Civil War History in Brentwood and Middle Tennessee

Tuesday, March 10

6:00pm - 7:30 pm

Middle Tennessee is full of Civil War history, and this free program will provide an insightful overview of Civil War battles in Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Nashville, and surrounding communities. Artifacts from the war, including artifacts dug in Brentwood, will be on display as well.

 

Join us as Preston Bain shares his extensive knowledge of the Civil War in Middle Tennessee. Although the program is free, registration is required. Call 615-371-0090, ext. 8510, or register online.

Read20 Selection for December: Tennessee Trailblazers

The Read20 selection for December is Tennessee Trailblazers by Fredrick McKissack and Patricia McKissack.  Tennessee history is made real as Tennessee Trailblazers recounts the lives of four outstanding Tennesseans—pioneer Thomas Sharpe "Big Foot" Spencer, Cherokee leader Nanye-hi, also known as Nancy Ward, singer and pianist Ella Sheppard of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and statesman Cordell Hull. Drawn from different historical periods and ethnic groups, four interesting lives capture many episodes in Tennessee history.  

Have you joined Read20, the First Lady of Tennessee's Book Club for families? Read20 encourages parents to read with their children for 20 minutes a day. The Read20 club features a different title every month, and each week the club offers a fun, book-related project or a suggestion for a fun family activity.  Please visit the First Lady's Read20 page for more information and have fun reading!

Contents of 1987 Brentwood Time Capsule Now Available Online!

Do you like history? Whether you're a local history aficionado, or you just think the 80s are really cool, you'll like seeing the digitized contents of the 1987 Brentwood Time Capsule.

 

The capsule was buried for 25 years in Maryland Farms Park, and then opened at a Brentwood City Commission meeting in March 2013. It includes a 1987 copies of the Nashville Banner, Review Appeal, USA Today, and Brentwood Journal (complete with great 1980s hairdos!), a Northside Vikings hat, a handwritten letter from the head of our Children's Library, and more.   

Meet the author, and enjoy local history.

Author John M.Oden Sr. will be selling and signing his book The Brentwood I Remember, which depicts the people, businesses, and events that gave birth to the vibrant City of Brentwood, Tennessee.  Mr. Oden says, "All of my life I have been involved in the business, church and social life of Brentwood, except for the 13 months I spent in Germany in 1954 and 1955 while serving in the United States Army.  Most of the people, places and things written about in my book have never been written about before." Give the gift of local history this year!

Date: Sunday, December 23
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Brentwood Room

Learn about the Ice Age civilization that flourished in our own backyards

If you're interested in archaeology, you won't want to miss this free presentation, titled Mastodons, Stone Tools and Surviving the Ice Age in Middle Tennessee: Archaeological Research of the Coats-Hines Site. Recent archaeological and genetic evidence indicate that a founding population of people reached North America approximately 16,000 years ago. Following their initial entry into the continent, those people quickly dispersed across the continent. The Coats-Hines site, in Williamson County, suggests that people were living in Middle Tennessee at least by 14,000 years ago. Coats-Hines is not only the oldest archaeological site in the state, but is also one of the oldest sites in North America. As such, its significance to the study of the Ice Age colonization of North America cannot be overstated. Previous research at the site has identified at least three mastodons and numerous stone artifacts. Associations between mastodons and stone artifacts are particularly rare, thus making Tennessee a unique area in the study of Ice Age archaeology.

Date: Monday, August 6
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Registration: Online