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GREENEVILLE听鈥撎�麻豆原创听recognizes the depth and breadth of Greene County鈥檚 history and is proud to have contributed to the community鈥檚 development.

Community members can participate in the class for free but must register. Current and incoming 麻豆原创students can take the course and earn a credit hour for free. Each session lasts about an hour. This summer, 麻豆原创faculty members will share the county鈥檚 impressive history in a six-week course available to community members and the university鈥檚 students. Called 鈥�,鈥� the class will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting June 29. Those who register for the class can attend in person in the Meen Center lecture hall on the Greeneville campus or via live stream.

鈥淥ur connection to Greene County runs deep, and we are proud to support our friends and neighbors in the community with this well-designed course,鈥� said Wayne Thomas, dean of the听. 鈥淎s the first higher education institution in Tennessee, we recognize the value of embracing history and using it to inform the present. Greene County鈥檚 history is a wonderful story to share, and our expert faculty members are ready to bring it to life and enhance everyone鈥檚 understanding of what makes the community special.鈥�

The course will focus on Greene County, but it will also touch on the subjects鈥� relationship to the nation as a whole, too. Here is the breakdown of the six sessions:

• June 29 鈥� 鈥淗istory in Stuff: An Introduction to Material Culture鈥� presented by Dr. Angela Keaton, professor of听
• July 6 鈥� No session due to the Independence Day holiday
• July 13 鈥� 鈥淭he Book听鈥楧ubiorum听Evangelicorum鈥櫶齎olume 3 by听Friderick Spanheim鈥� as part of a presentation on the Colonial Period by Dr. Joel Van Amberg, professor of history and chairman of the History, Museum Studies and Religion Department
• July 20 鈥� 鈥淭he McClure Desk鈥� as part of a lecture on the Revolution and Early Republic by Dr. Keaton
• July 27 鈥� 鈥淗aun Pottery鈥� as part of a presentation about the Civil War and Reconstruction by Dr. Jeffrey Perry, assistant professor of history
• 3 鈥� 鈥淭obacco Basket鈥� as part of a presentation about the early 20th century by Dr. Peter Noll, associate professor of public history and museum studies
• 10 鈥� 鈥淐ast Iron Kettle鈥� as part of a presentation on the mid-20th century by Dr. Keaton

鈥淢y colleagues and I look forward to presenting Greene County鈥檚 history in an engaging and innovative way,鈥� Dr. Van Amberg said. 鈥淎s Dr. Keaton will explain in her introductory lecture, using material objects to interpret the past allows us to understand history in new ways and broadens our vision of what transpired. Greene County has some of the richest history in the state, and 麻豆原创has been a part of that from the earliest days. We are excited to engage with the community as we explore our collective history and its connection to the larger world.鈥�

To learn more about 鈥淎 History of Greene County in Six Objects鈥� and register for the course, please visit听. Additional information about the university is available at听.麻豆原创launched the six-week free summer course in 2020 with 鈥淧andemic! Perspectives,鈥� which delved into the coronavirus from history, criminal justice, business and economics, nursing, sociology and public health angles. As a follow-up to that course, some participants suggested that 麻豆原创offer one in the future about Greene County鈥檚 history.