Linden, TN
We owe a great debt to the men and women of America's greatest generation. Growing up during the Great Depression, they were thrust into the worst conflict in history, as young adults. Each year the town of Linden, TN puts together an event remembering WWII that has to be seen to be believed. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
August 21st, 2017 was an historic occasion across a wide swath of Tennessee, as the area experienced its first total solar eclipse in 500 years. Tennessee Crossroads streamed the event live on Facebook from the top of the Adventure Science Center. Danielle Allen was with us that day, and has this look back at the big event. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Every year nearly 4 million dogs enter shelters here in the U.S. Tennessee Crossroads spent the morning with an organization that puts boots on the ground, hiking boots, that is, in an effort to help local canines put their best paw forward and find their forever home. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
The fight for women's right to vote took strength, courage and decades. A new monument commissioned by the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument organization and created by sculptor Alan LeQuire recognizes just how extraordinary five women were who devoted themselves to women's equality. Check out latest documentary from NPT, By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in The South: https://www.wnpt.org/citizenship-project/woman-suffrage/ Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Spring Hill, TN
Fall means festival time in Tennessee and there are too many such celebrations for us to visit. Tennessee Crossroads visits to a community festival in Spring Hill, TN. An annual event where it's quite OK to go "ham it up". Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Vonore, TN
Historic locations may be lost to progress, but the can be re-created to remind us of the events that took place there and the people who were at the center of those events. Tennessee Crossroads went to Loudoun County in East Tennessee to see two such sites: a historic fort and a museum remembering a world-famous linguist. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
You probably know that I've got a passion for antique cars. I've also got a little bit of a sweet tooth.…if you're anything like me, you'll want to catch this next story. Tennessee Crossroads visits a candy maker and other shops and learns about the history of a car built in Nashville, TN, all at the Marathon Village. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Goodlettsville, TN
There was a time when families spent lots of time together, had to work together to make sure the family survived. That's the way it was when Tennessee was The Frontier, and it's a time that is brought back each year when the city of Goodlettesville, TN has Heritage Days. Tennessee Crossroads recently went to Moss Wright Park to get a glimpse of life around 1790. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
