Category: History

Priceless Contributions – Our Editors & Newsletters

PAST EDITORS Jim Dumas     1986-1994 Vicky Henry      1994-2004 Ric John            2004-2006 Ray Oden            2006-2014 Tim Massey        2014-2020 (Featured Photo Taken by Mary Ann Claxton) On one of her visits Vicky Henry and I spent one whole day at the dinning table sorting Crockett… Continue Reading “Priceless Contributions – Our Editors & Newsletters”

East Tennessee Historical Society – Davy Crockett’s Rifle: Virtual Visit with Joe Swann

If you would like to know more about Davy Crockett’s rifle in the Museum of East Tennessee History, join us for a “virtual visit” with Joe Swann, airing tomorrow, July 9, at 1 p.m. Swann, the owner of the rifle, which has been passed… Continue Reading “East Tennessee Historical Society – Davy Crockett’s Rifle: Virtual Visit with Joe Swann”

In The Beginning….

About 1992 the national membership voted to start a Tennessee and Texas local chapter that would meet regularly between the reunion years. Records for the West Tennessee chapter of the Direct Descendants and Kin of David Crockett show the first meeting was April 16th… Continue Reading “In The Beginning….”