In a Brown Bag lecture on July 22, Jack Neely will discuss the Knoxville History Project, a fledgling nonprofit focused on researching and promoting the history and culture of the city of Knoxville. Jack Neely, its executive director, will talk about the need for the new organization, how it folds in with other local historical organizations,...
Lectures
Love history and want to learn more? Explore a variety of historical topics as authors, scholars, and local historians present the latest research and books, as well as new looks at old subjects. Lectures are open to the public and are free of charge unless otherwise stated.
Previous Lectures
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterJuly 22, 2015 - 7:00am to July 23, 2015 - 7:45am
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterJuly 15, 2015 - 7:00am to July 16, 2015 - 7:45am
Join Michelle Commander, University of Tennessee Assistant Professor of English and Africana, for a discussion of Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route by Saidiya Hartman at this month's KCPL Books Sandwiched In. "A slave is a stranger," Hartman says, "torn from kin and community, exiled from one's country,...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterJune 10, 2015 - 7:00am to June 11, 2015 - 7:45am
Dr. Theodore Brown, Jr., will discuss the life and public career of late Senator Estes Kefauver. A native of Madisonville, Tennessee, Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) rose to become one of the most influential senators of his time and was the 1956 Democratic candidate for vice president, along with Adlai Stephenson for president. At the state...
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June 2, 2015 - 2:00pm to June 3, 2015 - 1:45pm
You’re invited to join the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Knox County Public Library, and media sponsor WUOT for an evening with Steve Inskeep on Tuesday, June 2, at 7 p.m. at the Bijou Theatre.
The event is FREE and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterMay 7, 2015 - 7:00am to May 8, 2015 - 7:45am
Blount County native Mark Davidson will give an insider’s look at the lore and history of three of the most beautiful and interesting places in the Smokies--Walker Valley, Little Greenbrier Cove, and Tuckaleechee. He will talk about the people, mountain life, and the changes wrought by logging and the coming of the Great Smoky Mountains...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterApril 16, 2015 - 7:00am to April 17, 2015 - 7:45am
You will alternate between smiles and tears as Charlie Brakebill tells us his World War II story of a chance encounter and blossoming relationship with a lovely French girl, an innocent love affair that ended with the war’s end. He married happily, raised a family, and had a successful career, yet the memory of Alhemette Guillard stayed with...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterApril 8, 2015 - 7:00am to April 9, 2015 - 7:45am
Glimpse at life in the Gilded Age as Laura Overbey leads us through the exhibition currently at Biltmore Dressing Downton, featuring clothing from the popular PBS Masterpiece series, Downton Abby. Costumes range from the decorative lace, beading, and fine tailored fabrics of the upper class to the more durable cotton and wool...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterMarch 26, 2015 - 3:00pm to March 27, 2015 - 2:45pm
ETHS is pleased to host the debut showing of the film, Conspicuous Gallantry: The 2014 Medal of Honor Convention, a 46-minute documentary chronicling the convention held in Knoxville, September 2014, and including interviews with ten Medal of Honor recipients and numerous others involved with or attending the convention. The award-...
