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Kingsport: “Just keep pinning. Just keep pinning.”

I’ve expanded the Archives of the City of Kingsport’s HistoryPin channel to 41 pins!

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Kingsport: Found in the Archives

Today, while I was searching the archives’ collections for photographs of a historic Kingsport neighborhood called The Fifties, I came across something even better in the Huffaker Family Collection (KCMC 75).

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Kingsport: Pin-up Girls

No, not THAT kind of pin-up girl! HistoryPin! It’s a great way to share archival photographs online while connecting people, buildings, and events to a time and place in history. The Archives of the City of Kingsport now has its … Continue reading

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Kingsport: Up in the Air

Last week I completed a rather large project. I scanned 156 glass plate negatives from the Kingsport Planning Commission Records (KMMC 41). I learned an important lesson from this experience. Unless you are a pilot who flew in the 60s … Continue reading

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Kingsport: FunFest Preparations

This year’s FunFest is July 12-20 and the Archives of the City of Kingsport is hosting an awesome activity. REDISCOVER KINGSPORT: A SELF-GUIDED TOUR THROUGH TIME. Participants will head to the library for a walking tour map. From the library they … Continue reading

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Kingsport: Preservation Week

Update (20 December 2013): I am happy to announce that the items below have found a home with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia. The Kingsport Archives sent inquiry e-mails to three different repositories and received interest from … Continue reading

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Kingsport: We ♥ donors

A year or so ago, a lovely gentleman walked into the archives and asked if we would be interested in a panoramic photograph in his possession of the Kingsport Silk Mills. The photo was housed in a beautiful frame he made himself … Continue reading

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Kingsport: I’ve Got Plans

I have been working on records of the Kingsport Planning Commission. The bulk of the files range from 1950-1982.  They were donated about 10 or more years ago. They looked like this: Everything you see that is light grey (record center … Continue reading

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Kingsport: Time to Say Goodbye

Working on the Business and Professional Women of Kingsport Records was a blast. It was a great way to remember the accomplishments of women during Women’s History Month. I’m going to miss the great photographs, political cartoons, and convention souvenirs … Continue reading

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Kingsport: Humor and Hairstyles

Two of the greatest benefits to processing the Business and Professional Women’s Club collection is the opportunity to observe the group’s humorous outlook and their representation of current fashions. I bring you several examples in today’s blog!

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