April 1 was a big day. And it wasn’t just for those folks who love pranks. You may have caught glimpses of people celebrating the 1950 Census. Admittedly, a 72-year-old …
James M. Rodgers: The man who planned old Concord
Spoiler alert: Genealogists sharpen your pencils! You are going to need it.
James Martin Rodgers (1817–1901) was a visionary credited with platting out the original plots for Concord, Tennessee, in 1854 …
Elizabeth Roulstone: Our first female publisher and elected official
So, it’s 1804 and you already have five children with another on the way. And your husband dies. You’re only 27 years old. What do you do? Well take over …
Knox youth score big at history day
Thirty-five Knox County students won special awards or took first, second or third place in the 22nd annual East Tennessee History Day Regional Competition. Winners were announced via Zoom in …
Joe Gorman: Fountain City scholar and biographer
Joseph Bruce Gorman was born in Knoxville on Nov. 6, 1940, the youngest of four children of James D. and Georgia Stanberry Gorman. Some will remember J.D. Gorman as a …
Changes stirring at old Giffin School
Giffin Elementary School, a 94-year-old building in the South Haven neighborhood, is back in South Knoxville’s consciousness thanks to new efforts to repurpose the site, which is on the National …
Joe Longmire: Keeper of local history
Official or not, if there’s a keeper of history for Gibbs and Corryton, it has to be Joe Longmire. When asked what might make a good story, his response is …
Reatha Jackson Hammonds: Concord’s own ‘Hello Girl’
In 1918, the United States War Department hired and sent a contingent of female switchboard operators to France. Their job was to accompany the American Expeditionary Forces to Europe to …