Past Events
May 2020
Virtual History Happy Hour: How Anti-Slavery Politics Won
History Happy Hour is making its online debut!
Find out more »June 2020
Virtual History Happy Hour: “Printing in the Victorian Period”
There are a couple of schedule changes for the June History Happy Hour at the Chester Inn Museum. The June program, originally scheduled to be held at the museum on June 18th, has been rescheduled as an online presentation on June 25th at 6:30 pm. It will be offered through the Zoom platform and will also be streamed live on the Chester Inn Museum’s Facebook page. Go to the Chester Inn Museum’s Facebook page for the link to the…
Find out more »July 2020
CANCELLED History Happy Hour: Post WWII Food Production and Women
We are very excited to welcome back Dr. Angela Keaton for her presentation “Women’s Roles in Post-WWII Food Production.” It will be offered through the Zoom platform and will also be streamed live RIGHT HERE on the Chester Inn Museum’s Facebook page!
Find out more »September 2020
Virtual History Happy Hour: Guerrilla Warfare in Appalachia: Bushwhackers, Bandits, and Whacking People with a Stick
Join us for the next installment of History Happy Hour. Topic and presenter are subject to change.
Find out more »October 2020
True and Chilling Tales from Jonesborough’s Past (SOLD OUT)
Come and hear some true and chilling tales from Jonesborough’s past as you walk Main Street at dusk. This guided, walking tour will share weird, macabre, and odd stories from the Oldest Town in Tennessee. Meet your guide at the Chester Inn Museum by 6:50 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tour starts at 7:00 p.m.
Find out more »True and Chilling Tales from Jonesborough’s Past (SOLD OUT)
Come and hear some true and chilling tales from Jonesborough’s past as you walk Main Street at dusk. This guided, walking tour will share weird, macabre, and odd stories from the Oldest Town in Tennessee. Meet your guide at the Chester Inn Museum by 6:50 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tour starts at 7:00 p.m.
Find out more »November 2020
Online History Happy Hour: Langston Centre and Langston School
Join us for our last History Happy Hour of 2020!
Find out more »December 2020
Suffragette Storytelling at the Chester Inn Museum
The Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum is excited to welcome local storyteller Pam Miller as she shares a special story about the fight for women’s suffrage in the museum’s Victorian parlor. Tennessee played a pivotal role in the passage of the 19th amendment. Guests can tune in for the nail biter of a story via Zoom or the Chester Inn Museum’s Facebook page where it will be livestreamed.
Find out more »March 2021
Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »April 2021
Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Virtual History Trivia Night
The Heritage Alliance is pleased to offer a history-themed team trivia challenge on Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 PM. This is the third online trivia event sponsored by the organization, who first offered the program in December 2020.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »May 2021
Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »June 2021
Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Historic Jonesborough Town Tour
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 as you stroll down Main Street.
Find out more »Virtual History Happy Hour: Cook That Spam a Little Faster – How World War II and Women Changed the Food Industry
Join speaker Dr. Angela Keaton for her presentation “Cook That Spam a Little Faster: How World War II and Women Changed the Food Industry.”
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