Category Archives: Kingsport
Kingsport: One Family’s Memories
Can we learn about history just by viewing one family’s photo albums? Before I stumbled upon the Clifford Family Scrapbooks in the Archives of the City of Kingsport, I would have said, “No.” I have learned so much from studying … Continue reading
Kingsport: Death Comes to Broad Street
And by death, I don’t mean murder, mind you, but I do refer to a sad passing just the same. The loss of 1920s-era painted brick advertising.
Kingsport: How Does Your Garden Grow?
There’s a new archival exhibit at the Kingsport Public Library that showcases the many garden club collections under the Kingsport Archives’ stewardship. There are 10 unique clubs who have donated their records and scrapbooks to the archives.
Kingsport: Guest Blog
I have a guest post up on the Archives of the City of Kingsport blog. Please make a visit to their site at your convenience.
Kingsport: Drive-by History
I had an idea for an Archiventure. I must have made it sound pretty exciting because when I explained my idea to Brianne, the City Archivist, she gave me this look like “You had me at log cabin.” Here’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Archiventure, archives, historic homes, Kingsport, photograph, Sullivan County
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Kingsport: The Paste Princess
In 1926, the Kingsport Press produced an original musical as a fundraiser for its employee Mutual Benefit Association entitled “The Paste Princess, a Musical Comedy in Glue and Paste with More or Less Ink.” While diving into the Louise B. … Continue reading
Kingsport: Safely Gathered In
There’s a new archival exhibit at the Kingsport Public Library. From the Boat Yard era to Modern Kingsport, churches have played an important part of town history.
Kingsport: Gaines-Anderson Cabin Reconstruction
Back in April, 2014, I photographed the dismantling of the Ambrose Gaines/John Anderson cabin on Highway 11 W in Kingsport, Tennessee. The next month, I began photographing the reconstruction of the cabin at the Exchange Place in Kingsport.
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Tagged Gaines, historic sites, John Preston, Kingsport, museum, Pendleton Land Grant
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Kingsport: Homefront
I have just installed a new archival exhibit at the Kingsport Public Library. It celebrates the men and women who served our country during the first and second world wars and honors the people who supported them while they strived … Continue reading
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Tagged Elbridge Palmer, exhibit, Kingsport, military, scrapbooks, World War I, World War II
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Kingsport: Everyday History
Have you ever wondered about the history behind locations you pass nearly everyday? I have often wondered about a home right in the middle of Kingsport. The house looks like it might have been pretty grand for its day and … Continue reading
