After a 4 year hiatus, we are bringing back this beloved program series about the wonderful area and culture we find ourselves immersed in. The Southern Appalachian Series aims to educate through all things Appalachian–history, sociology, economics, migration, culture, & more.
These events are free and open to the general public with no registration required.
Next Up...
Check out our list of Southern Appalachian Series programs that we have planned for this year.
True Crime of East Tennessee
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Locklin Sofer | October 27th | 6 - 7 PM | Main Gallery
Join us for a fascinating take on True Crime in our very own East Tennessee with Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer, author of Murder, Justice, and Harmony in an Eighteenth-Century French Village, and creator of the Night Marauder Project.
Past Programs & Recordings
Couldn't make it to one of our programs? No worries! When possible, we record our programs and post them on our YouTube channel. You'll find a list of the topics we've covered and links to the recordings below.
Dr. Aaron Astor of Maryville College gives an overview of the fascinating history of the people who lived in our mountains, discussing the landscape and its geography, the different types of migration, the melding of cultures, shifting boundaries, and the internal civil war within our mountains.
Tennessee Farm Table podcast and radio show host Amy Campbell shares the wealth of knowledge and experience she has learned from the people of our region.
Fran Day, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, recounts the rich histories of the Cherokee people through oral traditions.
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