The Bennett Prize Returns to the Customs House Museum
By Meghan E. Gattignolo As a strong supporter of women artists, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center has hosted the Bennett Prize exhibit since its first award in 2019….
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How Google Data Center Community Grants Work
By Meghan E. Gattignolo When the Montgomery County Google Data Center opened in 2019, it opened up new opportunities for Clarksville. The boost in job availability was a huge benefit,…
Clarksville: 1984
Amid an exciting world awash in Day-Glo clothes, new technology, and iconic pop songs, the city of Clarksville turned 200 years old. When John Montgomery built his fort near a…
Brenda Stein: Carving Treasures and Branching Out
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Nashville resident and artist Brenda Stein doesn’t know what she’d do without her trusty chainsaw. Finding fallen wood in the forest or on the side of…
3 Times the Museum’s 1898 Building Witnessed Clarksville History
By Meghan E. Gattignolo As we observed last month, the oldest section of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is now 125 years old. That’s a lot of history…
The 1898 Building: 125 Years of Changing Identities
By Meghan E. Gattignolo “This building is unusually flamboyant in style for its size. Its highly pitched roof with large eagles on the four corners, its steep gabled windows, and…