Meet Laura Cagaoan, Visitor Services Manager
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Laura Cagaoan is a lifetime resident of Clarksville, TN. She holds a master’s degree in education and is a hardworking mother of three. Laura is a quick…
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Homeschool Field Trips at the Museum
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Homeschooled students and their families are taking over the Museum one day a month during the school year! On November 7, the Customs House Museum &…
Veterans Day: Remembering a Tennessee WWI Hero
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Today is Veterans Day. Significantly observed on November 11th, Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day – and is still recognized as such in many other…
Jacob Lawrence: Painting History
By Meghan E. Gattignolo November is here, and the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center has a new and exciting exhibit ready for Museum guests to enjoy. Jacob Lawrence…
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…
The Fatal Ultimatum: Trick-or-Treating’s Spooky Backstory
By Meghan E. Gattignolo Getting in costume and going door-to-door asking for candy on Halloween night has become such a time-honored childhood rite of passage, it’s almost treated as sacred….