Making Way
thsadmin2021-12-15T08:30:08-06:00This session will provide an overview of the series, introduce Tennessee women progressives and their actions in the public sphere, and set them in [...]
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10, 2021
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03, 2021
The War Comes to an End
Randal Rust2021-05-10T08:26:54-06:00After launching assaults from Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Franklin, and then the Battle of Nashville, the war in Tennessee ends. How did Tennessee respond to the [...]
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03, 2021
Moving toward Secession, 1850–61
Randal Rust2021-10-11T09:09:00-06:00Although the two sessions of the Nashville Convention were not called by Tennessee, Nashville was chosen as the site due to its location. In [...]
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12, 2020
Geography: How the Land Shaped Tennessee History
Randal Rust2021-02-04T08:43:28-06:00It will feature an examination of the state’s extensive river systems as well as the diversity of Tennessee’s physiographic regions. Dr. Carole Bucy is [...]
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12, 2020
Overton Park: A People’s History
Randal Rust2022-06-09T12:50:20-06:00Founded in 1901, the park has been at the center of both celebration and controversy. A site for public performances and playgrounds, everyone from [...]
21
12, 2020
Patriot Paths
Randal Rust2020-12-21T12:12:30-06:00Pension files have yielded the dates and places where the soldiers were born, married, enlisted, and died. That information was added to a database [...]
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12, 2020
The Diary of Serepta Jordan: A Southern Woman’s Struggle with War and Family, 1857–64
Randal Rust2020-12-21T12:10:42-06:00Written in a sturdy store ledger, the diary records every day from the fall of 1857 to June 1864. In this abridged version, Jordan [...]
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12, 2020
“As Do the Ladies in Tennessee”: Exploring Early 19th Century Fashion Through the Winchester Women
Randal Rust2020-12-21T12:10:33-06:00Fashion in early 1800s America was a direct reflection of politics, culture, and the still new democratic republic of the United States. As wealthy [...]
