Tennessee Historical Society @TennHistory
⏳ Preserving and presenting Tennessee history since 1849 📖 Tennessee Historical Quarterly 🌐 TN Encyclopedia of History & Culture ✉️ Have questions? DM us! tennesseehistory.org Nashville, TN Joined December 2012-
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During the next TN Writers | TN Stories event on Aug. 9, author Jennifer C. Core will be joined by Julia Doyle, the Museum's curator of fashion and textiles, to discuss the book "Tennessee Samplers: Female Education and Domestic Arts, 1800-1900". RSVP 🎟️: bit.ly/4mqTaRT
Learn more about influential Black craft artists from across Tennessee from Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay, director of the Slocumb Galleries at East Tennessee State University and co-curator of the traveling exhibit Bodies Making Form. Register now: tr.ee/Zx5Bl4tIsb
For the next session of TN 101, our very own Executive Director, Jennifer Core, alongside former Belle Meade Historic Site curator Janet C. Hasson, will speak about their work with the TN Sampler Survey. Learn more: tr.ee/LClvd19HFA
Happy New Year from the Tennessee Historical Society! If you’d like to learn more about the Volunteer State’s history in 2025, we recommend checking out the Tennessee Encyclopedia, our comprehensive source for historians, teachers, students, and more! tennesseeencyclopedia.net
Did you know the iconic New Year's Eve ball drop was created by a Tennessean? ✨ Adolph Ochs bought "The New York Times" in 1886 when it was about to go bankrupt. When it moved to Times Square in 1904, Ochs had an idea that would change everything: bit.ly/3P4Y9ZG
Giovanni spent much of her early life in Tennessee. She graduated from Knoxville’s Austin High School before entering Fisk University in Nashville, her grandfather’s alma mater. Giovanni’s celebrated 1970 poem “Knoxville, Tennessee,” can be read here: tr.ee/yAv3h6vKU2
Nikki Giovanni died December 9, 2024. Giovanni’s activism in combination with her celebrated writing brought her to the forefront of the Black Arts Movement. Learn more about her life and work from the Tennessee Encyclopedia: tr.ee/CQWOnwgiqR
This painting by Carroll Cloar (1913-1993), Story Told By My Mother (1955), is in the @BrooksMuseum collection. Register for "The Crossroads of Memory: Carroll Cloar and the American South" on Dec. 11, featuring @MFAStPete chief curator Stanton Thomas: tennesseehistory.org/ths-events/ses…
This 1960 painting by Carroll Cloar (1913-1993) is titled Halloween, and is part of the @BrooksMuseum collection. Don't miss today's TN101 webinar at 5:30 Central and learn more about Cloar and the American South: tennesseehistory.org/ths-events/ses…
This Giving Tuesday, visit the Tennessee Historical Society's Bonfire storefront. This merch represents THS and Tennessee History Day with a variety of designs! bonfire.com/store/tennesse…
Don't forget to sign up for the next session of TN 101! Historian Rick Warwick and chairmaker Curtis Buchanan will discuss chairmaking traditions and the life of Dick Poynor, the most prolific nineteenth century chairmaker in Williamson County, Tennessee. tennesseehistory.org/ths-events/ses…
The next TN101 webinar features Williamson County historian Rick Warwick and craftsman Curtis Buchanan. During this session, we'll discuss TN chairmaking traditions, the life of Dick Poynor, and the experience of contemporary chairmakers. Register now: tennesseehistory.org/ths-events/ses…
This chair was crafted some time between 1850-1870 by Richard (Dick) Poynor, the most prolific nineteenth century chairmaker in Williamson County, Tennessee. Poyner was an enslaved man who purchased his freedom with his earnings. Learn more: linktr.ee/tnhistory
Join Tennessee History Day in a webinar series on the basics of the National History Day program and earn up to 5 hours of PD credit. Using Primary Source Evidence & Building a Project launches 10/24/24 at 6:30 PM ET. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…… #HistoryEducation @TennHistory
The first Appalachian Exposition was held in Knoxville from September 12 to October 12, 1910. Click here to learn more about this historic event from the Tennessee Encyclopedia: tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/appala… Image 1: ow.ly/gZW550TwjnI Image 2: ow.ly/TppV50TwjpF
This pie safe, attributed to John Wolfe, was created between 1850-1870 in Sullivan County. Learn more from today's session of Tennessee 101: Arts and Crafts, featuring @tnstatemuseum senior curator of fine and decorative art Candice Roland Candeto. ow.ly/p5Ey50TjvEh
After 9/11/01, East Tennesseans launched a campaign to help the NYC Fire Department. The Freedom Engine went into service in March 2002. Some artifacts from the engine are now on display @eastTNhistory. Learn more: ow.ly/jUXY50TkM9K Images: ow.ly/nchK50TkM9H
Learn more about these historic furniture pieces from session 1 of TN 101, “Tennessee Furniture: Selections from the @tnstatemuseum Collection.” This webinar series is generously sponsored by @TN_Arts! Click here to sign up now: ow.ly/p5Ey50TjvEh
Each session will focus on a unique aspect of Tennessee's history through the lens of arts and crafts. This series is generously sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission! Click here to register for Session 1: ow.ly/lFsQ50TjaiA
The Tennessee Historical Society is excited to present a new addition to our online lecture series, Tennessee 101: The History of Tennessee Arts and Crafts. This free webinar series traces the story of our state through the works of its artists and craftspeople.
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