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The Center’s Director Dr. Chris Magra gave a talk on the Battle of Kings Mountain for the Cavett Station Branch […]


Today marked a milestone for the Center.  We completed a two-year public history project to install some of the Center’s […]

Tennessee and WW2 Symposium

The East Tennessee Historical Society held a symposium July 8-10, 2024 on historical connections between our region and World War II. Center Director Dr. Chris Magra was invited to talk about our archives. He partnered with Dr. John Romeiser and the East Tennessee Veteran Memorial Association to present stories of Tennesseans who fought in WW2. Dr. Magra shared our archival collections related to Private Clifford Edward Keenan. You can read more about Keenan here!


The Veterans Heritage Site Foundation held a ceremony to honor WWII veterans who lived in the Smoky Mountains on Saturday, […]


Center Director Dr. Chris Magra gave an invited lecture at the Blount Mansion in Knoxville, TN on September 28.  He […]


The Center was honored to interview Captain William Robinson on Friday, August 8, 2023.  He is the longest held enlisted […]


The Center was honored to be invited to participate in the War Dog Ceremony at the UTK Veterinary College of […]


The Center was honored to interview William Phelps this week.  He was born and raised in Tennessee, and he was […]


Major Kevin Mason (ret.) joined the Center for an interview on June 20, 2023.  He attended Greeneville Middle School in […]


There are people in this world who love adventure.  They travel to distant lands.  Sometimes they hang out of various […]