PAST 2025 SPRING ZOOM MEETING

The Spring 2025 Meeting on Zoom will begin at 7:00 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 23, 2025. 

The meeting will last about 1 ½ hours. We will have a short business meeting followed by a presentation by TDHS Lifetime Member Charlene Notgrass.

Charlene will share her photos and experiences from the memorable trip she and several other TDHS members made in 2017 to Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, the town of Timothy’s birth. The trip coincided with the 350th anniversary of the founding of Boucherville, which was named after Timothy’s great-grandfather, Pierre Boucher (1622 – 1717). 

The group of TDHS members and their spouses joined Canadian dignitaries and townspeople of Boucherville and other Boucher descendants from the U.S., Canada and France to recognize the remarkable life and contributions of Pierre and the historical events related to that era of Nouvelle-France which became Canada. The TDHS travelers visited multiple sites where they learned about Pierre Boucher, who began his life as the son of a carpenter, but who was later rewarded for his service with a title of nobility by King Louis XIV. They also learned about the exemplary town Pierre founded.

Charlene will share photos of significant places in Boucherville and other cities where Pierre made an impact, including Quebec City, Trois-Riviéres (Three Rivers) and Montreal.

All TDHS members will receive an email with the link to the Zoom meeting a few days ahead of the meeting. Any others who wish to attend should email claudia_kovar@hotmail.com to request the link.

The Spring 2024 Meeting on Zoom was held on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 6:30 pm.

It will start at 6:30 p.m., CST and last about 1 ½ hours. We will have a short business meeting followed by a speaker (more information on our speaker below).

Mr. Graham Perry

Historic Cemetery Preservation Specialist to Speak at Spring Meeting

When it comes to learning about our ancestors, one of the first places most of us have gone is the cemetery where they are buried. It is amazing how much we can learn from being in the space where their loved ones grieved,  where we often discover previously unknown family members, or even where, perhaps, they fell in battle. What can we do to make sure these sacred places are preserved for future generations?

TDHS is excited and honored to welcome Graham Perry, Historic Cemetery Preservation Specialist for the Tennessee Historical Commission as our featured speaker for our upcoming Spring Meeting set to begin at 6:30 p.m. on March 3, 2024, on Zoom.

Mr. Perry is a native Tennessean with roots in both Nashville and Memphis. He has a BBA from Belmont University, an MA in African American History from the University of Memphis, an MA in Education from Christian Brothers University, and completed PhD coursework at the University of Memphis prior to returning to Nashville in 2008 to serve as Curator of Social History at the Tennessee State Museum where he curated several award-winning exhibits.

Since 2019, Mr. Perry has been developing the Tennessee Historic Commission’s Historic Cemetery Preservation Program, the purpose of which is to provide information, education and other resources to help facilitate historic cemetery preservation throughout the state.

Mr. Perry will describe what the Historic Cemetery Preservation Program does, explain the process and criteria for a cemetery to qualify for the program and answer general questions regarding cemetery preservation in Tennessee.

The Spring 2023 Meeting on Zoom was held on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 7pm CDT

Congratulations to the new elected Officers and Board of Directors for the term 2023 to 2025

Bob Guy will present a 30-minute presentation on the Restoration Period after the Civil War in Middle TN.  Members will be notified by email of the details and Zoom link. Complete the Contact Us form on our website for non-members.