Articles & Features
Chattanooga History Center Receives $2,000 Arts Build Communities Grant
Tuesday June 15, 2010
Funds to go toward the Foundry Workers of Chattanooga Oral History Project read more
Mining the Collection for the New Exhibits
Tuesday March 16, 2010
Identifying Objects with Exhibit Potential read more
History Day Winners Announced
Tuesday March 16, 2010
2010 National History Day, The Southeast Tennessee District Competition read more
2009 History Makers Luncheon Was A Great Success
Monday January 4, 2010
See photos of the event... read more
The History Center Is Going To The Plaza
Tuesday January 5, 2010
The Chattanooga History Center will have a new home on the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza. read more
UTC/CHC Grant Project Yields Benefit to New Exhibit
Friday September 25, 2009
Information gained by the grant project to be incorporated into the final exhibit designs. read more
Connor Toll House Progress Report
Friday September 25, 2009
A Thing of Beauty in Need of Help read more
The Connor Toll House: A Thing of Beauty In Need of Help
Thursday June 25, 2009
A Thing of Beauty In Need of Help read more
Fletcher Bright & Dismembered Tennesseans to be Honored at 2009 History Makers Luncheon
Monday October 26, 2009
Fletcher Bright & Dismembered Tennesseans to be Honored at 2009 History Makers Luncheon read more
History Center Kicks Off Master Planning
Sunday April 26, 2009
The History Center, with the assistance of LaPaglia & Associates, has begun the process of creating a comprehensive master plan... read more
John Shelton Reed Delivers Livingood Lecture
Wednesday April 22, 2009
As the award recipient, Reed delivers the Livingood lecture, "The Cradle of 'Cue: Origins of America's Favorite Slow Food." read more
Howard High 1960 Sit-Ins Honored at 2008 History Makers Luncheon
Wednesday April 22, 2009
"It became clear to us that, even though we were just in high school and likely to get in trouble with our parents, we simply had to act.” read more
202 Youngsters Compete in the 2008 Southeastern Tennessee Regional History Day
Tuesday February 24, 2009
HC hosted the 2008 Southeastern Regional Tennessee History Day read more
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Lupton and Lyndhurst Foundation Honored at the 2007 History Makers Luncheon
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Lupton and the Lyndhurst Foundation were the recipients of the CHC's History Makers Award. read more
Noted Authority on Cherokee Culture to Speak
Tuesday February 24, 2009
The Chattanooga History Center, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, will present Cherokee Women, a lecture by Theda Perdue, Atlanta Distinguished Term Professor of Southern Culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. read more
History Center Presents Christmas Program
Tuesday February 24, 2009
The Chattanooga History Center will present Downtown Lights: Remembering Christmas in Chattanooga 1876-2007 at 7:00pm on December 20, at the English Rose Tea Room, 1401 Market Street read more
Youth History Program Offered at Battlefield
Tuesday February 24, 2009
The Chattanooga History Center will present, in cooperation with the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, The Chickamauga Challenge Course for youngsters aged 12-16, from 9:00am-3:00pm, July 14-15. read more
CRHM Becomes The Chattanooga History Center
Tuesday February 24, 2009
We shortened our mission statement from 78 words to 19. read more
Civil War on a Sunday
Tuesday February 24, 2009
The First Presbyterian Church began holding services at its new building at the Northeast corner of Market and Seventh Streets around 1851. read more
A Genuine Hero
Tuesday February 24, 2009
William T. Lewis (Uncle Bill) was born a slave in Winchester, TN in 1810. He began training as a blacksmith at an early age and developed such a mastery of his craft he was able, as a young man, to buy his time for $350 a year, and save enough money to buy his freedom and that of his wife. read more
Museum Without Walls in Full Swing
Friday February 20, 2009
While operating out of temporary headquarters, the Chattanooga History Center is focusing strongly on portable and site-specific programs. read more
CHC Moves to Interim Home in Historic Building
Friday February 20, 2009
The Center has moved into a temporary location, the Frances Willard Building at 615 Lindsay Street, while it plans and builds its new permanent home. read more
