaklands Mansion, July 17, 2018 A video highlighting Oaklands Mansion through the eyes of a child. Eric is with his parents as they tour Oaklands Mansion. Along the way he is greeted by several family members from the past. Follow along and see what happens! The video was produced by…
Murfreesboro City Television, September 6, 2017 Murfreesboro, TN – Festival musicians gather under trees and porches for these musical jam sessions. This three day festival is a family-oriented event, recognized as one of the premier traditional music & dance festivals and is selected as one of the top 20 events…
Sally Smith, MTSU Intern, Albert Gore Research Center, July 7, 2017 With the May 18th announcement of an extension of the Murfreesboro Greenway System toward Barfield Park, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the 1980 environmental statement that would contribute to the construction of Murfreesboro’s thirteen miles of Greenway.…
The Daily News Journal, April 17, 2005 Found this clipping in a stack of newspapers donated by the family of long, long time Rutherford County Historian Ernie Johns…
The Daily News Journal, July 6, 2017 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Mark your calendars for Oakland’s July Jamboree Summer Picnic on the grounds featuring The Knott Brothers Band, all-you-can-eat fried catfish and chicken and spirits by Prichard’s Distillery. The summer picnic-style party will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 14,…
Longtime Rutherford County Historian Ernie Johns left a treasure of old issues of the Daily News Journal to the RCHS. I found this ad from Jackson Brothers Chevrolet in an insert titled ‘The Mini Page’, July 1, 1973.
The Dixie Flyer, the Official Newsletter of the NC&StL Preservation Society, Spring 2016 The following are excerpts from the NC&StL Bulletin, March 1945 Why Would Anyone Want to Evaporate Milk? A Brief History By David Ibata Up through the mid-19th Century, drinking milk was a privilege of those who owned…