Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
August 31, 2015, WGNS Radio Bill Brooks & Larry Ralston from Premiere 6 Theater 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 former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
What happened to the old First Presbyterian Church?
Michelle WillardDaily News Journal, [email protected] MURFREESBORO – After the destruction of the old First Presbyterian Church on Vine Street in Murfreesboro, many legends grew up around its remains. Legends say the church was the birthplace of the Democratic Party, it was used as a hospital and Union encampment during the…
Harber’s History Lesson: Physician Murfree showed many talents
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, August 30, 2015 Dr. James Brickell Murfree was a brilliant physician, as well as a highly respected Murfreesboro mayor for two terms in 1874 and 1875. He left an enduring legacy of professionalism and strong medical advancement in our county. James was born on September…
Huffington Post: General Nathan Bedford Forrest Versus the Ku Klux Klan
John A. Tures, Huffington Post, Political science professor, LaGrange College in Georgia Think that if he were alive today, General Nathan Bedford Forrest would embrace Dylann Roof, the alleged killer of nine blacks in a Charleston Church who hoped to start a race war? Think again. In fact, toward the end of his…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
August 25, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County historian Greg Tucker and Ralph Puckett. 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 former Rutherford…
Marty Luffman named official Smyrna historian
www.WGNSRadio.com, August 21, 2015 Earlier this month, Marty Luffman was named official Smyrna historian during a ceremony attended by Governor Bill Haslam, Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed, Councilwoman Lori North, County Commissioner Joe Gourley, along with several other local officials and guests. In addition, Mr. Luffman was presented with an…
Harber’s History Lesson: Chesley Williams made many contributions to Eagleville
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, August 16, 2015 Chesley Williams, “Father of Eagleville,” stands as a prominent pioneer in the history of this special town. His Old English name is derived from the term “woodland” that is so befitting to a man, who thoroughly loved nature and thickly wooded frontier…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
August 11, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County historian Greg Tucker. 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 former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
Play ball like it’s 1864
Connie Esh and John Butwell, Murfreesboro Post Think way back in history, back when the song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” became a big popular hit. But that’s too recent – 1908. There were already professional baseball players by then. They wore gloves. There were balls and strikes. They…
Nollie Helen Jenne January 5, 1942 – August 4, 2015
It is with great sadness and joy that we inform you that Nollie Jenne passed away suddenly, August 4. Nollie Jenne was a long time member of the RCHS. We ask that you please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers. (from www.woodfinchapel.com) Nollie Helen Jenne died on Tuesday,…
Local centenarians of Rutherford County honored
Murfreesboro Post, August 5, 2015 For the fourth year, Family Staffing Solutions, Inc. honored Rutherford County residents age 100 and older as members of the “Century Club of Rutherford County.” Kathy Bennett and Karen McWhorter from the Murfreesboro Family Staffing Solutions office visited each centenarian and presented each of them…
‘Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story’
The Murfreesboro Post, May 3, 2009 This summer Linebaugh Public Library System is sponsoring a series of programs about the Federal Writers’ Project. The FWP was one small part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s mammoth Works Progress Administration, designed to get America back to work after the Depression. Probably the most…
Native American site discovered, secured at Black Cat Cave
Murfreesboro Post, August 5, 2015 The discovery of a Native American cemetery at the Black Cat Cave archaeological site has led the City of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University and other public and private partners to secure the cave area and discuss plans for its future. Well known among Rutherford…
Council endorses Bradley takeover and Miracle Field effort
The Murfreesboro Post, August 3, 2015 The councilors approved a Memorandum of Understanding taking responsibility for operating the museum located in the historic old Bradley Academy and using bond issues to pay the bills for recent renovations to the building. The original plan had been to pay for the work…
Harber’s History Lesson: Work in faith distinguished McFerrin
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, August 2, 2015 Clergyman John Berry McFerrin was one of the most charitable and outstanding men to live in Rutherford County. His family was derived of politicians, soldiers and ministers. He was born on June 15, 1807, to the Rev. James and Jane Campbell McFerrin.…
Conservationists puzzle together Tennessee history
Macaela J. Bennett, [email protected], The Tennessee, August 1, 2015 With great attentiveness, Carol Roberts and Kat Trammell are delicately piecing together Tennessee history. For decades, heaps of land records laid untouched in the state Capitol’s attic before being moved to the Tennessee State Library and Archives when it was built in…
Bradley Academy to gain new authority (Museum and cultural center transferring to Parks & Rec Department)
The Daily News Journal, July 31, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center will be under the management of the Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Department beginning Aug. 1, according to a news release from the city. “The city of Murfreesboro and the Bradley Academy Historical Association Inc. have…
Historic Selfie Scavenger Hunt!
A partnership between the department of history at Middle Tennessee State University and Sports*Com, one of the City of Murfreesboro’s health and wellness sites, the Historic Selfie Scavenger Hunt is a walking/running program that combines a little mystery, a little history, and the chance to take a selfie (who could…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
July 28, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County historian Greg Tucker. 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 former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
Forrest halted abuses, disbanded Ku Klux Klan
Greg Tucker, Daily News Journal, July 26, 2015 “The natural tendency of all such organizations is to violence and crime, hence it was that Gen. Forrest and other men of influence by the exercise of their moral power, induced them to disband.” (See U.S. Congressional Committee Report “Ku Klux Klan,”…