Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part II
2nd in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here. By William Novarese
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Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part I
By William Novarese The Memphis Street Railway Company controlled all streetcar traffic in Memphis in
Once Upon a Time on Main Street
By Charlie Lambert Those of you who did not grow up in Memphis, even those
The Great Balcony Collapse of 1930
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully Memphis and Shelby County is no stranger to
Chief Duane E. Mallery
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully From chasing fire engines on his bicycle to
Four Alarm Fire – Firefighters Injured & Police Officer Killed
It all happened October 22, 1931. A four alarm fire consumed five stores on South
Free– But With A Price (A Memory Piece)
by Charlie Lambert Back then, over seventy-years ago, a city bus route ran directly in
Lloyd Tilghman Binford’s Other Life
Infamous Chairman of Memphis Board of Censors Wore Many Hats By Charlie Lambert Duck Hill,
Diggs Nolen – Memphis Underworld Boss
by J.V. Lowry In a town where there was no Mafia, and E.H. Crump made
Sears Crosstown – The Concourse
Today’s episode is one most long-time Memphians can relate to. Sears Crosstown was a staple
Thomas Dies – Part 3
On December 30th, with court in session, word came that the State Supreme court had
Thomas Dies – Part 2
Thomas Dies was known to be a person who followed the same political philosophies as
Thomas Dies – Part 1
Researched and written by Bill Novarese This story is based on facts taken from newspapers
John Matthew Dolan
John Matthew Dolan.. a Memphis Fire Department icon was born December 19, 1866, one of
The Burning of the Robert Church Jr. Home
February 26, 1953 The telling and retelling of this one event has over the years
Trail of Tears
We are joined on this very interesting and timely subject by two experts in Graydon
Question Answered! – Susanne Scruggs
This article is a part of our Ask Away! user submitted question series. This question
I Have Always Wondered…
Do you have a question about Memphis history that has so far not been answered?
Four Who Served
By Michael Vanelli and Joe V Lowry, with research and editorial assistance by Trish Gully.
Happy New Year from the Our Memphis History Team
What can be said about 2020 that hasn’t already been said? It was a tough
1978 Firefighter Strike – Episode 3
In this final installment of our 3 part series on the 1978 Firefighter strike, we
1978 Firefighter Strike – Episode 2
Welcome back for our second installment of the three part series about the events of
1978 Firefighter Strike – Episode 1
We are pleased to present a 3 part series on one of our most requested
B. T. Washington High School Co-ettes Club
Every once in a while, I stumble into a story that has all kinds of