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knoxcotn-digest Tuesday, April 11 2000 Volume 01 : Number 077
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:04:27 -0400 From: "East Tennessee Historical Society" <eths@east-tennessee-history.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Knoxville in the New South Hello, While the subject to be discussed will not be genealogical in nature, it can be of interest to those you wanting to put your ancestors' lives in the context of the history around them. The April edition of the East Tennessee Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture Series will be of special interest to those of you researching Knox County ancestors from around the late 19th and early 20th century. The following information describes the lecture and gives information on the schedule, etc. - ------------- ETHS Brown Bag Lecture Series April Lecture-- Friday, April 14, 2000 Noon @ East Tennessee History Center, 2nd Floor (314 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville) Admission: Free "Knoxville, Tennessee: The New South Comes to Appalachia" -- William Bruce Wheeler, Ph.D. Following the Civil War, Knoxville was transformed from an alternately sleepy and wild river town to a New South city of newcomers (many from outside the South), African Americans, railroads, commerce, and industry. By 1900, what at the beginning of the Civil War had been a modest villiage of 3,704, had surged to 33,637 people, with industry, banking, and wholesale trade all making astounding strides. As evidence of its dynamism, over 80% of the population was under the age of 45. "And yet," says Dr. Bruce Wheeler, "beneath the surface of this exciting New South city, troubles lurked." Co-author of _Knoxville, Tennessee: Continuity and Change in an Appalachian City_ and _TVA and the Tellico Dam, 1936-1979_, Dr. Wheeler is a professor of history at the University of Tennessee. ETHS Brown Bag lectures are free to the public. Guests attending the lecture are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to enjoy during the presentation. Soft drinks will be available. A reception and special preview of the "New South" section of the ETHS Museum's permanent exhibit will follow the lecture. This lecture is the first of several planned for the 10th anniversary season of the popular ETHS Brown Bag Lecture Series. Additional lectures this summer and fall will cover a variety of topics including Rock City barns, Parson Brownlow, the Shakers, and more. Additional information will be posted on the ETHS web site in the near future. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 20:12:18 -0400 From: "J. C. Tumblin, OD" <sleepy6@mailhub.icx.net> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] The Sultana Disaster, April 27, 1865 Knoxville author David Madden who wrote "Sharpshooter" and, more recently, founded the Civil War Center at L.S.U. will speak at the 13th Annual Reunion of the Association of Sultana Descendants and Friends on Saturday, April 8, at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2500 Maryville Pike, Knoxville. The annual ceremony begins at the Sultana Monument in the church cemetery at 11 a.m. followed by a "pot-luck" lunch and Dr. Madden's presentation at the church. 2,400, mostly former prisoners of war at Andersonville and Cahaba, were aboard the steamboat 8 miles north of Memphis when the boilers exploded and the boat burned and sank. Of the 365 Tennesseans aboard, mostly from the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, only 165 survived. In total more than 1,800 died--still the largest maritime disaster in American history. For more information call Norman Shaw (865-558-0331) or see the Sultana Website below: http://www.sultana.org/ Jim Tumblin, O.D. Descendant of George W. Carney Private, 3rd TN CAV Survivor of the Sultana Disaster ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:30:48 PDT From: "Barbara Brinkley" <barb_brinkley@hotmail.com> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Masonic records in E TN My cousins and I are seeking info on elusive Knox Co ancestors, some of whom we believe may have been Masons. We are wondering if Masonic Lodges would provide historical and/or membership information. Does anyone know if this is feasible, what type of information they have, and how I would find a contact person among the Masons of E TN? Barbara Brown Brinkley ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of knoxcotn-digest V1 #77 ***************************** |