Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 27, 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…
Stones River National Battlefield brought more than 272,000 visitors!
Brian Wilson, Daily News Journal, April 23, 2015 MURFREESBORO – The Stones River National Battlefield brought more than 272,000 visitors to the Civil War site in Murfreesboro and nearly $15.3 million to the regional economy, Gib Backlund, the battlefield’s chief of operations, said Thursday. About 12,000 more people came to…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 21, 2015, WGNS Radio 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 and…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 21, 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…
Cannonsburgh Village to celebrate Pioneer Days
Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, Monday, April 20, 2015 MURFREESBORO – Saturday marks the 39th annual Pioneer Days, a free festival at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, a sort of tangible time capsule of what life was like in early Rutherford County. Located at 312 South Front Street, the village includes…
Templeton Grove Grave Marking Ceremony
Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, Sunday, April 19, 2015 SMYRNA – When Frances Victory was searching through a historical book at Smyrna First Baptist Church, she ran across an almost-forgotten early settler of Rutherford County, John Nash Read. “So I got on the Internet and started doing a lot…
Harber’s History Lesson: East Main Street Church of Christ offers rich heritage
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, Sunday, April 19, 2015 When I drive by East Main Street Church of Christ, I look twice over my shoulder to recapture any historical detail I may have missed at an earlier time. The congregation is a special and active place of worship that has…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 13, 2015, WGNS Radio Truman visits Jim Lewis and Mike Liles of the Stones River National Battlefield. 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 13, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits Mike Liles and Ranger Jim Lewis of the Stones River National Battlefield. 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…
Remembering Rutherford: Historic antebellum home soon to disappear
Greg Tucker, Daily News Journal, April 12, 2015 The antebellum home was apparently built by a future Confederate congressman for his widowed sister. Ironically, it was occupied by a Unionist during the Civil War. The so-called “McFadden House” at 226 North Walnut Street in Murfreesboro was built in the mid-19th…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 7, 2015, WGNS Radio 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 and…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 6, 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 6, 2015, WGNS Radio Truman talks school history in Murfreesboro. 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 and friends share…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
April 6, 2015, WGNS Radio Truman talks school history in Murfreesboro. 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 and friends share…
WHITTLE: Newspaper obituaries trace trails of life
Dan Whittle, Murfreesboro Post, April 6, 2014 History lives on the page you’re reading. Years ago, a wise and seasoned newspaper editor challenged us rookie reporters: “Get it right, for you’re writing the history of this state.” But I was hurt when that same editor immediately assigned me to writing…
Harber’s History Lesson: Eagleville continues to display its proud heritage
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, April 5, 2015 When I began my journey to discover the lovely town of Eagleville, I was stunned with the abundance of rich history to explore. I love to ride into this stunning town on Salem Road and view the high-rising hills to the east.…
Jefferson: Gone but not forgotten
Brian Wilson, Daily News Journal, March 30, 2015 (Please click here to visit the Society’s page regarding Old Jefferson and Jefferson Springs) SMYRNA — Old Jefferson, the first county seat in Rutherford County and literally taken off the map 50 years ago, is the subject of a Rutherford County Archives…
Harber’s History Lesson: ‘Tall Cedar of Rutherford’ served county many ways
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, March 29, 2015 James Daniel Richardson, a distinguished Democratic congressman from Tennessee, was born on March 10, 1843 in Rutherford County to Dr. James Watkins and Augusta Starnes Richardson. His grandfather, John, arrived to Old Jefferson in 1815 from Virginia. James Daniel’s maternal ancestors arrived…
Salem Academy or Seminary, 1887-1902
SALEM ACADEMY or SEMINARY 1887-1902 was on the north side of the Salem Road just east of the intersection of that road and the present Kimbro Road. On June 30, 1887, William H. Windrow and Frazier Kimbro sold for $50 each a parcel of land consisting of one acre each.…
John Hood: Service aids Community
Brian Wilson, Daily News Journal, March 8, 2015 At 83, Murfreesboro resident John Hood still isn’t one to slow down. The former state representative and Middle Tennessee State University graduate and longtime employee still goes to the state Capitol in Nashville to lobby on behalf of his alma mater and…