2017 – What an Exciting Year!
Frank Caperton, President, Rutherford County Historical Society Hello Local Historians! Wow – has 2017 been a great year for the Rutherford County Historical Society or what! Our growth has been unprecedented with the addition of more than 100 memberships. Our ‘Coffee & Conversation’ each Saturday morning continues to be well…
Dishing it Out at Brown’s Store, 1986
January 5, 1986, The Daily News Journal Melinda Brown server her parents, Buddy and Linda Brown, blackeyed peas during Brown Store’s New Year’s Day celebration.
White-Gregory-Posey Home looms large in local history
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 18, 2017 The White-Gregory-Posey Home on Nashville Highway near Old Smyrna Lane was one of the oldest and most historical houses in Rutherford County. The home was built by Henry White in 1817 as a tavern. The original structure was comprised of yellow…
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker talks of December 1946
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker gives a brief ‘history lesson’ each month at the Murfreesboro (Tennessee) City Council meeting. Movies were closed on Sundays in 1946. That is till the returning vets convinced the Princess and the Roxy otherwise. Young & Ogles Lumber Yard, Ransom Cotton Gin and Murfreesboro Electric…
Enon Meeting House
December 14, 2017, the corner of Florence Road and Enon Springs Road
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker gives a brief ‘history lesson’
December 14, 2017
Remembering a massive battle in Murfreesboro that happened 155 years ago
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, TN, December 12, 2017 The Battle of Stones river took place 155 years ago as of this month. The event will be remembered at the Stones River National Battlefield December 26th through January 2nd.Again, the 155th anniversary for the Battle of Stones River will be commemorated on…
Christmas Open House at the Ransom School House
Ransom School House Museum, December 2, 2017 The historic Ransom School House saw several dozen visitors in a very relaxed atmosphere this past Saturday evening. Much laughter, much fellowship and much fun was had by all.
Simmons School, (Eagleville), 1884-1914
SIMMONS SCHOOL 1884-1914 was located four or five miles north of Eagleville on Rocky Glade Road. Bill Simmons gave the land on which the school was built. The schoolhouse was a small, one-room, weatherboarded building. It had one door at the front and wIndows at each side. The first teacher…
A visit to Murfreesboro’s Cannonsburgh Village
Frank Caperton, Rutherford County Historical Society, November 25, 2017 There are plenty of photos of Murfreesboro’s Cannonsburgh Village on the Internet. This time I spent a couple of hours with Bobby Turman of Cannonsburgh in the Cannonsburgh gift shop.
Lively home featured in tour
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, November 25, 2017 One of the stops on the Oaklands Candlelight Tour of Homes, which is set for 4-8 p.m. Dec. 2, used to be a hub of social activity during the 1900s. Now owned by Dr. Greg Nicholson, the home at 746…
Caravan tour of cemeteries and home sites of the ancestors of Tab and Hattie Henderson
Frank Caperton, November 24, 2017 Billy Pittard and Bob Henderson arranged a tour of home sites and cemeteries of the ancestors of Tab and Hattie Henderson of northern Rutherford County. We met at the Walter Hill Church of Christ then travelled to the Hoover Family Cemetery off Arnold Drive. The Hoover…
Hoover Family Cemetery, aka Walterhill Community Cemetery
November 18, 2017 Billy Pittard The Hoover Family Cemetery is also known as the Walterhill Community Cemetery in the Rutherford County Graveyards and Cemeteries book, and also known as the Johns Cemetery at the Rutherford County Registrar of Deeds Office. To enjoy several photos from this wonderful tour, please visit:…
Espey family and Espeyland are part of local history
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, November 20, 2017 James Espey of Smyrna was born to Robert and Rachel Espey in 1758 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Robert lived in Jefferson in the 1780s. He received a land grant in 1784 for Espeyland when this land was a section of Davidson…
19 years after the March 21, 1913 Tornado
March 21, 1938, The Daily News Journal “The tornado which swept thru several Middle Tennessee counties and parts of Alabama last night vividly recalls to many Murfreesboro residents the tornado which struck this city nineteen years ago yesterday, leveling several buildings but claiming no lives although one man was injured.…
Fly the Ford at Murfreesboro Airport
City of Murfreesboro, November 16, 2017 A 1928 Ford Tri Motor made a four day stop at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport for aviation enthusiasts. We interviewed the pilot to talk about this legend of an airplane.
“Stone’s (Stones) River Battle” by Hugh Walker, 1974, The Tennessean
You know, we come across some fun and interesting items at the Rutherford County Historical Society. Everyday reminds me of Christmas. We opened a time capsule from September 27, 1973 at the Murfreesboro (Tennessee) Police Department this past September (September 22, 2017). We since have digitized a two-foot thick stack…
Two proposals rise to the top for historic church redevelopment
Craig Meyers, The Murfreesboro Post, November 14, 2017 Murfreesboro City Council members have selected two development groups for further negotiations over converting the former First United Methodist Church property into a downtown entertainment, residential and retail destination. Four companies made presentations to the council Oct. 26 on redevelopment of the…
Venture Back In Time And Ride The Ford Tri-Motor
Scott Walker, WGNS Radio, November 11, 2017 Climb aboard one of the first mass-produced airliners and step back in time to aviation’s golden age. A flight on Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ford Tri-Motor is a flight back to an era where air travel was considered a luxury–a time when Murfreesboro’s Sky…
2017 Rutherford County Historical Society Awards Banquet
Oaklands Mansion, November 10, 2017 The RCHS Awards Banquet was held at Rutherford County’s historic Oaklands Mansion for the 2017 edition. Almost 100 local historians enjoyed music by The Home Sweet Home String Band. The meal was catered by the Carriage Lane Reception House. And the wonderful venue was provided…