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Junior Curators

Each week on the Junior Curators blog, we travel back in time to a different place in Tennessee history. Stories may be about a famous person, place or event from Tennessee’s past. They will include things like priceless artifacts, pictures, videos, and even some games. Be sure to better understand the story by answering the questions at the end of each post.

After learning the story, be sure to share what you've learned with your parents, family, or friends. Try making your own exhibit about it, shooting a movie, or writing a story about it. Let your creativity run wild!

12-24-20

Go See Tennessee: A Bright Holiday Tradition

by Emilee Dehmer Middle Tennessee: Opryland Hotel Holiday Lights, Nashville There are so many cool and exciting places in Tennessee. So many, that you might not know about them all. That’s what Go See Tennessee is all about. We’re here to tell you about places we think are neat and that you might want to visit too. It might be helpful to make a “Go and See” List, and whenever you read about a place that sounds cool, write it down, to help you remember it fo... Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-24-20
Communities Modern Tennessee

12-22-20

A Visit to the Print Shop

Happy Holidays from the Tennessee State Museum! This season, join Oliver in our very own print shop and learn more about the printing trade and our working printing press!   Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-22-20
Frontier/Before Statehood Innovations

12-17-20

Go See Tennessee: Have You Bean to this Museum?

by Emilee Dehmer East Tennessee: Bush’s Beans Visitor Center and Museum, Chestnut Hill There are so many cool and exciting places in Tennessee. So many, that you might not know about them all. That’s what Go See Tennessee is all about. We’re here to tell you about places we think are neat and that you might want to visit too. It might be helpful to make a “Go and See” List, and whenever you read about a place that sounds cool, write it down, to help y... Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-17-20
Communities Modern Tennessee

12-15-20

Who was David Crockett?

by Jennifer Watts Have you ever heard of Davy Crockett? I’m sure many of you will say yes. Many of the stories you may have heard today are really legends. Did you know his name wasn’t even Davy? He went by David. His life story has been told many times thru the years. So, who was the real “King of the Wild Frontier"? David Crockett was born August 17, 1786, in East Tennessee. His family was not rich. David had to help work off his father’s debts as a kid. This ... Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-15-20
Jacksonian Tennessee

12-10-20

Tennessee Transportation Quiz

by Oliver Arney From canoes and Conestoga wagons, to railroads and interstates, this quiz will travel though Tennessee's transportation history. Made for historians of all ages, this quiz will show off some of the museum's largest and most interesting artifacts. So all aboard, and enjoy your travels through history! Tennessee Transportation Quiz   Oliver Arney is an Educator at the Tennessee State Museum. Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-10-20
Innovations

12-8-20

“December 7, 1941 – A Date Which Will Live in Infamy."

by Lauren Grizzard It was a clear morning on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The weather conditions were perfect for Tennessee native, Cornelia Fort, to take a student out for a flying lesson. Cornelia was the first female pilot in Nashville and had taken a job in Honolulu, Hawaii as a flight instructor earlier that year. When Cornelia first applied to be an instructor, they wrote back to “Mr. Fort” thinking she was a man. Because of the lack of trained pilots in World ... Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-8-20
Tennessee in the 20th Century Women's History

12-3-20

The Great Tennessee Outdoors Board Game

by Christopher Grisham   Tennessee State Museum Collection. You may not realize how much you can learn about the culture of Tennessee by exploring some great outdoor spaces. Play this online boardgame with family and friends and get to know more about the Tennessee State Parks all across the state and maybe even near you. Click here to play. Please read the instruction below. To Play: Each player chooses a different color piece and places it on the Green Flag. The youngest player ... Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-3-20
Communities

12-1-20

Tina Turner: From Nutbush City Limits to Life as the Queen of Rock & Roll

by Mamie Hassell In the mid-1940s, you would have found young Anna Mae Bullock in class at Flagg Grove School. This was an all-Black, one-room schoolhouse in Nutbush, Tennessee. Nutbush is in West Tennessee. It is one hour from Memphis. During that time, most folks in West Tennessee were farmers, and so was Anna Mae’s family. Her parents, Floyd and Zelma Bullock, were sharecroppers. Sharecroppers rented small plots of land from a property owner and grew crops on it, but each year they ... Read More
Posted by Katie Yenna at 12-1-20
African American History History of Music/The Arts Women's History

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