Folklore follows this early pioneer through a dubious history Thomas Spencer left his mark on Middle Tennessee. He left large…
Author: Bill Carey
Bill Carey
Bill Carey founded Tennessee History for Kids in 2004. The non-profit organization helps teachers cover Tennessee history, American history, civics and basic social studies, and uses booklets, posters, inservices and the website www.tnhistoryforkids.org. Carey was a reporter in Nashville through most of the 1990s and has written six books, among them Fortunes Fiddles and Fried Chicken: A Nashville Business History and Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee.
David Crockett’s saga filled with interesting history Like many people of my generation, I grew up aware of the legend…
Dick Barry, House speaker in the 1960s, talks about life and Tennessee history William L. (Dick) Barry is alive and…
Sister Constance and her companions remembered for their service during epidemic If I were to ask you to imagine a…
Revolutionary explorer, important in his time, died in debtor’s prison We all like to think that if we are diligent,…
African-American university grew in Vanderbilt’s shadow Events, institutions and even towns are sometimes erased so completely that there is nothing…
Dickson County commune attempted to build a utopian society Just when you think you’ve heard everything about Tennessee history, along…
May is National Preservation Month. In honor of this, Tennessee History for Kids and the Tennessee Historical Commission have produced…
Talk about a venture that was ahead of its time. In 1790 — when Nashville was a fort surrounded by…
At about 2 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1811, the ground began to shake uncontrollably. Large trees throughout Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas,…