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

  • Clothing
    December 4, 2023 - 10:30am

    It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.

    Where

    Museum of East Tennessee History,...
  • December 6, 2023 - 12:00pm

    Join us for Jack H. McCall, Jr.'s reflection on his new book, Pogiebait's War, which explores the World War II experiences of his father, Jack “Pogiebait" McCall of Franklin, Tennessee, and what life was like for the average World War II Marine. Extensively researched, "Pogiebait's War " provides an eye-opening account...

  • Holiday Party
    December 18, 2023 - 10:30am

    It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.

    Where

    Museum of East Tennessee History,...
  • honoring Patricia Robledo
    May 5, 2024 - 10:30am to 2:00pm

    Put on your jazziest attire and help us honor Patricia Robledo for the Spirit of East Tennessee Award at the second annual Biscuits & Bubbly.

    Patricia Robledo is Knox County School’s first Latino community outreach specialist, , a role in which she is working to increase engagement and improve communication with Spanish-speaking...

Previous Events

  • Cherokee Beads
    November 20, 2023 - 10:30am

    It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.

    Where

    Museum of East Tennessee History,...
  • November 13, 2023 - 12:00pm

    Service records, pension records, battle records, and regimental histories can provide an overwhelming amount of information about your ancestor. But what information is important to interpreting where and in what capacity your ancestor served? Join Myers Brown, author of Tennessee’s Union Cavalrymen and Tennessee’...

  • November 9, 2023 - 5:00pm

    Between 1810 and 1854, Tennessee got steamboats, the telegraph and the railroad. Its population more than quadrupled; while its enslaved population went up about seven times. Tennessee sent two presidents to Washington; their actions and policies caused the nation to spread to the Pacific Ocean. In his new book, True Tales of Tennessee:...

  • November 6, 2023 - 12:00pm

    Are you trying to separate fact from fiction in oral histories of Cherokee ancestry? Is your goal to verify family tradition of a Cherokee ancestor? Join Anita Finger-Smith, CEO of Cherokee Genealogy Services, a business licensed by the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, as she explains the appropriate federal, state, and...

  • Baskets & Weaving
    November 6, 2023 - 10:30am

    It's never too early for some Little History Lessons. During each session, caregivers and kids will learn about history through stories, games, crafts, and examining artifacts. Each session, we will introduce a new topic using themes and objects in our signature exhibition.

    Where

    Museum of East Tennessee History,...