Knox County Museum of Education

Knox County Museum of Education The Knox County Museum of Education preserves the history of education in Knoxville and Knox County. Admission is Free.

04/24/2026

Hey, everyone. I am trying find out about Steve Loope, he taught a Doyle/ South Doyle and I have been told he passed away recently. Does anyone know?

04/04/2026

As we approach Easter, I turn my thoughts to spring.
When we were in school, spring was the end run to Summer Break.
Most of us were preparing for time off from school:
Lazy Days at home- free from our prying parents.
Going to Myrtle Beach or down to Florida
Getting a summer job
Burning through our paycheck instead of saving for that car
Hanging with our friends.
Walking around the suburb looking for something to do.
Going down to the park for a game of pickup basketball or baseball.
Some of us would resume our lives as Mallrats...

A few of us, and eventually all of us, would be getting ready to graduate or leave school (you know who you were).
Some of us would be getting our first real job, working full time.
Some of us were enlisting or getting drafted in the military.
Some of us were going to our first college.
All of us were getting our first taste of adulthood.
Some of us would be avoiding it at all costs for that last desperate moment of being forever young.

A few wouldn't make it.
Right there at that moment,
School Days would become the stuff of legends.
We would eventually be telling stories about our Glory Days.
The good times, mostly, even though at the time they probably weren't as good as we remember them now.

Spring was more a wind-down from school and study
and a
wind up to Summer Activity.

Depending on your age and generation, whether you were a
Townie, a Burby, or a Country Boy/girl
these activities would vary a lot.

I like to think about those days in my mid-fifties now.

Let's share some of our late spring Glory Days.

03/18/2026

Just dropping in to say
Hi y'all!

03/11/2026

For the rest of March, please share sports stories from your school days.

03/11/2026

So, we are gathering news and stories for our newsletter and I will be posting it here on our page once it is done.
This is an open invitation to everyone to share
stories relevant to school history,
like best teachers, friends, principals, sports stories.
news about any of our Knox County Schools.
(also the closed City ones)
You can submit them to us by email or via message.

Thanks

03/11/2026

Sorry for the long silence, got distracted by the world and winter, but I will start posting again this week.

01/09/2026

This week's question.
Was there someone you wanted to ask to prom but didn't and who did you go with?

01/09/2026

We are back open following the winter break, come and see us.
Find out who that pretty girl, handsome guy, or annoying clown was back in 10th grade!

Here on some pictures from our Veteran's Day celebration for Knox County Teacher's who have served and are serving.Veter...
12/04/2025

Here on some pictures from our Veteran's Day celebration for Knox County Teacher's who have served and are serving.
Veteran's Day Event

12/04/2025

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving week.
I managed to get side tracked and now I will be playing catch up.
The Museum will be open through the 21st of December, We will be closed for KC's break until Jan.
HOWEVER, If you want to visit in the Interim, we will see if we can arrange a special visit over the break. Just contact us and we will see what we can do.

11/17/2025

Post #3
I am curious about the Veteran's Day event at the Museum.
Did anyone attend?
If you did, would you share your impressions, thoughts of the event?

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801 Tipton Avenue
Knoxville, TN
37920

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

(865) 579-8264 Ext 5

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