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!
The Heritage Alliance's riotously fun history trivia nights are back this summer on May 26th, June 16th, and July 14th at the McKinney Center.
The Architectural Salvage Warehouse will be open from 8:00-12:00 on the first and third Saturdays of the month (April-September). Materials available include bricks, siding, flooring, doors, windows, sinks, and more. […]
Available at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, these tours depart from the Chester Inn Museum. Costumed guides will discuss the history of the town, its people, and the lives they built […]
Learn the history of the Old Jonesborough Cemetery, the stories of the people who are buried there, and the ways in which they impacted the town. Tour is available the […]
Available at 3:00 p.m. on Sundays (June-Sept) before Brews and Tunes, these tours depart from the Chester Inn Museum. Costumed guides will discuss the history of the town, its people, […]
There’s not a bad time to tour Tennessee’s Oldest Town and learn about the people who built their lives here.
Available at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, these tours depart from the Chester Inn Museum. Costumed guides will discuss the history of the town, its people, and the lives they built […]
In 1820, Elihu Embree published his newspaper The Emancipator on Main Street, Jonesborough. The seven edition paper is the first publication dedicated solely to the cause of abolitionism. Embree passed away in December of 1820, and the paper died with him. Even though it was short-lived, The Emancipator had over 2,000 subscribers and its reach went all the way to Boston and Philadelphia. In spite of his abolitionist beliefs, Embree himself was an enslaver. Nancy was an enslaved woman owned by Elihu Embree, and her story will be shared on Saturday, June 24th at the Embree House Historic Farm in Telford.
In 1820, Elihu Embree published his newspaper The Emancipator on Main Street, Jonesborough. The seven edition paper is the first publication dedicated solely to the cause of abolitionism. Embree passed away in December of 1820, and the paper died with him. Even though it was short-lived, The Emancipator had over 2,000 subscribers and its reach went all the way to Boston and Philadelphia. In spite of his abolitionist beliefs, Embree himself was an enslaver. Nancy was an enslaved woman owned by Elihu Embree, and her story will be shared on Saturday, June 24th at the Embree House Historic Farm in Telford.
