Announcing the Schedule for The Midlands Frontier Regional Studies Seminar, 2003-2004

The Midlands Frontier Regional Studies Seminar (MFRSS) gives scholars examining the early history of Tennessee, Kentucky, and related areas the opportunity to present and discuss one another's work in an informal setting. Meetings are held one Friday a month during the academic year at Middle Tennessee State University's Center for Historic Preservation (1416 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN).

This year's meetings and presenters are:

October 10, 2003
"The African-American Experience on the Cumberland Frontier, 1540-1800,"
Dan Allen Cumberland Research Group, Inc.

November 14, 2003
"Andrew Jackson and the Tennessee Frontier, 1788-1828."
Robbie Jones
The Hermitage

January 16, 2004
"Medium and Message in the Historical Thought of White Tennesseans, 1770-1820."
Lynn Nelson
Middle Tennessee State University

February 13, 2004
"Possum on Fine China: Archaeological Contributions to Our Understanding of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier, 1760-1820."
Kevin Smith
Middle Tennessee State University

March 12, 2004
"Incident at Duck River: The Impact of Indian Depredations in the Public Memory of Early Tennessee"
Tom Kanon
Tennessee State Library and Archives

April 9, 2004
"Tennessee Log House Types."
Michael Gavin
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

To learn more about the seminar, look at seminar papers on-line, or to get driving directions to Murfreesboro, please visit us on the web.