November 2022 This November, former Ferrum College student and longtime supporter of the College, Tracy R. Frist, made a generous gift to Ferrum College to support the College’s Appalachian Literature project (AppLit) […]
Learn MoreEach summer Old Town sponsors an intern from universities across the country. The 2022 intern was Mason Stempel from Georgetown University. She is majoring in Anthropology with a double minor in Art […]
Learn MoreOn June 19, 2021, the Middle Cumberland Archeological Society (MCAS) hosted its monthly meeting at Old Town. In their first in-person meeting since the beginning of the pandemic, MCAS members delved into […]
Learn MoreAn article written by Aaron Butler and published in The Tennes-Sierran, a bi-monthly state newsletter of the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club
Learn MoreIn the early 1900s, a blight destroyed all American Chestnut trees in the United States, once covering nearly 200 million acres of forest from Maine to Georgia. Scientists estimate that one out […]
Learn MoreAt Old Town, we are always looking for innovative approaches to farm, and one of our favorites is using goats to keep our pastures in top shape. Our herd of goats, affectionally […]
Learn MoreWe have a new addition at Old Town—well, seven to be exact! One of Old Town’s Australian Shepherds, Nickel, recently welcomed her first litter of puppies. Australian Shepherds are known for their […]
Learn MoreBy Darby D. Campbell MTSU Magazine January 25, 2019 Tennessee’s ubiquitous Frist family taps MTSU professor Kevin Smith to help protect and document remains of an ancient civilization in middle Tennessee […]
Learn MoreDaffodils are a thing of beauty, especially those growing along Old Natchez Trace. By Laura Turner The Williamson Herald March 28, 2018 After enduring winter’s brutal arctic blasts and record-breaking rains in […]
Learn MoreBy William H. Frist, MD Forbes June 15, 2017 Have you ever wondered how experiencing nature can improve your health and your life? Increasingly, healthcare and public health professionals are recognizing that […]
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