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 Rutherford
County Courthouse, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Built 1859.
Did
You Know?
The home known as
'Boxwood' (located at 2555 Salem Pike) was so named after Thomas Turner
planted the first boxwood bushes in Rutherford County in the 1840's.
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C.B. Arnette
Honored at Annual RCHS Banquet
Greg
Tucker introduced the family of C.B. Arnette. It is through
their generosity that we now have a place we can call “home”— the
old Ransom School building. Greg presented a “proof” of the
bronze plaque which will be placed on the outside front wall of the
building. It will read ...
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May 21, 2012, 7PM Meeting: "The History of Bradyville and
Brawley's
Fork"
Robert Bush,
resident of Cannon County, will discuss the history of the
Bradyville area and Brawley’s Fork which lies at the head waters of
Stones River. This area was originally part of Rutherford County,
but was annexed as part of Cannon County in the 1830s.
June 18, 2012 Meeting :
June
McCash has written a book about the Titanic.
Our monthly
meeting with be held at Rutherford County
Archive Building, 435 Rice Street, Murfreesboro.
1 st
Presbyterian Church of Murfreesboro
is celebrating its
bicentennial this year.
The church’s congregation
survived having their church completely demolished during the Civil
War, building a new church on the corner of Spring and College
Streets only to have that church almost completely destroyed by a
cyclone in 1913, and then rebuilt to stand stronger than ever to
enter its third hundred years. Susan Daniel, Libby McKay and the
late, Dr. Ernest Hooper conducted extensive research to bring the
history of 1st
Presbyterian Church. THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED
YEARS - 1812-2012 (a
hard-covered, limited edition) will sell for $15 (+ $5 mailing fee).
For further information contact Susan G. Daniel at 615-849-3823 or
sgdaniel@comcast.net.
NEW BOOK MURFREESBORO IN THE CIVIL
WAR
Authors and Civil War historians Michael Bradley and
Shirley Farris Jones recount the compelling story of Murfreesboro
during the Civil War in their new book set for release later this
month. Join them in Maney Hall at Oaklands Historic House
Museum, Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the launch of the
anticipated recount of our community's past. Books will be available
for purchase in the museum gift shop.
Murfreesboro Timeline
The decision to locate the new
Rutherford County seat of government near Murfree’s Spring was voted
by a four to three margin in the spring of 1812. The exact date of
the founding of Murfreesboro, however, could fall on any one of
several significant dates beginning with the 1812 decision as to
location.
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Time to
pay Dues
Check the address label on your recent Frow Chips to see if you are
paid up.
New Book is Here!
Our esteemed
president, Greg Tucker, has another publication of his Rutherford
County anecdotes almost ready called "Rutherford...For Real" for only $20 = $5 shipping. Save up
your pennies for this one, you will certainly want to add it to your
personal collection.
Call Vickie Norton (615.896.9162), Greg Tucker
(615.604.7641), Susan Daniel (615.849.3823) or send a check to:
RCHS
P.O. Box 906
Murfreesboro, TN
37133-0906
PUBLICATIONS 2-39:
- The Society has
decided to sell all the old Publications Nos.1 - 39 for $2.50, with
an addition of $1.00 if mailed. Orders for several copies at a time
will have mailing fees adjusted.
Send
check and request to RCHS, P.O. Box 906, Murfreesboro, TN
37133-0906. All
Frow Chips newsletters prior to the
current membership year (September-August) are available on our
Publications Page.
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