Linda Barnickel

Linda is an archivist who works in the Special Collections Division where you can find all kinds of nifty historical stuff about Nashville, like maps, newspapers, manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and more! Learn more about the Special Collections Division.

Latest Blog Posts

PTSD Awareness Month

Sat, 06/11/2016 - 12:00

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Linda Barnickel

June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness month

Libraries Transform - the Past

Mon, 04/11/2016 - 12:00

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Linda Barnickel

This week is National Library Week, and the American Library Association has selected "Libraries Transform" as its theme. While the Nashville Public Library has received widespread recognition in recent years, we have a long history of innovation and outreach to our community.

Marian Anderson in Nashville

Mon, 02/08/2016 - 12:00

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Linda Barnickel

Marian Anderson, one of the finest singers of the 20th century, often performed in "Music City."

Woman in a kitchen surrounded by old silver.

Holiday cooking, 1925

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 12:00

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Linda Barnickel

The holiday season brings with it tables full of home-baked goodness. Cookies, cakes, pies, turkey, ham, potatoes, casseroles – the list is nearly infinite. The next time all the cooking seems to be just too much for you – consider our foremothers a century ago.

What is ephemera?

Mon, 10/12/2015 - 12:00

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Linda Barnickel

What is "ephemera"? And how do you pronounce it, anyway? Ephemera (pronounced: "i-FEM-ur-uh"), refers to anything short-lived.