Regional Baseball Stories - Baseball in Rugby

East Tennessee boasts a rich baseball heritage, celebrated through Regional Baseball Stories, a collection of submitted tales from the community.

Regional Baseball Stories - Ballpark Days and Home Field Honor

East Tennessee boasts a rich baseball heritage, celebrated through Regional Baseball Stories, a collection of submitted tales from the community.

Regional Baseball Stories - Baseball in the Fork of the River

East Tennessee boasts a rich baseball heritage, celebrated through Regional Baseball Stories, a collection of submitted tales from the community.

Regional Baseball Stories - Baseball Memories & Overcoming Silence

East Tennessee boasts a rich baseball heritage, celebrated through Regional Baseball Stories, a collection of submitted tales from the community.

East Tennessee History Center Wins Nine Awards at Statewide Conference

Rebirth at David Crockett’s Birthplace

The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene and David Crockett Birthplace State Park

How did Kentucky’s quilters create their unique quilt making traditions throughout the 19th century and redefine perceptions about quilts into the 21st century?

Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce. By Linda Elisabeth LaPinta. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2023.)

The Search for Gen. John Sevier's Head & Hand Begins

“Where is Gen. John Sevier’s head and hand?” That was the type of question that was asked on August 14, 2002, when it was discovered that Gen. John Sevier, 1745-1815, East Tennessee sculptor Edgar W. Bowlin’s masterpiece, had been vandalized.

Jim Haslam declared “East Tennessean of the Century”

On Wednesday, November 13, community leaders and guests gathered to celebrate Jim Haslam, the 10th recipient of the East Tennessee Historical Society’s East Tennessean of the Year award at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville.