Clay Gets $100K Grant Money To Finish Historic Courthouse
Clay County received some $100,000 in state grant money to repair steps and make repairs at the historic County Courthouse. The county’s grant, one of the largest amounts awarded by the Tennessee State Museum as part of its Capital Improvement Program. Curator Thomas Watson said work to save the Courthouse began roughly a dozen years […]
Fentress Historical Society Applying For Grant
The Fentress County Historical Society will apply for a grant from the Tennessee State Museum to fund several building improvement projects. Secretary-Treasurer Laura Acosta-King said the building has needed thorough renovations ever since it flooded almost three years ago. Acosta-King said they are looking at repairs to piping and HVAC throughout the building, as well […]
Cumberland Homesteads Tower Museum To Receive New Roof With Grant
The Cumberland Homesteads Tower Museum will get a new roof, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Tennessee State Museum. Museum Manager Ren Sexton said the roof has been susceptible to leaks over the past few years, but the museum did not have the funds to replace it. Sexton said that like all old historical […]
Clay Museum To Upgrade Facilities With State Maintenance Grant
Improvements to the floor and updated restrooms are on the way to the Clay County Museum, thanks to a $95,000 grant from the Tennessee State Museum. Museum Board President Beverly Hollifield said the museum improvements are much needed. “We are in a depressed area of the Upper Cumberland, so even though we’re 100 percent non-profit, […]
Cookeville Depot Museum Receives Grant For Steam Engine Work
The Cookeville Depot Museum has received some $65,000 to restore the museum’s steam engine. Cookeville Museums Manager Beth Thompson said the city is looking for an organization to complete the maintenance by spring. Thompson said the state legislature set aside $5 million for the Tennessee State Museum to disperse to museums across the state. The […]
Cordell Hull’s Nobel Prize Heading to State Museum
The Tennessee State Museum is celebrating 75 years of the United Nations with the help of the Friends of Cordell Hull. The Pickett County Group is lending Hull’s Nobel Peace Prize medal to the museum, as well as the first charter of the United Nations signed by Hull. Friends of Cordell Hull Treasurer Lana Rossi […]
