Celebrate East Tennessee History at ETHS History Fair

Date: 08/19/2009

The East Tennessee Historical Society will celebrate our region’s history and the 175th anniversary of Society’s founding in a BIG way on August 22 during the 2009 History Fair.

The fair will include a living history timeline, historical and genealogical groups from the regions’s 35 counties, and live traditional music from WDVX and the Clayton Country Music Stage There will be historical craft demonstrations, storytelling, and children’s activities including Davy Crockett’s birthday party, trolley tours to downtown’s historic homes, and vintage movies playing at one of Knoxville’s historic theatres. Free tours will be offered at the East Tennessee History Center’s new exhibition Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee.

For more information, call 865-215-8824 or visit http://www.easttnhistory.org.

All Day Events:
Free East Tennessee History Museum Admission
Living History Timeline from the Cherokee to World War II soldiers
Craft Demonstrations include weaving, spinning, mountain berry basket making, quilting, and blacksmithing
Free admission to Knoxville Museum of Art
Children’s crafts and games

Children’s Activities:
2 p.m.  Davy Crockett Storytelling
3 p.m.  Davy Crockett Birthday Party & Cake

Historic Sites Tours:
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free trolley rides and free open house at Blount Mansion, James White Fort, Mabry Hazen House

Mast General Store Events:
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Book signing, Ed Hooper, author of Gunpowder & Glory, as well as four books in Arcadia Graphics’ Images of America Series
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Nationally known genealogy author & guest lecturer Dr. George Schweitzer will be available to discuss genealogy & give pointers on how to get started climbing your family tree.

Clayton Country Music Stage:
10 a.m.  Emcee Freddie Smith, WDVX announcer
11 a.m.  Cherokee Sounds - Randy McGinnis, flutist & George Morgan, drummer
12 p.m.  David West and the Cider Mountain Boys
1 p.m. Gene Horner & the Fiddle Shop Band
2 p.m. The Good Thymes Celidh Band, Celtic music with a Scottish sound
3 p.m. Mavis Hughes
4 p.m. Evan Carawan, hammered dulcimer and folk songs
5 p.m.  Tammie and Tom McCarrell

East Tennessee Film Festival, Bijou Theatre:
10 a.m.  Knoxville Divas - Polly Bergen, Mary Costa, Patricia Neal

11 a.m.  Silent Movie Marathon - accompanied by live piano

12 p.m.  Viva Knox Vegas! - spotlights vintage Vols, last trolley ride, classic commercials, 1952 Santa Parade and more

1 p.m. Tribute to Chet Akins - Atkins performances, Midday Merry Go Round, Lowell Blanchard home movies, live performance by “Chet picker” Larry Odham

2 p.m. The Motion Picture Films of Jim Thompson - special events, 1931 Knoxville parade, downtown footage, 1931 UT student film, Smokies panorama

3:30 p.m. East Tennessee Television: Highlights from Classic Knoxville Television - Bonnie Lou & Buster, Mull Singing Convention, Jim Clayton’s Star Time, Kathy Hill, John Cazana’s wrestling with Ron and Don Wright

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