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East Tennessee Historical Society
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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.
Upcoming Lectures
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Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker BushApril 9, 2020 - 8:00pm
Previous Lectures
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Lecture with Amy GreenbergJanuary 29, 2020 - 6:30pm
Union Ave Books and the East Tennessee Historical Society welcome 19th century scholar Amy Greenberg back to Knoxville for the paperback release of her book LADY FIRST: THE WORLD OF FIRST LADY SARAH POLK. This event will be held at the East Tennessee History Center (601 S. Gay Street) on Wednesday January, 29th at 6:30 pm.
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Brown Bag Lecture with Rachel Yarnell ThompsonJanuary 24, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
In a noon lecture on Friday, January 24, historian Rachel Yarnell Thompson will present “With Affection and Admiration: The Letters of George C. Marshall and Winston S. Churchill,” a discussion focusing on the friendships of these two great twentieth-century leaders, a relationship forged in the crucible of world war and one that revealed deep...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterNovember 7, 2019 - 12:00pm
“For years I longed to know my father’s story and be close to him in some way. A Fortress and a Legacy has given my family a vibrant picture of my father-my hero-for generations to come.”
Rosalind Perrin Davis
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 27, 2019 - 2:00pm
One of the most-talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union, May 1, 1960. Tried for espionage and held for nearly two years in a Soviet prison, Powers was eventually exchanged by a senior KGB spy. Though cleared by the U.S. government of any wrongdoing...
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“Cas Walker: Stories on His Life and Legend” | Book Launch, Panel Discussion, & Musical Presentation@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 24, 2019 - 7:00pm
On the evening of Thursday, October 24th, we celebrate the publication of a new book that gathers the tales and legends of Cas Walker, one of 20th century Knoxville’s most famous citizens. Cas Walker was a grocer, politician, media celebrity, music promoter and coon hunter whose colorful life has become the stuff of the city’s favorite urban...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 22, 2019 - 12:00pm
“I never felt connected with my foster parents. I don’t remember feeling a part of their family. I’m not sure why; I guess I just suspected something wasn’t right.”
Born 1940 in Rotterdam, Clara van Thijn was separated from her parents on July 29, 1942, when they reported for the first Jewish transport headed for Auschwitz and...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 9, 2019 - 12:00pm
In a Brown Bag Lecture on Wednesday, October 9, author and historian Dewaine A. Speaks will discuss his new book, Historic Disasters of East Tennessee, chronicling the stories of a series of disasters that have taken place in our region. The 1902 Fraterville Mine explosion, took the lives of 216 men and boys. The New Market train wreck...
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The British are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777September 24, 2019 - 6:30pmThe British are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775- 1777
Join the East Tennessee Historical Society as we welcome back the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Rick Atkinson, for a special lecture and books singing of his new book The British are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777. Volume...
