Staff say this is the perfect time to uncover untold stories and a piece of history during a holiday season that revolves around reconnecting with loved ones.
More info on Tennessee State Library and Archives helps uncover family stories
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Statehood Day: Special events commemorate the day Tennessee joined the United States
The Tennessee State Library & Archives will host a family-friendly celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The founding documents will also be available for viewing then, as well as kid-friendly events ...
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How Nashville’s once extensive streetcar system became a thing of the past
A streetcar on the Charlotte Avenue line in Nashville in 1930. (Courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives) The first streetcar line carried over 400,000 passengers in its first year ...
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First blind man to use a seeing-eye dog was a Tennessean
Tennessee State Library and Archives / Pictured is the Morris Frank ... a nonprofit organization that helps teachers cover social studies.
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Torrence, Bats Lift Alabama Softball Past Middle Tennessee State 12-5
advancing to the Tuscaloosa Regional final after defeating the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, 12-5. It was a big day for senior infielder Bailey Dowling, who tallied four RBIs on a pair of ...
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Tennessee to be the first to offer diapers through Medicaid: Here's what to know
Tennessee could soon ... the benefit during his first State of the State address since the overturning of Roe v. Wade as a “pro-life” and “pro-family” use for savings realized in the ...
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I’m a drag queen in Tennessee. The state’s anti-drag law is silly, nasty and wrong
This would shut down all-ages drag brunches and other family-friendly functions ... Children and families in Tennessee face very real issues, but our state’s legislative session was obsessively ...
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Tennessee whiskey may always be known for Jack Daniel’s, but a new era is beginning
Kentucky has more distilleries. And the state produces bottles, like the cult coveted Pappy Van Winkle, that sell for astronomical prices. But Tennessee makes the American whiskey that most ...
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What to know about ‘the Tennessee three’ after two Dems are expelled
In 2019, Jones led sit-ins and protests for the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol. In 2020, Jones organized a 62-day sit-in protest for racial justice ...
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Lawmakers expelled: What to know about the 'Tennessee Three'
Tennessee's House of Representatives has expelled ... Expelling lawmakers from their elected positions is an exceptionally rare move in state legislatures. Thursday's votes made the expulsions ...
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Topic - Tennessee State Library
The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), established in 1854, currently operates as a unit of the Tennessee Department of State. According to the Tennessee Blue Book, the Library and ...