[052]TIMS FORD STATE PARK CELEBRATES HERITAGE DAY

TIMS FORD STATE PARK CELEBRATES HERITAGE DAY
Elk River Valley History Highlighted at Event
CONTACT: Mike Robertson, 931-962-1184 (mike.robertson@state.tn.us) or Dollie Boyd, 615-594-1238 (bdollie@bellsouth.net)

MURFREESBORO—Tims Ford State Park celebrates its 30th anniversary this year in grand fashion. Heritage Day on Sept. 13 will be a full day of events that highlight local community history. Park manager Mike Robertson hopes the event will be the beginning of an expanded mission for the park.
“We want to add the history of the Elk River Valley into our programs and eventually, make an exhibit a permanent part of our new visitor’s center,” said Robertson.
A community history exhibit will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 13. A history “story booth,” as well as ranger programs for kids and adults will be offered throughout the day. Music by the Tims Ford Pickers will round out the celebration at 5:30 p.m.
Since January of this year, researchers from the public history program at Middle Tennessee State University have been conducting oral-history interviews, scanning photographs and planning for the exhibit at Heritage Day.
“We hope that community residents will come out to Heritage Day, bring photographs and stories, and reunite with friends and neighbors,” said Dollie Boyd, a researcher on the project, who also is working on a master’s degree in public history at MTSU.
For more information and a complete Heritage Day schedule, contact Tims Ford State Park at 931-962-1184. Located in Franklin County, Tennessee, Tims Ford State Park offers camping, lake access, cabin rentals, seasonal recreational and wildlife programs, hiking and biking trails. It is home to The Bear Trace Golf Course designed by Jack Nicklaus.
A grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of The National Endowment for the Humanities has helped fund the Heritage Day project.

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