Dr. Sharon Loury, a Professor of Nursing at East Tennessee State University, completed an introductory volume entitled Appalachian Nursing: A History, 1890-1960 in the Fall of 2024. The book delves into many important aspects of the development of nursing theory … Continue reading →
Meet Janet, a terrifically talented surgery RN for Tennova Hospital System in East Tennessee. In October, 2024, Billie McNamara had the opportunity to meet and chat with Janet about her training. Janet first earned her LPN certification after studying under … Continue reading →
Before it burned, Broadway Baptist Church was the location of many KGH graduation events. This image is from an undated postcard.
Continue reading →Note: Ginny’s obituary doesn’t indicate it, but she was a member of the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Virginia Swift, also known as Ginny, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina, three weeks before her 103rd … Continue reading →
Mary “Polly” Lillian Whittle, age 90, of Crossville, Tennessee, peacefully entered into God’s Kingdom on September 22, 2023. She was born October 6, 1932, in Reinzi, Mississipppi, to James and Ruby Robinson. Polly, beloved mother, grandmother, nurse, and friend, is … Continue reading →
Dorotha “Dot” Fay Severs May 7, 1928 — July 10, 2023 Dorotha (Dot) Fay Severs, age 95, passed away on July 10, 2023 in Port St Lucie, Fl. She was born in Union County Tennessee in 1928. She graduated from … Continue reading →
Bridge honors sisters who served in WWII A bridge on Henrytown Road has been renamed to honor a pair of sisters who volunteered as nurses in World War II, with one of them among the American personnel taken prisoner during … Continue reading →
Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was 99. Born on May 22nd, 1923, on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina, she was the … Continue reading →
The information and photos below were excerpted from a lengthy investigative article published by NPR.org — full link is below. When Dr. H.M. Green opened his new medical office building on East Vine Avenue in 1922, Black Knoxville residents could … Continue reading →
This photo of the Class of 1938 at their graduation ceremony was in the personal collection of Marcia Wyman (married Beamon Sherley Cooley, Jr., MD). Marcia’s granddaughter, Anne-Wyman Black, donated the photo for our museum and archival collection. For many … Continue reading →
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