Tennessee to celebrate statehood day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – June 1, marks 226 years of statehood for Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives alongside the Tennessee State Museum and Bicentennial Mall Park are internet hosting free celebrations this week that the general public is invited to attend.

“Our Statehood Day occasions will make historical past come alive. I hope you’ll be part of us for the celebration and uncover one thing new about our nice state,” stated Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State.

TSLA can have Tennessee’s three authentic constitutions on show in its foyer guarded by the Tennessee Freeway Patrol Honor Guard.

These can view them from 8am to 4:30pm June 1 and June 4.

The TSLA can be debuting a brand new exhibit that includes “not often seen” historic paperwork just like the Cumberland Compact and the Cherokee Nation 1827 Structure.

On June 4, TSLA will host a family-friendly celebration that can together with a kids’s scavenger hunt, reside music, video games, crafts, historic reenactments and extra.

The Tennessee State Museum won’t solely be celebrating statehood day but additionally its eighty fifth birthday.

June 1 at 11:30am, the museums’ government director, Ashley Howell, might be giving a keynote speech “85 Years of Tennessee Treasures.” That’s occurring within the Museum’s Digital Studying Heart.

There may also be guided excursions supplied at Bicentennial park, historic video games on the garden, crafts and storytime.

To see the museum’s statehood day schedule click on this hyperlink.

For extra details about TSLA’s occasion click on right here.

You’ll find particulars from the Bicentennial Park at this hyperlink.