Entries by Anne

Jonesborough Days 2016

Jonesborough Days is here again!  The Festival will be Thursday, June 30 – Saturday, July 2.  For an entire weekend schedule, click here.  The Chester Inn State Historic Site & […]

Summer Events at Oak Hill School

Come back to school this summer at Oak Hill School!  Built in 1886 by the Knob Creek Community, Oak Hill School housed first through eighth grade students until 1952.  It […]

Chester Inn Museum Reopens May 18

The Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum will reopen to the public on Wednesday, May 18.  The Museum will be on its summer hours. Mon, Wed-Sat 11:00-6:00 Sun 1:00-5:00 […]

Chester Inn Museum Closed for New Lighting System

The Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum is temporarily closed to install and test a new lighting system.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  In the meantime, […]

Now Hiring: Lead Docent for Chester Inn Museum

The Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia is now hiring for the position of Lead Docent at the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum.  This position offers […]

Historic Town Tours Resume March 4

Historic Tours Return to Weekly Activity Schedule in Jonesborough Jonesborough’s Historic Walking Tours will resume on Friday, March 4 at 1 p.m., and there are some exciting changes coming this […]

Not Your Ordinary Dinner Party – Exciting New Event!

What do you get when you mix legendary southern style bar-b-que with a historic cemetery set in Tennessee’s Oldest Town?  “Not Your Ordinary Dinner Party.” The Heritage Alliance of Northeast […]

Chester Inn Museum Open for Chocolate Fest

The Chester Inn Museum will be open for Jonesborough’s first annual Chocolate Fest on Saturday, February 13 from 11:00-6:00.  We’ll have chocolatey goodness for festival ticket holders.  We’ll also have […]

Webinar: Tackling Collections Backlog for Small Museums

The Heritage Alliance is hosting an American Alliance of Museums (AAM) webinar on Wednesday, December 9, 1:30—4:30 p.m. The free webinar, titled “Tackling Collections Backlogs for Small Museums,” is a […]