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Friday, March 29, 2019
The Greeneville Sun Benchmarks Edition
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East Tennessee Historical Society Awards of Excellence recognize volunteers’ work to research, preserve and share Greene County history. From left, Glenna Casteel and Stevie Hughes accepted the Award of Distinction on behalf of the Greene County Genealogical Society; Betty Fletcher accepted the Community History Award on behalf of the Greeneville-Greene County History Museum; Blue Springs Historical Association President Wilhelmina Williams recommended Carolyn Gregg, association historian, for the Award of Distinction.
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expanded the history to early education the ministers provided. Gregg’s scripts for the “Whispers from the Grave” activity detailed lives of those who began the church. Hughes and the Greene County Genealogical Society received an Award of Distinction for the three-volume series: “Vol. I: Civil War Soldiers of Greene County,” “Vol. II: Faces of the Civil War,” and “Vol. III: Stories from the Civil War.” The series features accounts from official records, diaries, journals, family letters, pension files, personal interviews and articles from “The Civil War Veteran” magazine, providing a resource for research and historic preservation. The ETHS Community History Award presented to Greeneville Greene County History Museum celebrated restoration of the Earl W. Fletcher Jr. Memorial Veterans Gallery. The gallery highlights stories of Greene County veterans and encourages visitors to reflect on the patriotism of local soldiers from eras spanning the Battle of Kings Mountain to modern deployments in the Middle East. ETHS’s Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement in Living History Interpretation, presented in 2018 to Ricker, celebrated his acclaim as a master craftsman of both pioneer and Cherokee items, storyteller, teacher and historian. Ricker’s historical interpretations bridge three centuries, bringing forth stories, customs, crafts, history and wife of life of the Cherokee and pioneer settlers, ETHS officials said.
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Steve Ricker, of Greene County, was recognized with East Tennessee Historical Society’s Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement in Living History Interpretation.
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