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Tennessee Samplers

“This extensive study, nearly twenty years in the making, is a major contribution to the understanding of American textile material culture.” – Candace J. Adelson, Senior Curator of Fashion and...

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Howdy!

"Minnie Pearl became my friend in 1964. I was 18, new in town, and Minnie Pearl took me under her wing. She gave me good advice, the how to’s, the how not to’s, the when to’s, and the when not...

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Boss Brooks

True crime meets family memoir in this gripping story of faked deathIn 1931, Boss Bingham, the head cashier of Hardin County Bank in Saltillo, Tennessee, faked his death from a fiery auto accident and...

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“Howdy! The Minnie Pearl Story” Awarded the Tennessee History Book Award 2025

The Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee Historical Commission are pleased to announce the Tennessee History Book Award for 2025 will be presented to co-authors Mary Ellen Pethel and Don…

East Tennessee Historical Society to Host Authors of “Boss Brooks” for Brown Bag Lecture Series

On Friday, Feb. 27, the East Tennessee Historical Society will host authors Kathy Bingham Turner and Leon Alligood for a presentation on their new book, “Boss Brooks: A True Story…

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From Out of the Smokies

Knoxville native Charlie Tombras may be best known for his fifty-seven-year leadership of the nationally recognized advertising firm the Tombras Group, but in his moving memoir, From Out of the Smokies:...

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