 Please join us in welcoming our newest staff member, Caroline Eller! Caroline is a Nashville native who grew up in
Charlotte, NC and has resided throughout the southeast. She earned a
BA in Historic Preservation and Community Planning from the
College of Charleston in 2007. In 2011, she earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. Caroline comes to the Metro Historical Commission from
the Tennessee Historical Commission, where she was a coordinator for
the National Register of Historic Places program. In her free time, she enjoys
hiking, kayaking, yoga and the occasional skydive.
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The Metro Historical Commission was awarded a Preservation Grant from the Tennessee Historical Commission to administer a Cultural Landscape Plan for Fort Negley Park.
Join MHZC staff for a panel discussion with Tarek El Gammal (Southeast Venture) and Andy Howell (C.A. Howell and Company) moderated by Phil Ryan (Cherry and Associates) for the Chamber of Commerce Midtown Quarterly meeting at the Islamic Center of Nashville (2515 12th Ave S) on October 3 at 8:30 a.m. to learn more about the history, growth, and development of the 12South neighborhood.
Also, a big thank you to Fred Zahn for his presentation at the Tennessee Preservation Trust conference last month on cemetery preservation efforts at the Nashville City Cemetery.
Want more information about the City Cemetery? Join us for a live taping of the WPLN segment "Movers and Thinkers: Demystifying Death " on October 5. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
 We hope you will make plans to join us on October 14 for the 18th Annual Living History tour at the Nashville City Cemetery (1001 4th Ave S). Free parking is available at the Greer Stadium section of Fort Negley Park. Who know's what familiar faces you might see among the early settlers of Nashville!
Check out the Cumberland River Compact's "River Talks" series this month:
Natural World of the Cumberland "All About Hellbenders: Conserving Tennessee's Largest Salamander" October 5
Spirits on the Cumberland "Sustainable Brewing with Founder of Little Harpeth Brewery" October 12
History of the Cumberland "Mansker's Station: The Settlers, What They Did, and What We Do" October 19
All sessions will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the River Center at The Cumberland River Compact, 2 Victory Ave, Suite 300
 Join Cheekwwod Estate
& Gardens in celebrating the life and legacy of William Edmondson with a
new exhibit of his work from October 7-November 12. The exhibit, entitled "Visions from Above: The Life and Work of
William Edmondson," will feature over 20 Edmondson sculptures from the Cheekwood collection. Edmondson
was the first African-American artist to have a solo exhibition at the Museum
of Modern Art, which ran from October 20-November 4, 1937.
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Mount Olivet "Saints and Sinners" Cemetery Tour October 7
Belmont-Hillsboro Tour of Homes October 7
Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival at Centennial Park October 7 (come see MHC/MHZC staff!)
Bryant Fleming Day presented by Cheekwood Estate and Garden and Friends of Warner Park October 7
"A Dark and Stormy Night with Edgar Allan Poe" at The Hermitage October 13
"Twisted Tennessee" at Travellers Rest Plantation October 13
"Folklife Traditions" presented in partnership by the Tennessee Arts Commission and Tennessee State Library and Archives October 14
TN State Museum Lunch and Learn series "Tales From The Grave: Adventures of 30 Years of Cemetery Archaeology" October 19
"Tennessee History Festival" at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park October 20
TN State Museum Annual Haunted Museum Festival October 21
Two Rivers Mansion "Halloween at the Mansion" October 28
"Take Us From This World: Victorian Death, Dying and Mourning" Belmont Mansion October 20, 27, and 29
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