MHC News
The next Historical Commission public meeting will be held on Monday, December 18 at 12:00 p.m. at the Sonny West Conference Room, Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way. You can find a full list of upcoming and previous MHC meetings on our website.
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Preservation Awards. Applications are due by Friday, March 1, 2024.
Congratulations to John Bridges and Tom Wood as they were recently re-appointed to the Historical Commission. Dr. Erica Hayden, associate professor of history at Trevecca Nazarene University, was also appointed to the Commission. Welcome Dr. Hayden!
The 2024 Nashville Conference on History and Culture will be held at the TSU Avon Williams campus on Friday, February 9. Registration will open soon and we'll post more information about the conference next month!
MHZC News
The MHZC’s next public hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sonny West Conference Center, Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Regan Way. View the MHZC meeting schedule and application deadlines on our website. Access archived videos of the MHZC meetings on the Metro YouTube channel anytime!
The Nashville Civil Rights Movement Documentation Project public gathering has been re-scheduled for Thursday, December 14th at First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill (900 Nelson Merry St). Doors open at 5:00pm and the program begins at 5:30pm. Join us for a presentation of findings from a two-year, grant-funded project to document Nashville’s civil rights history associated with the Nashville Student Movement and the sit-ins. Through field survey and public engagement, the project recorded over 120 historic buildings and places with ties to the local movement. This work was supported in part by an African American Civil Rights history grant from the Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Attendees will hear from Rev. Kelly Miller Smith, Jr., Linda Wynn of the Tennessee Historical Commission, and others. This is also an opportunity to provide feedback on the places, people, and stories that should be documented. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided. Free parking at church or in state employee lot. Please direct any questions to Caroline Eller.
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Join us this month for the third installment of "Nashville Music History," part of the Curb Lecture Series featuring Dr. Don Cusic. Don't LET IT BE, register NOW for this lecture about The Beatles and Country Music, AND THEN join us on December 6th at Historic RCA Studio B. The MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR will meet from 6:00-7:00 pm.
The $10 per session registration fee will HELP! the Metro Historical Commission Foundation and the work of the Metro Historical Commission. Free parking available onsite at RCA Studio B. Space in the YELLOW SUBMARINE is limited - register today! |
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Since 2009, Historic Nashville, Inc. (HNI) has published the annual Nashville Nine, a list of local historic properties endangered by demolition, neglect or development. Every year, the Nashville Nine is compiled through a public nomination process, revealing historic buildings and places that matter to the people of our city. This year, as we prepare to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, gender, national origin or religion, HNI is using this occasion to reflect on Nashville’s willingness to preserve the history of the struggle that led to this victory. Read more about the nine selected properties here.
- JohnEtta Hayes House, 2519 W. Heiman Street
- J.W. Frierson Building, 1310 Jefferson Street
- Adams-Kimball Cemetery, Hillsboro Pike
- Frankie Henry House, 93 Maury Street
- Juno Frankie Pierce House, 2702 Meharry Boulevard
- Reagon-Leonard House, 716 26th Avenue North
- R&R Liquors, 1043 Jefferson Street
- Dr. Fred Goldner Office, 1816 Hayes Street
- Previously Listed Sites Still in Limbo, the Hubbard House and the Looby House
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Don't forget about the Centennial Park weekly History Tours and monthly Architecture Tours.
Join the Nashville History Club on December 5 at Fort Negley as Steve Haruch presents, "After 'It' City."
Attend a drop-in public meeting from 9:00 am-12:00 pm on December 9 at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center to learn more about Shelby Commons, a partnership between Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms and the Art & Business Council of Greater Nashville to revitalize the historic U.S. Naval Reserve Training.
Join the Nashville History Club on December 12 at Fort Negley as John Guider presents, "The Donelson Journey."
The Nashville Civil War Roundtable meets on December 19 at Fort Negley.
Celebrate the beginning of winter and the longest night of the year at the Winter Solstice Celebration at Warner Park Nature Center.
Pick up some holiday gifts while supporting Main Library programs at the Main Library Holiday Book Sale on December 2-3. Can't make it that weekend? Head over to the Green Hills Holiday Book Sale on December 7-10. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Green Hills Branch Library.
On Wednesday, December 6, Vanderbilt University presents Then and Now: The History of the LGBTQI+ Community at the Main Library (615 Church Street). This is the fourth in a series of six panel-discussions.
Celebrate with the Bordeaux/ North Nashville community at the Annual Festival of Lights celebration. There will be crafts, food, hot chocolate, and fun for all ages. The tree lighting ceremony will take place at 5:30 pm.
Stop by the Courtyard Gallery at the Main Library to see "Monumental: Photographs of Vanderbilt Women's Basketball from the Nashville Banner Archives".
Metro Archives (on the 3rd floor of the Main Library) presents The Kurdish Home Movie Preservation Project, a project by the Audiovisual Heritage Center that offered free digitization of home movies for Kurdish families in Nashville. The project was part of the 2021 Archives Artist in Residence (AIR) Program, and the 2021 AIR was artist Beizar Aradiani.
Watch "Oh Tennessee," set to music by Lipscomb University graduate Luke Snyder and played by the Lipscomb Chamber Orchestra, directed by Dr. Ben Blasko. The piece was written in honor of Vice Admiral William Porter Lawrence and his poem, "Oh, Tennessee, My Tennessee," which was adopted as Tennessee's state poem in 1973.
Join Mayor Freddie O'Connell at the 24th lighting of the grand Christmas tree in Public Square Park on Friday, December 1 at 5:30 p.m.
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage--Digging In: Christmas Wreath Workshop--December 2 & 3
Tennessee Agriculture Museum--Christmas Open House--December 7
Frist Art Museum--Performance: Imagining Shéhérazade in Exile--December 9
TN State Museum--Carols, Cookies, and Crafts--December 9
Two Rivers Mansion--Christmas Tours--December 8, 9 & 10
TN Historical Society--Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins--December 13
Frist Art Museum--Music for Seniors Holiday Concert--December 15
Travellers Rest--Toddlers at TR--December 16
Belmont Mansion--David Alford's A Holiday to Remember--various dates in December
Belmont Mansion--Christmas Tours--select days through December
National Museum of African American Music--Nissan Free Wednesday--free admission on the first Wednesday of each month courtesy of Nissan
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens--Thursday Night Out--each Thursday at 6:00 pm
Frist Art Museum--Architecture Tours--each Saturday from 3:30-4:30 pm
Tennessee State Museum--Museum Highlight Tours--each Saturday at 2:00 pm
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum--Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues--online exhibit
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