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Going Greene: Snapshot 1876: Caldwell’s Atlas, a 19th Century Time Capsule of Greene County
1876 was the centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the nation. A historic time indeed, one where Americans were looking not only to preserve their
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Author Archives: Matt Cumberledge
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Greene Artifacts: Surgery in the Civil War
The American Civil War raged on from 1861 to 1865 and is sadly remembered as one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history. Tragedy, however, can often breed innovation –
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Going Greene: Folk Medicines, Cures, and Doctors
Traditionally speaking, Greene County is pure Appalachia, northern Appalachia specifically, and many of our cultural traditions strongly relate to those of some of our southern neighbors. Our dialect, mannerisms, superstitions
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Greene Artifacts: Caring for Our Aged Wood
Taking care of a museum can be an endless cycle of maintenance, especially when many of the artifacts and a great deal of the components of our building itself are
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Going Greene: A Story From the Settlement
In the early 1830s the bottoms along Dunkard Creek were a remarkably different place than they are today. Long fields stretched along the banks, and all land suitable for farming
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