Tag Archives: Glenn Jones

The doors are now open to the Putnam County Archives, Veterans Hall and Doll Museum. “We have over 100 mannequins with fully dressed military attire, guns and all, and it’s really important to the families that their actual personal items are in those showcases,” Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said. “There’s over a thousand framed photographs of veterans and people ... Read More »

The Historic Bangham School now formally acknowledged with a historical marker by the Putnam County Archives. Archivist Glenn Jones said it is one of some 125 locations the archives office is researching. He said they try to find where they were, the year they opened, and the year they closed. “There used to be neighborhood schools and those schools were ... Read More »

Thursday marks the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. So how did a bible that was on the ship make its way to Baxter? Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said that was the result of Harry Upperman’s friendship with Reverend Robert Bateman. Jones said that Bateman was a passenger on the ship who made it to a lifeboat. ... Read More »

Tuesday marks the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said that by the time the attack had rolled around on December 7th, 1941, those in the Upper Cumberland were prepared to take action. “With the Herald-Citizen newspaper where they were reading it, they were aware of the war going on all over Europe,” ... Read More »

Some 850,000 troops came to the Upper Cumberland over 80 years ago to prepare for World War II. Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said the troops came from all over the United States for training in preparation to go to the front overseas. “The terrain here resembled France, Belgium, and Germany, and the Cumberland River resembled the Rhine River,” Jones ... Read More »

Work has begun to move the L&N Caboose from Cookeville to Baxter. Cookeville City Council approved the donation of the caboose to the Friends of the Baxter Depot in May. Friends of the Baxter Depot President Glenn Jones said they plan on use a crane company to start the transportation. “We’re going to try to pick it up where it ... Read More »