The East Tennessee Historical Society Board of Directors is pleased to honor Phillip Edward Fulmer, Senior, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics at the University of Tennessee, as the 2019 East Tennessean of the Year.
2019 East Tennessean of the Year Celebration Dinner Phillip Edward Fulmer, Senior...Special Events
Fundraising events and other special programs are occasionally planned throughout the year.
Upcoming Special Events
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@ Cherokee Country ClubNovember 14, 2019 - 6:30pm
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@ East Tennessee History CenterDecember 14, 2019 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Cookies and apple cider will warm the day at the East Tennessee Historical Society’s Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 14, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Activities include lectures, storytelling, craft demonstrations and the sale of handmade items, free ornament and craft making for the kids, and holiday refreshments.
Visitors are invited...
Previous Special Events
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@ East Tennessee History CenterNovember 11, 2019 - 9:00am to 4:00pm
The East Tennessee Historical Society invites all veterans, active duty military, and their families to visit the Museum of East Tennessee History as our guests on Monday, November 11, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., prior to and following the downtown Knoxville Veterans Day Parade. “Tennesseans have a proud tradition of stepping to the fore in defense...
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“Cas Walker: Stories on His Life and Legend” | Book Launch, Panel Discussion, & Musical Presentation@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 24, 2019 - 7:00pm
On the evening of Thursday, October 24th, we celebrate the publication of a new book that gathers the tales and legends of Cas Walker, one of 20th century Knoxville’s most famous citizens. Cas Walker was a grocer, politician, media celebrity, music promoter and coon hunter whose colorful life has become the stuff of the city’s favorite urban...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 19, 2019 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
On Saturday, October 19, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., join the East Tennessee Historical Society for a spooky event highlighting the “monsters” and superstitions that have called East Tennessee home over the years. From the wampus cat to eerie Victorian mourning traditions, we’ll delve into the region’s history of sightings and folklore! The event will...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterJune 27, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
The Board of Directors invites the Membership of the East Tennessee Historical Society to a special preview and reception for the new feature exhibition
Mountain Dew. Your parents likely warned you about the neon-green soda. Doctors and dentists despise it. Yet, across the... -
Hamilton: The Man and The MusicalMay 7, 2019 - 8:00pmThe
East Tennessee Historical Society
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Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
with presenting sponsors
Pilot Flying J, DeRoyal, & KaTom Restaurant...
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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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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 27, 2018 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
On Saturday, October 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., join the East Tennessee Historical Society for a spooky event highlighting the “monsters” and superstitions that have called East Tennessee home over the years. From the wampus cat to eerie Victorian mourning traditions, we’ll delve into the region’s history of sightings and folklore! The event will...
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The Road to Suffrage: Knoxville | A Program of the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial Collaborative@ East Tennessee History CenterMarch 18, 2018 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Tennessee figured prominently in the quest for woman suffrage when a young man’s vote in the Tennessee Legislature, August 1920, changed the course of political history for Tennessee and the nation. Young Harry Burn of Athens cast the tie-breaking vote that made Tennessee the 36th and final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, thus giving...
