In 1846, the widowed Katherine Schneider Baum and her 15-year-old son Karl (1831-1916) left their native country during the German Revolution and immigrated to America on the sailing ship New …
It’s the Henley Bridge, silly
Long ago – mostly likely before your time – South Knoxville was derogatorily dubbed “South America” by residents of other parts of town. It was a journey to get there, …
Boyd-Harvey House: One of Farragut’s oldest
The lure of East Tennessee is no secret to those who live or like to visit this beautiful state. And thus was the case of Lt. Thomas Boyd (1754-1814), who …
Thomas Hall Cemetery echoes community’s history
A stately red maple stands sentry over the Thomas Hall Cemetery on Rifle Range Road where it intersects with Maynardville Pike. Aged cedars guard this square of a graveyard, bounded …
‘Fort’ify your knowledge of SoKno Civil War park
Since the city of Knoxville cut the ribbon on the Fort Dickerson Gateway Park on May 3, 2017, much of the focus on the park has been on the improved …
Anne G’Fellers Mason: Desperately seeking Nancy
The East Tennessee Historical Society welcomes Anne G’Fellers Mason, executive director of the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Heritage Alliance, to share her search for Nancy’s story; the story of …
Claude C. Myers left mark on Fountain City
The evening paper carried this headline on Thursday, Nov. 13, 1941: “Fire Changes Busy Block to Mass of Debris.” Fountain City Bank was in that block and its president, J. …
Separating myth from reality on Thunder Road
“On the first of April, Nineteen-Fifty-Four, the federal man sent word he’d better make his run no more.” These are lyrics from the song from the 1958 Movie “Thunder Road,” …