Join the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum for the final History Happy Hour of the 2022 season. Savannah Bennett from The Reece Museum will present her topic, “Susannah and Cold Mountain: Examining the Portrayal of Appalachian Culture in Opera.”

Join the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum on April 20th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Dr. Rene Rodgers and Erika Baker from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as they kick off the 2023 season of History Happy Hour!

Join us on May 18th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Dr. Timothy Holder, radio host of The Leading Edge with Dr. Tim Holder on WRJZ Joy620 Knoxville and author of Devotions with Presidents.

Join the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum on June 15th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Katherine N. Banks, University Archivist & Information Resources Librarian at Milligan University for this month’s History Happy Hour!

Join the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum on July 20th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Dr. William Kennedy.

Join the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum on August 17th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Mr. Frank Collins.
Mr. Collins’ presentation is "Historic Jonesborough - Image Overlays using Google Earth Pro, DeedMapper, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and the earliest records of Jonesborough".

Join the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum on November 16th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Jason McCusker for this month’s History Happy Hour!

History Happy Hour is back for 2024.