Elmwood Cemetery
Opened in 1852, more than two miles outside of the then city limits, Elmwood has
Opened in 1852, more than two miles outside of the then city limits, Elmwood has
Join us as we discuss what could arguably be our most controversial person and subject
John has been a part of the Our Memphis History from the very beginning. He
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully Between 1870 and 1920, 95% of all vegetable
Doug Cupples holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science, and a Ph.D. in history
Mike is another one of our earliest team members, He has done everything from moderating
The How I Work series shines a spotlight on our researchers, contributors and others who
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully The Freedom Train of November 1947 was another
William Finnie Cates, USNR (April 30, 1916 – November 12 1942) was employed by Memphis Light
Lieutenant (jg) Joseph Williams Vance, JR, USNR, was born on December 4, 1918 at Memphis,
Harland Bartholomew, the dean of comprehensive city planning in the United States, died Saturday December
We’ve all heard the phrase “11:00 Sunday is the most segregated hour of the week”,
One of my favorite Memphis bad guys, (all of these were Crump minions, lieutenants, subjects,
From the beginning of the 20th century to present day there have been active and
Born Sept 12, 1866 Died Dec 30, 1921 Soon after Nettie married Isadora Johnson, a
In 1943 The Memphis Fire department realized that something was needed to get the attention
We’re excited to be speaking with the good folks over at West Tennessee Historical Society,
Memphis was not always the genteel city on the river that we all remember. We’ve
-call it benevolence, charity, or simply showing kindness and goodwill towards those less fortunate; this
Back in September of 2010 leading local realtor and historian Joe Spake and I got
Join Joe & Mark as we walk through the history of the Levitt Shell, AKA
July 20, 1918 would be a day in the life of Edward Leech that he
In the past history of Memphis our city has not always treated all Memphians fairly and
The Community of Whitehaven was forcefully annexed by the City of Memphis, January 1, 1970,
When I started gathering notes for this story I contacted about 30 friends who I