Remember When, Chattanooga? Your old attic photos helped us preserve history in 2020
Here are some more tips on photo preservations from Chattanoogahistory.com founder Sam Hall
Kennedy: ‘Spanish flu’ news accounts of December 1918 show the ghosts of a Christmas past
If COVID-19 is a 100-year plague, then the last great American pandemic in 1918 should contain lessons for us today.
Kennedy: Can you guess what year these Boy Scouts went to California?
The old, black-and-white photo arrived in an e-mail sent to the Times Free Press a few weeks ago: Seven fresh-scrubbed lads from Dayton, Tennessee, in their crisp Boy Scouts of America uniforms.
Kennedy: Hang a COVID-19 mask on your Christmas tree so we never forget
In our throwaway, 21st-century world, there are fewer and fewer family heirlooms.
Remember When, Chattanooga? The Goat Man of Georgia was the king of Southern backroads
For a good chunk of the 20th century, Charles "Goat Man" McCartney was a fixture in the South, a vagabond who wandered from state to state leading up to 30 goats.
Kennedy: A letter to Santa from the 1970s that will melt your heart
The letter, in flowing cursive handwriting, is clearly old.
Wear it out: Chattanooga businesses expand their brands through smart, fun swag
People love stickers. And T-shirts. And caps. And when they also love a product or a place, they'll even become walking advertisements for businesses that use merchandise to brandish their logos.
Kennedy: It’s Christmastime and I miss RadioShack, Service Merchandise and Sears. Do you?
I miss Christmas shopping. Which, by definition, requires shops.
Remember When, Chattanooga? Broad Street was a hub for auto stores
"OK" has been called the most common expression in the world.
Kennedy: UTC students make horror movies to ponder philosophy and religion
There's a trend in higher education called experiential learning.
