York Annual Veterans’ Day Living History Event Saturday
Sgt. Alvin C. York Park will host its annual World War I living history event Saturday, a way to educate and respect those who served. Museum Curator Lindsey Wood said the park is dedicated to preserving the memory of York and the men who fought in World War I. Wood said park staff hopes to […]
The Past Returns To Life Saturday At Overton Museum
The Overton County Museum will come alive Saturday night at the third annual Night of the Museum, where LA Honor Society Students will bring alive figures throughout the county’s history. Director Paula Stover said the Livingston Academy Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society organizes the event, bringing together costumes and actors. Stover said the event […]
Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Honors Unrecognized Black Veterans From WWI, WWII
The Cookeville-Putnam NAACP recently led an effort to give proper recognition to black veterans who served in World War I and II. President Tom Savage said the organization canvased Buck Cemetery in Cookeville, Hermitage Cemetery in Algood, and another cemetery in Silver Point. Savage said between all three black cemeteries they found the headstones of […]
York Park WWI Genealogy Event Signups Closing
Friday is the final day to sign up for a World War I-centered genealogy event at Sgt Alvin C. York State Historic Park. Park Administrative Assistant Alec Parsons said staff hopes to help people understand their lineage and the connection they might have to World War I. He said those who supply the park with […]
Microcar Exhibit Returns To Cookeville History Museum
The Cookeville History Museum welcomes you to its latest microcar exhibit in collaboration with the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville. Lane Motor Museum Education Director Rex Bennett said microcars are unusually small vehicles that were made in Europe after World War II because they were easy to produce amid economic struggles. Bennett said microcars allow […]
UC Remembers Cordell Hull & UN Charter Creation, 80 Years Later
80 years ago, the framework for the United Nations came into focus, led by Upper Cumberland native Cordell Hull UCDD Public Historian Mark Dudney said that Hull is considered the architect of the United Nations. As World War II ended, Hull and President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked toward creating a world organization that could prevent […]
Cumberland County Resident To Speak At Pearl Harbor On 82nd Anniversary
Cumberland County’s Dr. Arthur John Lendo will speak for the second straight year at the Pearl Harbor Commemoration Ceremony in Honolulu this week. Lendo said the attacks on Pearl Harbor are a largely forgotten moment in history. His presentation “The Cost of Freedom is High” aims to remind people of the impact of December 7, […]
Memorial Day Bell Ringing For Those Lost During Sparta Ceremony
Residents from across White County gathered at the Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park for its Memorial Day service. The program was put on by Sparta’s American Legion, featuring the ringing of the bells for those killed in action since the American Revolution. American Legion Post 99 Commander Ronald Lapierre said the message for the […]
Birthday Wishes Requested For Putnam County WWII Veteran
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter is asking the community to send birthday cards to one of the community’s oldest veterans. World War II veteran Lehman Riggs will turn 101 on Sunday but the pandemic doesn’t allow for a celebration in-person. Putnam County Veteran Services Representative Michael Glass said it is meaningful for the community to […]
A Look Into WWII History: Crossville POW Camp
Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Did you know Crossville served as home to one of the state’s three POW camps? Crossville Military Memorial Museum Curator Robert Boring said during the war the area was secluded, making it the perfect location. “We had 1,550 Rommel North Africa Corps officers,” […]
