Dr. Tim Johnson, professor of history at Lipscomb University, will discuss the Mexican War (1846-1848), its causes, legacy, and the role of Tennesseans. With the outbreak of the war, Tennesseans responded in such numbers that state officials were forced to resort to a lottery to select the 6,000 to serve. The response solidified Tennessee's...
Events & Programs
East Tennessee Historical Society Programs
As the public programming arm of the East Tennessee History Center, the East Tennessee Historical Society presents a variety of programs on historical topics featuring diverse subjects, speakers, and formats. These include a Brown Bag and quarterly lecture series, conferences, tours, “A Tennessee Conversation” series with special speakers, a history fair, and teacher and student programs.
Upcoming Events
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMarch 31, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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@ East Tennessee History CenterApril 3, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Maryville College sprang from the vision of Reverend Isaac Anderson to fill what he saw as a great need for trained pastors and churches on the frontier. As pastor of Maryville's New Providence Presbyterian Church, Anderson led efforts to establish the "Southern and Western Theological Seminary," the forerunner of Maryville College, and for six...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterApril 6, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox County Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to access 7 billion historical records, over 2 billion names in family trees, and 100 million gravestones over much of the western world. Included are vital records, censuses, directories, immigration lists, military...
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A Conference Finale to the Polk ProjectApril 12, 2019 (All day) to April 13, 2019 (All day)Department of History The UT Department of History presents James K. Polk and His Time
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@ East Tennessee History CenterApril 27, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to locate graves (well over 300 million entries now available) through FindaGrave, Interment, and BillionGraves, as well as special state, local, and military sites. Call 865-215-8809 starting April 15 to register.
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Hamilton: The Man and The MusicalMay 7, 2019 - 8:00pmThe
East Tennessee Historical Society
&
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
with presenting sponsors
Pilot Flying J, DeRoyal, & KaTom Restaurant...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMay 11, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. How to begin your family search using charts and forms, free internet sites, genealogy software, and other sources. Call 865-215-8809 starting April 29 to register.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMay 18, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to explore the seven major genealogical sites: Ancestry, Family Search, FindmyPast, MyHeritage, Fold3, Google, Cyndis List. Call 865-215-8809 starting January 6 to register.
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Previous Events
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@ Museum of East Tennessee HistoryMarch 16, 2019 - 10:00am to March 24, 2019 - 5:00pmBring your spring breakers to the Museum of East Tennessee History to become a history detective! Our Super Spring Break Scavenger Hunt will lead kids through our region's history as they discover what life was like on the frontier, during the Civil War, and through the 19th and 20th centuries! The Museum will be open M-F from 9-4, Sat. 10...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMarch 23, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Cells/chromosomes/DNA, types of DNA studies (Y, mito, auto), DNA strings, string inheritance, 5-generation possibility, autosomal descent, matching probabilities, time arenas, ethnic origins, limitations. Lecture will be in the first floor auditorium. No pre-registration required.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMarch 13, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Is there anything new to say about the most destructive war in modern history? In the case of RDX, yes! As the most powerful explosive in the world until the atomic bomb, RDX was used on all the war's battlefronts--land, sea, and air. Yet, the stunning accomplishment at what became known as "The Great Holston Ordnance Works," located along the...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMarch 9, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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 and periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court, land...
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Presented by the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and SoundMarch 7, 2019 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
The Knox County Public Library is thrilled to announce their Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound is a recipient of a 2018 National Film Preservation Foundation federal grant, for the preservation of reels from the Harry Caldwell Film Collection. Mr. Caldwell was a Methodist missionary from Athens, Tennessee, who lived and worked in the...
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