Dr. Roman at St. John

Nashville Globe
1 Mar 1907
Dr. C.V. Roman, the talented specialist, will address the Allen Christian Endeavor League at St. John A.M.E. Church Sunday evening at seven o’clock. Dr. Roman is one of the leading thinkers of the age. He has traveled and studied abroad, and is clean reasoner and a pleasant entertainer. It [...]

Shelbyville Notes

Nashville Globe
1 Mar 1907
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Shelbyville Notes

Mr. William Greer and wife are very ill.
Mrs. Sarah Sutton who has been very sick, is much improved.
Mr. Joe McChristian, of Louiseville, Ky., is visiting relatives in the city.
E.J. Cannon, of Nashville, is here this week.
Miss Mary Birkeen, of Nashville, is visiting relatives here.
Mr. Pleasant McChristian, is indisposed.
Mrs. Vicey Garrett, [...]

Visiting Fisk

At the end of June/beginning of July, I was on vacation and my family and I did various things around Nashville - one of those items being a trip to Fisk University.  My husband wanted the kids to see the HBCU campus and we talked throughout the day about the importance of education.  I found [...]

Professor F.G. Smith

Yesterday’s Wordless Wednesday post contained a picture of Prof. F.G. Smith - a former principle of Pearl High School.   The picture was taken from the August 23, 1903 issue of the Colored American, a black newspaper out of Washington D.C.  Prof. Smith was from Selma, Alabama and attended Fisk University graduating in the class [...]

Tyree Camp Fifth Anniversary

Nashville Globe
1 Mar 1908
Residence of Mrs. E.G. Coffey Scene of Gala Meeting. Spacious Parlors Crowded to Their Utmost - Members and Friends Listen to Addresses and Reports with Keen Interest - Much Good Accomplished.
Tyree Camp, a branch of an organization of societies of the St. John A.M.E. Church, celebrated its fifth anniversary at the [...]

Pianoforte Lecture

Nashville Globe
1 Mar 1907
Recital at Blind School by Miss Elizabeth S. Wells – The visitors, teachers and students of the Tennessee School for the Blind were highly entertained by a pianoforte lecture-recital given by Miss Elizabeth S. Wells in the chapel of that Institution last Wednesday afternoon at five o’clock. Miss Wells, who is [...]

Davidson County Teachers

Nashville Globe
1 Mar 1907
The Davidson County teachers held quite an interesting session February 9, 1907. The subject of Hodge’s Nature studies was discussed by Prof. W.R. Davis. A solo was sung by Miss Helene Lowe, daughter of Prof. C.B. Lowe. Many visitors were present, Prof. Wright of Buena Vista School gave a valuable [...]

Wordless Wednesday - May 28, 2008

Biographical Sketch: W.T. Hightower

Once again, I am finding the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America newspaper collection to be absolutely fascinating. While doing some random looking last night in the pages of The Colored American, a black newspaper they have digitized from 1899-1904, I found an article that provides short biographies of some Nashville notables; including the subject [...]

Carroll Napier Langston, Jr.

Over on my genealogy blog, I’ve just posted some information on my overall impressions of FootNote.com and some of the potential I see with it. As I was exploring the site, I decided to do a search for information on Carroll Napier Langston, Jr. His paternal grandmother, Ida M. Napier Langston, was a sister to [...]