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Tennessee Unearthed

Join Beth Thompson of the Cookeville History Museum each week as she takes a dive into history that's a part of this great state. Tennessee Unearthed focuses on history in Cookeville, Putnam County, and the Upper Cumberland.
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10 Episodes

Tennessee Unearthed: UCDD's Historic Preservation Planner Mark Dudney

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson visits with the UCDD's Mark Dudney, a Historic Preservation Planner of generically a public historian. The two talk about Mark growing up in this area and how Mark got interested in history, one myth of the National Historic Register that people believe…
21 Jul 2023 20 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Monterey Depot Museum's Dale Welch

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson, joined by Ashley McKee, meet with Dale Welch of the Monterey Depot Museum. The group discusses where Dale's interest in history began while growing up in Monterey, the story on the ghost at Monterey Depot Whistling Willy, and the story and background…
16 Jul 2023 28 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Cookevillian and History Lover Rex Bennett

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson, joined by Ashley McKee, sits down with Cookeville native and resident Rex Bennett. The trio look at Rex's journey to work in museums that actually began in radio, one of the biggest museums the Cookeville Museum has ever had thanks to the…
9 Jul 2023 29 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Meet Peggy Fragopoulos, a woman of many backgrounds

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson visits with Peggy Fragopoulos, world traveler, teacher, and writer among other backgrounds. They discuss how she always felt like she was meant to travel, forming her Hard Rock Café collection that she began when she took her first group of students overseas,…
2 Jul 2023 30 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Former Mayor, State Rep. and Storyteller Dwight Henry

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson meets with Dwight Henry, a former mayor of Cookeville, a state representative once upon a time, and a current storyteller. The two look at how Dwight found his way to Cookeville from Sweetwater, plans changing leading to getting involved in the community…
25 Jun 2023 29 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Overton County Heritage Museum's Paula Stover

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson visits with Paula Stover of the Overton County Heritage Museum. The two discuss general specifics about the museum like hours and how people can volunteer to work, the history of Overton County starting with the settlement of the Longhunters, and one exhibit…
11 Jun 2023 28 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Meet Tennessee Tech Archivist Megan Atkinson

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson and Ashley McKee visit with Megan Atkinson, an archivist from Tennessee Tech. The group discusses what the role of an archivist is, how an university's archive is different from a county or a state archive, and a funny stories that the archives…
4 Jun 2023 29 min

Tennessee Unearthed: Historian Dr. Randal Williams

This week on Tennessee Unearthed - Beth Thompson and Ashley McKee meet with historian Dr. Randal Williams. The group discusses the meaning of the word history and why it's important in today's world, Dr. Michael Birdwell, Dr. Calvin Dickinson, their contributions to the area and how they're being honored, and…
21 May 2023 30 min