Sarah Arntz

Sarah is a Program Coordinator with Metro Archives. Her interests and areas of expertise are history, reading books (of any kind), music, travel, Harry Potter, and bingeing a good comedy series. When not in Archives, she is either nose-deep in a book or planning her next trip. Learn more about the fascinating materials found at Metro Archives through their website.

Latest Blog Posts

Discovering the Story of Nashville’s Farris family

Sat, 07/30/2022 - 12:00

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Sarah Arntz

This edition of the Metro Archives' intern blog post series comes to you from summer intern, Sabrina Austin, who processed the Genevieve Baird Farris Collection for her internship project. While processing, Sabrina learned about the strong affection the Harris family had for each other, as well as how active they were in Nashville social life. Learn about them from Sabrina herself!

Bombardment From the Clouds!

Sat, 06/25/2022 - 12:00

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Sarah Arntz

The third week of June marks Lightning Safety Awareness Week, and thanks to our volunteers, we’re currently transcribing more weather journals. Here are a few excerpts highlighting some of Nashville’s past “electrical events.”

Leaving a Legacy: Exploring the Bernard Sanderson Collection

Tue, 04/19/2022 - 12:00

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Sarah Arntz

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.

Navigating the New 1950 Census

Wed, 04/06/2022 - 12:00

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Sarah Arntz

The 1950 U.S. Census was released on April 1, 2022, offering new information for family researchers. It also introduced new search tools—which can be tricky at first—so here are a few tips to help guide your research.

From the Nashville College of Young Ladies 1899 yearbook, cover page for clubs

"There is No Limit to What We, as Women, Can Accomplish"

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 12:00

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Sarah Arntz

March is the month that we celebrate Women's History Month, and this post is dedicated to a few of the organizations in the city that helped the advancement of women's rights.

Latest Podcast Episodes

Podcast

Back in the Day: Anti-German Sentiment in Nashville during World War One

March 3, 2018

Nashville had a strong second generation German community by the time of World War One. Amy Wannamacher discusses the impact of the strong Anti-German sentiment expressed on the National, State and local level on the Nashville German community.

Podcast

Back in the Day Podcast: Tennessee in WWI

February 6, 2018

During this episode, Metropolitan Archivist Ken Fieth welcomes Mark Thompson for a discussion in commemoration of the United States' entry into World War I, just over one hundred years ago. Mark is a living history interpreter and student of America's military and wars.