Visit The Tennessee State Mueseum – free to the public! Celebrate this year’s Statehood Day celebrations, commemorating both America 250 and Tennessee’s 230th birthday!
Saturday, May 30 & Monday, June 1
See the Tennessee State Flag presentation— A Grand Design:
Captain Le Roy Reeves presents a rare opportunity to view the original Tennessee TriStar Flag and hear a fascinating, true story.
Meet in the Digital Learning Center, on the First Floor
10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:15 p.m.
Exhibit Tours, Second Floor Galleries
Tennessee Voices
Both Saturday and Monday, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m.
Guided highlight tour through the Tennessee Voices, American Stories exhibit.
Hands-On History in the Galleries – 10:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Early Tennessee: Artifact Petting Zoo
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Forging a Nation: Frontier Life
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Civil War and Reconstruction: Haversack
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Change and Challenge: Women’s Suffrage
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Tennessee Voices: Road Map
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Tennessee Transforms: Space
Visit Tennessee’s rich history year round!
Also, visit the Living History Print Shop Demonstrations
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m. – demonstration printing a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Forging a Nation exhibit.
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Special Color Guard, plus Historical crafts and games
Saturday, May 30th, 10:00 – 2 PM
• Lobby of the Tennessee State Archives & Library, 11:00-11:15 AM
A special Statehood Day welcome by Secretary of State, Tre Hargett and State Librarian and Archivist, Jamie Ritter, featuring the presentation of colors, National Anthem, and the unveiling of Tennessee’s three original constitutions.
Plus – Family Statehood Saturday Festivities
Hands-on fun for all ages, including: • Games & crafts • Hatch Show Print block printing • Cyanotype/solar printing • Tennessee Spirit Contest • Friendship bracelets • Button making • Tennessee fossil dig • State fish activity • Country Music Hall of Fame instrument petting zoo • Face painting • Birthday crowns • TN trivia wheel • Tennessee Storytime
Monday, June 1st, 12:00 p.m. – Noon
The guest lecturer will be Dr. Carroll Van West, a well known Tennessee historian.Through a dynamic visual presentation, Dr. West will take audiences on a journey across Tennessee,
from Bristol to Memphis, exploring 230 years and stories that shaped the Volunteer State.
Read more on Facebook. A free, ‘Brown Bag’ event.
Visit the spacious Tennessee Bi-Centennial Capitol Mall State Park year round,