Press Releases

Category: History

Museum of East Tennessee History Takes Home Six Awards

Apr. 20, 2022

The Museum of East Tennessee History, operated by the East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) in partnership with Knox County Public Library, was presented with six distinguished awards at the 2022…

"You Should've Been There!" 40th Anniversary World's Fair Exhibition

Mar. 24, 2022

(Knoxville, TN) The Museum of East Tennessee History has officially opened a new, one-of-a-kind exhibition, "You Should've Been There!," in the Rogers-Claussen Feature Gallery, on display until…

Downtown Knoxville Book Release

Jan. 24, 2022

Founded on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee River in 1791, Knoxville was a frontier town as well as the birthplace and first capital of Tennessee. From the postcolonial years through the Civil War…

Mabry-Hazen House Annual Christmas Open House and Card Exhibit

Dec. 06, 2021

Celebrate the holiday season with Mabry-Hazen House during their annual Christmas tours on Saturday, December 11th, 2021 from 5-8pm and Sunday, December 12th, 2021 from 2-5pm. Mabry-Hazen House will…

Tennessee 225th Celebration

Apr. 14, 2021

WHAT: Tennessee 225th Celebration WHEN: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021, 1:30-3:00 p.m. WHERE: Blount Mansion National Historic Landmark- 200 W. Hill Ave., Knoxville Tennessee gained admission to the Union as…

East Tennessee Historical Society to Present Virtual Night at the Museum

Mar. 02, 2021

Knoxville, TN – March 1, 2021. The East Tennessee Historical Society is pleased to announce an inaugural virtual fundraiser event, A Night at the Museum of East Tennessee History, which will air at 7…

East Tennessee Historical Society Executive to Retire, Successor Announced

Dec. 09, 2020

Executive Director Cherel Bolin Henderson has announced her plans to retire from the East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) effective December 31, 2020, reported ETHS Board Chairman Jerome Melson…

Boyd Foundation Grants $75,000 to Restore Historic House

Sep. 01, 2020

Blount Mansion Association, operator of Knox County’s only National Historic Landmark, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Boyd Foundation to restore the circa-1818 Craighead-Jackson House…

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Presents Suffrage Exhibition

Aug. 21, 2020

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame presents To Make Our Voices Heard: Tennessee Women’s Fight for the Vote, a new traveling exhibition, on display August 20, 2020 through October 1, 2020. The…