Tennessee Historical Society

10/19/2025

On Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 4 PM CT, our executive director Jennifer Core will be presenting at the Southern Festival of Books. The lecture will take place at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in the Obion Room. Come learn about Tennessee Samplers: Female Education and Domestic Arts, 1800-1900. Jennifer will be joined by her co-author Janet S. Hasson for a book signing after the talk.

We can't wait for the Southern Festival of Books this weekend! Our staff is on the road to Nashville today to be there bright and early to set up our UTP booth. Be sure to stop by and say hello!

Want to support the UT Press while enjoying everything the festival has to offer? Authors Mary Ellen Pethel, Don Cusic, Joseph Millichap, and Jennifer Core, will all be participating in events this weekend, so we've grouped all of their appearances here for ease.

The festival is completely FREE to attend and kicks off tomorrow morning, Sat. Oct. 18 (9am-6pm) and concludes on Sun. Oct 19 (10am-5pm). There will be readings, signings, live music, vendors, food trucks, and more!

10/08/2025

TODAY: Don’t miss the first session of Tennessee 101: The New Deal!

The session will be presented in-person at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville. Parking is available in the Library & Archives garage and at the Bicentennial Mall.

Sessions will be recorded and available for online viewing the following week. Learn more: https://tr.ee/gcSJY0aPvy

08/13/2025

This Thursday! Join Nikki Ward and Lisa Oakley on August 14 at 5:30 PM CT/6:30 PM ET for our kickoff Starter Pack Webinar!

📅 Timeline, Planning & Pacing - everything you need to launch an NHD project with confidence.

✅ Perfect for first-time teachers & students
✅ Practical tools & strategies
✅ Up to 6 hours PD credit across the series

Don’t miss your best first step into NHD, register now! https://tinyurl.com/39utz5vb

07/30/2025

✨ New to History Day? We’ve got your back!

Join Tennessee History Day and expert guests for our Starter Pack Webinar Series, a crash course on the basics of the NHD program! Whether you're a teacher, student, or curious history buff, you'll walk away with new tools, strategies, and up to 6 hours of professional development credit.

🗓️ Fall 2025 Schedule:

📚 Aug 14 & 28: Timeline, Planning, and Resource Walkthrough
🔍 Sept 18: Research Questions & Topic Refinement
📝 Oct 23: Closed Paragraph Argument Practice
🏛️ Nov 6: Using Objects as Primary Sources (feat. TN State Museum)
📂 Dec 11: Archives 101 (feat. TN State Library & Archives)

Whether you're guiding students through their first History Day project or looking to strengthen your NHD teaching toolkit, this series is designed to set you up for success. To register, follow the link below!

https://tennesseehistory.org/tennessee-history-day-starter-pack-series/

07/04/2025

As we celebrate Independence Day, enjoy these photographs of some early twentieth century Fourth of July parades from across Tennessee. These scenes show the enduring patriotism of Tennesseans coming together to honor this special day! 🇺🇸

📸 Images:
Loudon: https://tr.ee/P2PxcB
Tracy City: https://tr.ee/AoNdVn
Dyersburg: https://tr.ee/2RFdiE
Maryville: https://tr.ee/pT4KrK

06/12/2025

06/12/2025

Click here to watch the National History Day Awards Ceremony streaming live beginning at 8:30am EST. We're proud of each and every member of our Tennessee delegation! To support Tennessee History Day throughout the year, follow Tennessee History Day/Tennessee Historical Society for updates.

Check out the recorded live stream of the 2024 NHD Awards Ceremony from Thursday, June 13, 2024.

06/08/2025

Watch live and celebrate Team Tennessee! Tennessee History Day/Tennessee Historical Society

🚨Attention please🚨

The 2025 National Contest Welcome Ceremony will be held indoors in Hoff Theater at 6:30pm due to rain. Orange tickets will be seated from 6:00 - 6:15 pm. Coordinators will provide orange tickets to a limited number of students.

At 6:15 pm, we will begin to seat students and parents from the standby line. No standby lines may form before 6:05pm. The Welcome Ceremony will be webcast on Facebook Live and NHD’s YouTube channel.

05/30/2025

Join us for the Tennessee Historical Society's 176th Annual Membership Meeting featuring guest speaker Andrew C. Ross! Ross’s book “The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site’s Omitted Stories” received the 2024 Tennessee History Book Award.

Registration is free and open to the public. Click here for more info: https://tennesseehistory.org/ths-events/2025-annual-membership-meeting/

📍 Attendance is virtual
📆 June 4, 2025
🕔 5:00 pm CT / 6:00 pm ET

04/05/2025

It’s Tennessee History Day! Today, students from all over Tennessee will present their National History Day projects. The top projects will move on to the National Contest in June.

This year, our own Director of Membership and Programs and THD coordinator Nikki Ward wrote about Norris Dam and the TVA for the NHD Theme Book. Click here to read it on page 9: https://tr.ee/237mwHrdd0