Temporary Exhibits
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The Nathanael Greene Museum Presents "Journey Stories" A Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, June 29th Through August 7th, 2010
John Steinbeck, American novelist once said, "Nearly every American hungers to move." Journey Stories is a compelling Smithsonian exhibit that shows how our evolving mobility changed a young nation and how transportation made us grow. The accounts of travelers themselves express the hopes and promises of fresh starts, the grim realities of forced migrations and difficult journeys, and the thrills of personal travels.
Americans are all about going places. We savor our freedom to travel, and we have always been an intensely mobile society. That mobility spurred the development of transportation modes and systems: trains, cars, boats, and airplanes; trails, roads, and massive highways – all to make "getting there" as easy as possible.
Where have YOU gone? How did YOU get there? We all look back on our travels and recall our own journey stories. Whether we remember moving from one city to another, driving across the country in the family station wagon, traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles on a train, or taking our first trip on an airplane, everyone has a tale to tell. Or perhaps there are stories in your family of how your ancestors came to America, how they made the arduous journey, where they settled once they arrived. From Native Americans, Slaves, or recent immigrants, and regardless of our ethnic and racial backgrounds, we all bring something to a complex history of travel, immigration, and transportation in America.
Nathanael Greene Museum's companion exhibit for "Journey Stories" will be "The Other Johnson Family." The Museum would like to explore the journey that Andrew Johnson's slaves traveled after they were emancipated in 1863. What happened to Dolly, Sam and Henry Johnson, the only slaves that Andrew Johnson purchased, after he emancipated them? The exhibit will include three 4' X 8' panels, hinged in the center. The exhibit will feature interpretive stories of Dolly, Sam and Henry after their emancipation as well as a 10 to 15 minute video production.
Partnerships in Greene County for "Journey Stories." The Nathanael Greene Museum is planning partnerships with various establishments in Greeneville and Greene County to make your visit more enjoyable and complete. Some of the establishments that will be involved with "Journey Stories" are: Andrew Johnson Heritage Association, Andrew Johnson Historic Site, Bewley's City Garage Car Museum, Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park, The Dickson-Williams Mansion, The Eighth of August Celebration Committee, The General Morgan Inn, Greene County School System, Greeneville City School System, Greeneville/Greene County Library, Main Street Greeneville and the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
"Journey Stories" is brought to you by the Smithsonian Institution, Humanities Tennessee, the Tennessee Community History Program and Nathanael Greene Museum.
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Happy Birthday Boy Scouts Of America! The Year 2010 Is the 100th Anniversary Of The Boy Scouts Of America.
The Nathanael Greene Museum is proud to have a display to the Boy Scouts of America in Greene County through November of 2010. The Boy Scouts have served young men of Greene County for many years. We salute the Scouts and their volunteer Leaders.
The origins of the Boy Scouts of America go back as far as 1902. Earnest T. Seton saw a need for young men to school themselves in physical fitness and started the Woodcraft Indians in 1902. In 1905 Daniel C. Beard started the Sons of Daniel Boone for much the same reason. On February 8, 1910, W. D. Boyce chartered the Boy Scouts of America in Chicago, Illinois. The Woodcraft Indians and the Sons of Daniel Boone were soon incorporated into the Boy Scouts of America.
The Boy Scouts of America is currently headquartered in Irving, Texas. The objectives of the Boy Scouts of America or "Aims" as they are referred to in Scouting, are: Character Development, Citizenship Training and Personal Fitness.
Oath
On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.Scout Law
A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent."BSA 2010" display space is provided by the Nathanael Greene Museum and the display was created by: James A. Sauceman, a long-time Greene County Scout Leader.