Upcoming Events
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Heritage Alliance
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Fifth Annual Ringing of the Bells for Constitution Week Honors WWI Soldiers
Oak Hill School 214 East Sabin Drive, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesOn Sunday, September 16th, the State of Franklin Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), are hosting their Fifth Annual Bell Ringing in honor of Constitution Week. The event will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Oak Hill School, located at 214 East Sabin Drive in Jonesborough across from
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History Happy Hour
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 100 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United StatesHave you ever wondered about the last wills and testaments that people leave behind? What were some of the items left behind? How big (or little) can a will actually be? Donna Cox Briggs and the staff at the Washington County Archives in Jonesborough have encountered a wide variety of last wills and testaments from
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History Happy Hour
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 100 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Birthplace of Country Music in Bristol will be bringing the history of country music to Jonesborough on Thursday, October 18! Rene Rodgers, the head curator of the museum, will be the speaker for this month’s History Happy Hour program. The topic of her talk will be the “Bristol Sessions,” a series of influential recordings
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A Spot on the Hill
Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesA Spot on the Hill, the original, research-based play returns this October to the Old Jonesborough Cemetery. Now celebrating its fifth season, this edition features new characters. New faces include William Elbert Munsey, the namesake of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church in Johnson City, Jeremiah Edwards, founder of the Zion Hill School in Jonesborough, and
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Sabine Hill Restoration at History Happy Hour
Sabine House 2328 W G St, Elizabethton, TN, United StatesThe restoration of Sabine Hill, a historic property in Elizabethton, will be the topic of the final History Happy Hour for the 2018 season. Sycamore Shoals State Park manager Jennifer Bauer will be the speaker at History Happy Hour on Thursday, November 15th. Originally built by Mary Patton Taylor, Sabine Hill features a prominent
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History Happy Hour
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 100 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United StatesSabine Hill Restoration at History Happy Hour on November 15th Jonesborough, Tennessee, November 1, 2018 - The restoration of Sabine Hill, a historic property in Elizabethton, will be the topic of the final History Happy Hour for the 2018 season. Sycamore Shoals State Park manager Jennifer Bauer will be the speaker at History Happy Hour
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A Victorian Christmas
Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesCan you imagine life more than a hundred years ago? In our lifetimes, technology has boomed, information travels faster than transportation and if we can want it, many of us can have it. And for some, Christmas becomes the fastest, and in many instances, the most hectic of times. But there is a way
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Twas the Night Before Christmas Readings
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 100 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United StatesTwas the Night Before Christmas 11:30 am - 2 pm at Chester Inn Readings at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm
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Jonesborough: History Happy Hour
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 100 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United StatesHistory Happy Hour is returning to the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum for its 3rd year! Our first presenter this year is Casey Price, a graduate student currently pursuing his Master’s degree in East Tennessee State University’s history department. His presentation is titled “Women, Gender, and the Spatial Construction of Upper East
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Heritage Alliance Homeschool Day
Oak Hill School 214 East Sabin Drive, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Heritage Alliance is excited to offer two days for homeschool students this spring. On Wednesday, April 10, we’ll host our third Homeschool Day. History and heritage based activities are planned from 9:00am – 3:30pm that day and will offer a wide variety of experiences for multiple ages. Students from first grade through senior year


