[132] Lincoln County's Conger Farm Focus Of Video & Free Screening Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 7, 2009
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947

LINCOLN COUNTY’S CONGER FARM FOCUS OF VIDEO & FREE SCREENING EVENT
Center for Historic Preservation Hosts Oct. 17 Video Preview; Free Reception Afterward

(MURFREESBORO)—“Stones and Stories of the Conger Farm,” a 30-minute video featuring the history of the 1808 farmstead located in the Mimosa community, will be previewed at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum and Civic Center.
A reception hosted by the Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum board will be held immediately following the screening.
Tracing the Conger Farm, founded before Lincoln County was established in 1809, from its settlement to the present, the video focuses on the generations of the family and the dwellings, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the farm buildings and the diverse agricultural operations—the latter of which now includes a stone business.
A project of MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation and MTSU Audio-Visual Services, the video is part of a series that showcases the stories of Tennessee Century Farms. Lincoln County native Kelly Holcomb, a member of the Conger family and former MTSU and NFL player, serves as the video’s narrator.
Caneta Hankins, director of the Tennessee Century Farms Program, which is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation, researched and wrote the script about the farm, which is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. James B. Conger Jr.
“The Conger Farm is the oldest certified Century Farm in Lincoln County and its story illustrates the significance of farms and farm families not only to the county, but to the entire state of Tennessee,” Hankins observed. “We are very grateful to the Conger family for allowing us to tell their story in this way and as part of the bicentennial of Lincoln County.”
The public is invited to attend the video preview. Reservations may be made by calling the Fayetteville Main Street office at 931-433-7006 or via by e-mailing mainst@fpunet.com on or before Oct. 12.



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