This month's programs: (click
to listen)
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May 1 |
The Erwin Community Hospital 1939-1953 |
| Week
2 |
May 8 |
One of Erwin's Last Minstrel Shows |
| Week
3 |
May 15 |
Boy Scouts in Erwin in 1950 |
| Week
4 |
May 22 |
Vernon Hardin's Silver Star--The Korean War |
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Week
5 |
May 29 |
The Danger of House Fires in 1926 |
History in Media Award Photos |
Recipient of the
East Tennessee Historical Society's "2008 History In Media
Award"
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U.C. Heritage Museum
N. Main, North of Erwin on the National Fish Hatchery Grounds |
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WEMB Looks Back with Lou Thornberry Receives the "History in Media Award" from
the East Tennessee
Historical Society
May 6, 2008
Ceremony held at the Museum
of Appalachia in Norris, TN
Lou Thornberry and Chuck Ray.....VIP's for a day!
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Lou Thornberry and Cherel Henderson-Director of the East Tennessee Historical Society
(second and third from left) enjoy the pre-ceremony get-together
with other ETHS members
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The Tennessee Hall of Fame Building at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN
(Around 15 or so miles north of Knoxville, TN)
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Scenes from the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN (Around
15 or so miles north of Knoxville, TN)
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Scenes from the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN (Around
15 or so miles north of Knoxville, TN)
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Sam Pinkerton, Chris Tipton (who made the nomination for
the award), Lou and Kathy Thornberry
Many thanks to Chris for her work!
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Lou Thornberry, Cherel Henderson-Director of the East Tennessee Historical Society
and Chuck Ray
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Scenes from the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN (Around
15 or so miles north of Knoxville, TN)
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Chris Tipton, Chuck Ray, Sam Pinkerton and Lou Thornberry
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Scenes from the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN (Around
15 or so miles north of Knoxville, TN)
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Kathy and Lou Thornberry....at ease!
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