Scary Stories: 4 Reasons Why We Love Them
By Meghan E. Gattignolo One of my favorite things to do in the autumn around Halloween is to immerse myself in spooky stories. Edgar Allan Poe was a favorite author of…
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So Toxic: Everyday Dangers of the 19th Century
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the 19th century was a time of extraordinary change. Industrialization changed the way everything was made. Manufactured objects and food products…
Eleanor Williams: A Woman for All Seasons
By Jane Slate Prominent Tennessee historian Eleanor S. Williams is no longer with us, though her decades of outstanding scholarship, community commitment and leadership leave a legacy that lives on. …
The Bell Witch: The Scariest Ghost Story in Tennessee
By Meghan E. Gattignolo On a secluded farm about 30 minutes from Clarksville, in Adams, Tennessee, lies the Bell Family Farm and the Bell Witch Cave. One of the most…
Telling Stories and Capturing Moods: Todd Saal’s Watercolor Journey
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Few things are more dream-inducing than diluted pastel pigments on creamy white paper. The colors drip into each other like raindrops pulling down the color from…
Valentine Sevier: Early Clarksville Pioneer
By Meghan E. Gattignolo The first non-indigenous residents of the Clarksville area were Revolutionary War veterans looking for new adventures and financial opportunities. John Montgomery – the namesake of Montgomery…