Cookeville History Museum
Open Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 am till 4:00 pm
Free Admission
About
Cookeville History Museum
The museum houses a self-paced, permanent exhibit on the history of this community, including a timeline around the building that begins with the first people to the area and ends with what is happening today. The front gallery is dedicated to local history exhibits, traveling exhibits and collection displays. We are part of the City of Cookeville’s Department of Leisure Services and Public Facilities, Historical Arts Division. Visit the Cookeville History Museum and let us share our story with you.
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What Is Happening At The Museum
💡FUN FACT FRIDAY💡
Tennessee was home to 354 historically documented Rosenwald Schools built between 1915 and 1937 to provide educational opportunities for African American children during the era of segregation. Named for Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Co. provided critical philanthropic funding while Booker T. Washington, the president of the Tuskegee Institute proposed and helped design the matching-grant program. (Join us for "Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee," a traveling exhibit on loan from the Tennessee State Museum, September 26 through November 20.)
Tennessee was home to 354 historically documented Rosenwald Schools built between 1915 and 1937 to provide educational opportunities for African American children during the era of segregation. Named for Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Co. provided critical philanthropic funding while Booker T. Washington, the president of the Tuskegee Institute proposed and helped design the matching-grant program. (Join us for "Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee," a traveling exhibit on loan from the Tennessee State Museum, September 26 through November 20.)
Tickets are still available for the Cookeville Cemetery Walk!
Join us Saturday, September 26, for a quiet and respectful living-history program that honors the people who helped shape our community. The Cemetery Walk is designed to preserve and share local history while remembering those buried at the Cookeville City Cemetery with dignity and respect.
Cemeteries are important historic spaces and serve as open-air archives, helping us learn about the people, stories and communities that came before us. Programs like the Cemetery Walk are a common way historic sites share these stories while bringing awareness to the importance of preserving and caring for historic cemeteries.
📅 Saturday, September 26
🕕 6 p.m. or 8 p.m.
📍 Cookeville City Cemetery
Meeting location: Cookeville Cemetery Office
Parking: Attendees can park across from Dream Country Brewing or in the Senior Center parking lot.
The Cemetery Walk is intended to be a solemn, educational experience that honors the individuals represented and the history of our community.
🎟️ Tickets are still available—reserve your spot today!
Presented by Leisure Services
Join us Saturday, September 26, for a quiet and respectful living-history program that honors the people who helped shape our community. The Cemetery Walk is designed to preserve and share local history while remembering those buried at the Cookeville City Cemetery with dignity and respect.
Cemeteries are important historic spaces and serve as open-air archives, helping us learn about the people, stories and communities that came before us. Programs like the Cemetery Walk are a common way historic sites share these stories while bringing awareness to the importance of preserving and caring for historic cemeteries.
📅 Saturday, September 26
🕕 6 p.m. or 8 p.m.
📍 Cookeville City Cemetery
Meeting location: Cookeville Cemetery Office
Parking: Attendees can park across from Dream Country Brewing or in the Senior Center parking lot.
The Cemetery Walk is intended to be a solemn, educational experience that honors the individuals represented and the history of our community.
🎟️ Tickets are still available—reserve your spot today!
Presented by Leisure Services
Tickets are going fast for the Cookeville City Cemetery Walk!
Join us on Saturday, September 26, for an educational and entertaining evening as several cemetery “residents” rise to share their stories along a candlelit path in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
🕯️ Showtimes: 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
⚠️ Limited tickets remain—reserve yours before they’re gone!
Buy tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/5114
Presented by Leisure Services
Join us on Saturday, September 26, for an educational and entertaining evening as several cemetery “residents” rise to share their stories along a candlelit path in the Cookeville City Cemetery.
🕯️ Showtimes: 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
⚠️ Limited tickets remain—reserve yours before they’re gone!
Buy tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/5114
Presented by Leisure Services
Cemetery Walk is THIS Saturday! Tickets still available but we wouldn't wait too long if we were you. Nobody likes that FOMO feeling...!
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💡FUN FACT FRIDAY💡
Tennessee houses the country's largest underground lake, known as the Lost Sea. How many have YOU have fed the fish from the underground boat ride???
Tennessee houses the country's largest underground lake, known as the Lost Sea. How many have YOU have fed the fish from the underground boat ride???
Cookeville, what Cemetery Walk story stands out most in YOUR memory? Brassell brothers? Eddie 'Jelly' Watson? Or, how about the local woman with a connection to Anna Nicole Smith? Share in the comments!
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116 W. Broad Street
Cookeville, TN 38501
Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
