When someone says, “Name a pioneering female pilot from Nashville,” it’s likely the first person who comes to mind is Cornelia Fort. However, there's another aviatrix whose story is important to the Nashville's aviation history: Georgianna McConnell.
If you enjoyed learning about Raymond and Jane Whittaker in my first blog post, this one continues their story through the love letters in the "Raymond Whittaker Papers", that are held in Metro Archives.
In celebration of the holiday season, Metro Archives is featuring the Jo Ann Connor Collection in our latest exhibit. The collection consists of Christmas cards that Jo Ann received from various U.S. presidents over the years, following her husband's MIA status during the Vietnam War.
The current Metro Archives exhibit highlights the first flight to circumnavigate the globe, an achievement from 100 years ago. Why it matters to Nashville? One of the expedition’s mechanics was Nashville aviator Jack Harding.
Didn't attend Metro Archives opening program for their current aviation exhibit? No worries, check out the recording of the program here! The exhibit is "Nashville's Magellan of the Air: 100th Anniversary of the First Flight to Circumnavigate the World". It runs through October 7th, 2024.
July 12 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most devastating events in archival history—the fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. Learn what happened and how Metro Archives records help fill gaps left by the loss.
This blog post comes from Metro Archives intern Sami Olesen, who processed the Bernard Sanderson Collection for her project. She discovered that Sanderson led a very eventful life—let Sami tell you his story.
This is part II in the series commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 attacks. This post continues with more library staff memories of that day.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and to remember all those lost due to that day's tragic events, this post takes a look back at that day through the eyes of several Library staff members, and a few other unique perspectives.
Part II in our “What Has Metro Archives Been Up to During Quarantine?” series takes a look at the projects Ken and Kelley have been working on — along with introductions to their at-home “coworkers.”
Conspiracy theories are beautiful and dangerous. Beautiful because they connect dots across social, political, and cultural spheres, creating a mosaic of intentions which seems deliberate. They’re dangerous for the exact same reasons.
This Veterans Day marks 100 years since the signing of the Armistice between the Allied countries and Germany, ending fighting on the Western Front and marking the beginning of the end of World War I.
In honor of African American History Month (and also the month of love), I'm honoring a local Nashville citizen and veteran, Raymond Whittaker, from the small collection of his correspondence, ephemera, and photos we have here in Archives.
Who loves talking about the weather? Me! Did you know the early National Weather Service began under the U.S. Army’s Signal Service? Even cooler—Metro Archives holds several original journals from the Nashville station. Read on if you’re intrigued!
Most people know Nashville as “Music City,” but have you heard its other nickname—“the Powder City of the World”? If you know the history of Old Hickory and DuPont, you probably have. If not, read on.
Tennessee lived up to its nickname, the “Volunteer State,” following the attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago this month. Here are a few news clippings and photographs from the days after the attack.
Though this was the first year that Metro Nashville Government closed for Veteran's Day, we've never neglected honoring the ever-important holiday. Check out some of the documents and memorabilia from Metro Archives.
