Discover Tennessee History
Statewide Resources for Educators
Each organization below offers educators new, effective professional development opportunities and other resources focused on what we all do best: the collection, preservation, and interpretation of the primary sources of Tennessee history, be they diaries, newspapers, letters, oral histories, artifacts, or historic places. Follow each organization’s link to learn more. Additionally, the calendar below shows all professional development workshops offered by these institutions and Tennessee History Day.
MTSU Box 80
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 898-2947
505 Deaderick St
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-0830
Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 253-3469

601 S Gay St
PO Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
(865) 215-8830 (general)
(865) 215-8828 (education department)
oakley@eastTNhistory.org
education@eastTNhistory.org

305 6th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243

Division of Interpretation and Education
312 Rosa L Parks Ave, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243

The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
(423) 869-6235 (general)
(423) 869-6607 (education)
natalie.sweet@lmunet.edu
The institutions are:
THD: Tennessee History Day
TPS: Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU
TSM: Tennessee State Museum
TSLA: Tennessee State Library & Archives
ETHS: East Tennessee Historical Society
TSP: Tennessee State Parks
ALLM: Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum