Bemis Historical Society will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 19, at 7:00 p.m. Rather than meeting at the Bemis Museum, this meeting will be held at the Bemis United Methodist Church located at 23 Massachusetts Street in Jackson. The program will be presented by Alice Yarbro Holtin.
World War II remains a favorite subject of history buffs. No book, movie, or television special can capture the first-hand feelings and experiences as well as a re-enactment. The “Remembering WWII” event in Linden, TN has been widely acclaimed as being one of the best of its kind. Perhaps most tellingly, the reenactors themselves have held it in the highest regard. Alice Holtin has been a volunteer at the heart of this living history event for the past five years and will give an overview of the event at this month's meeting of the Bemis Historical Society.
The public is invited to attend the meeting.
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Programs in 2019
November 19 – Alice Holtin – Remembering World War II
December 17 – No meeting
Programs in 2020
January 21 – No meeting
February 18 – Kathy Haney Williams – US Census Records in Bemis, TN ~ 1910-2020
March 17 – Rodger Holtin – American Pop Songs Inspired by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
April 21 – Penny Stutzman – Bemis Book Club’s 90th Anniversary (Organized April 14, 1930)
May 19 – No meeting due to Bemis Heritage Days on May 15-16
June 16 – Robert Gaugh – Civil War Union Veterans in Bemis, TN
July 21 – Lucy Smith and Greg Hammond – Congo Street and Old West Bemis School
August 18 – Jackie Utley – How Tennessee Secured the Right for Women to Vote in August 1920
Interviews
Interviews are not available during the meeting, but a Bemis Historical Society officer or the speaker could be scheduled in advance for an interview before or after the meeting. Thank you.
Website and Social Media
Bemis Historical Society www.bemishistory.org
The Bemis Museum https://www.facebook.com/The-Bemis-Museum-149237151757283/
Contact information for Bemis Historical Society
Joel Jackson, Chairman
731-424-0739 home
Kathy Haney Williams, Vice Chairman
731-225-6938 mobile
