Save the Date
First Families of Tennessee Reunion & Jubilee
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Feature Exhibition
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On exhibit April 16-
October 30, 2016
Museum of East TN History
M-F | 9-4
Sat | 10-4
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Regional Calendar
Here's a quick look at some history events taking place across the region!
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ETHS Gets Social!
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Hear about the history of the Lamar House, sign up to attend the First Families of Tennessee Reunion & Jubilee, learn how to begin your genealogical research, and discover historical events taking place around the region!
This edition of "History Highlights" features upcoming programs offered by the East Tennessee Historical Society, spotlighting unique aspects of our region's history. Mark your calendars now, and join us in "Making History Personal!"
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Brown Bag Lecture
Andrew Jackson Never Slept Here: The Lamar House from 1817 to Today | A Brown Bag Lecture with
Dean Novelli
East TN History Center | Wednesday, July 13, at noon
The third oldest building in Knoxville, the Lamar House, which houses the present day Bijou Theatre, has stood for 199 years with a nearly unbroken record of providing the city with business, cultural, and entertainment services. In a Brown Bag Lecture on Wednesday, July 13, Dean Novelli will discuss the legendary building's construction and its survival through war, bankruptcy, remodeling, urban renewal, and shifting ownership.
Dean Novelli is a freelance writer and researcher covering a wide range of topics including history, genealogy, politics, and healthcare issues, with a particular interest in 19th century East Tennessee history. He
received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and holds a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. Novelli is the author of "
On a Corner of Gay Street: A History of the Lamar House-Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1817-1985," which won the McClung Award for best article in the 1984-85 East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications and won the McClung Award for best article in that issue.
The program is sponsored by the Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory and is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring a "Brown Bag" lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available.
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First Families of Tennessee Reunion & Jubilee
August 19-21, 2016
The East Tennessee Historical Society will commemorate the state's 220th birthday with a First Families of Tennessee Reunion and Jubilee, August 19-21. The weekend will include a FFT dinner at Marble Springs, home of the state's first governor, John Sevier, with period music, dances, living history presentations, tours of Marble Springs, and opportunities for attendees to compare research and meet with cousins.
A genealogy conference will explore records and research methods for the pioneer period, and the history of the state's early settlement, including the Watauga Association, the State of Franklin, county and state records, and more. The conference keynote speaker will be Troy Wayne Poteete, chief justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, who will discuss the experiences of the Cherokee after they reached Oklahoma.
On Sunday, August 21, bus tours will travel to important pioneer sites in upper East Tennessee, including Sycamore Shoals, Tipton-Haynes House, and a replica of the State of Franklin log cabin capitol in Greeneville.
The First Families of Tennessee Reunion will be held in conjunction with the annual East Tennessee History Fair, which will take place on Saturday, August 20. The fair features traditional music, children's games and activities, vintage films, living history presentations from the Cherokee to the Vietnam War, a History Hound costume competition, free admission to the Museum of East Tennessee History, bus tours to historic sites, and a birthday party for Davy Crockett, complete with cake.
First Families of Tennessee is a family heritage program of ETHS, with membership open to anyone who can prove descent from an ancestor who was in Tennessee by statehood in 1796. FFT has almost 16,000 members representing all fifty states and eight foreign countries.
All events are open to the public. Most East Tennessee History Fair activities are free. Pre-registration and a fee are required for participation in First Families of Tennessee events. For more information on the schedule of events, costs, and registration, see eastTNhistory.org/FFTReunion.
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Genealogy Workshops
East TN History Center
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Please check our website for the full listing of 2016 workshops.
Beginning Genealogy - July 23, 1-4 p.m. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. Students will learn how to begin their family search using family, governmental, library, and electronic resources. Registration is required and opened on July 11. Call (865) 215-8809 to register.
Ancestry in Detail - July 30, 1-3 p.m. Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census and voter lists, birth, marriage & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers & periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court, land, wills & family trees. Also reference materials and finding aids. Participants should bring birth dates and birth places of parents and grandparents. Registration is required and opens on July 18.
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Upcoming ETHS Events
July 13: Brown Bag Lecture with Dean Novelli
- Andrew Jackson Never Slept Here: The Lamar House from 1817 to Today
July 23: Beginning Genealogy Workshop
July 26: Brown Bag Lecture with Ron Jones
- The Viking Age and Norse Genealogy
July 30: Ancestry in Detail Workshop
August 1: Exhibition Opening of
Photo Recollection: 8th of August Jubilee by Holly Rainey
August 3: Brown Bag Lecture with Randi Nott
- The Slaves of Andrew Johnson
August 4: Special Lecture with Dan Zak -
Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age
August 5: First Friday premiere of East Tennessee PBS documentary
- 8th of August: Tennessee's Celebration of Freedom
August 7: Sunday Lecture with Daniel J. Tortora
- Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763
August 19-21: First Families of Tennessee Reunion & Jubilee
August 20: Ninth Annual East Tennessee History Fair
August 20: Revolutionary War Genealogy on the Internet Workshop
September 3: Intermediate Genealogy Workshop
September 14: Brown Bag Lecture with Julian Burke -
WNOX's Early History
September 17: Cyndi's Genealogical Source List Workshop
October 12: Brown Bag Lecture with Calvin Dickinson and Michael Birdwell -
People of the Upper Cumberland: Achievements & Contradictions
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We hope to see you soon at the East Tennessee History Center!
Sincerely,
East Tennessee Historical Society
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