Historically Speaking
Ray Smith
This is the online archive for Historically Speaking, the weekly newspaper column that I have written since 2006 and which is published in The Oak Ridger .
The archive will eventually contain all the articles published from February 2006 to date. If you want to see a copy of a certain series or article, please contact me directly and I will help you get what you are interested in seeing. To email Ray Click Here.
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Additionally, I published a weekly column on the history of the Y-12 National Security Complex from 2006 - 2015.
An online archive of these columns are available here: Y-12: Local Treasure - National Resource
Also, the documentary films I either produced or co-produced are available online here: Documentary Films
One additional documentary film I produced on Ed Westcott Photographer is available online here: Ed Westcott - Photographer documentary film
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2006 Archive
2-7-06 Bill Wilcox Oak Ridge Historian
2-14-06 The Guest House (Alexander Inn)
2-21-06 Ed Westcott: Photographer Extraordinaire
2-28-06 Emery Road Bridge needs help part 1
3-7-06 Emery Road Bridge needs help part 2
3-15-06 John Hendrix Oak Ridge Prophet part 1
3-21-06 John Hendrix Oak Ridge Prophet part 2
3-28-06 Ed Westcott: His story continues
4-5-06 World War II Secret City Gates
4-11-06 Churchill and Roosevelt - Legacy of Atlantic Alliance
4-19-06 Churchill and Roosevelt - and the legacy of Oak Ridge
4-25-06 An usual barbwire fenced area - what purpose did it serve?
5-2-06 John Hendrix - Clay Seals by Ed Westcott part 1
5-9-06 John Hendrix - Clay Seals by Ed Westcott Part 2
5-16-06 Miller key to obtaining Y-12's silver
5-30-06 Joe Oakes article on John Hendrix part 1
6-6-06 Joe Oakes article on John Hendrix part 2
6-13-06 Wheat Historical Marker reinstalled
6-20-06 It all started in Building 9731
6-28-06 Jane recalls time in Oak Ridge
7-5-06 How Oak Ridge was selected
7-18-06 Oak Ridge Gates and Communities
7-25-06 Battle of Kings Mountain
8-1-06 Back of Oak Ridge author
8-8-06 Coal Creek Coal Miners Museum - part 1
8-15-06 Coal Creek Coal Miners Museum- part 2
8-21-06 The Clinton 12 - part 1
8-22-06 The Clinton 12 - part 2
9-6-06 McSwain Sisters tell story that predates Clinton 12
9-12-06 Mim Eicher Rivas and the educated horse Beautiful Jim Key part 1
9-19-06 Mim Eicher Rivas and the educated horse Beautiful Jim Key part 2
11-14-06 Education in Oak Ridge - Pre-Oak Ridge and Early-Oak Ridge Schools
11-21-06 Education in Oak Ridge - pre Oak Ridge part 2
11-28-06 An Adventure in Democratic Administration
12-5-06 Oak Ridge Schools Blankenship's Workshops
12-12-06 History of the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation
12-19-06 Education Foundation looks toward the future part 1
12-26-06 Education Foundation looks toward the future part 2
2007 Archive
1-3-07 Former Oak Ridge High School principal
1-16-07 Insights into Tom Dunigan
1-23-07 Oak Ridge Science part 1
1-30-07 Oak Ridge Science part 2
2-6-07 Oak Ridge's Special "Moment in History"
2-13-07 Oak Ridge Boys ties to Oak Ridge
2-28-07 A Sister City Story from Tom Row
3-6-07 Classes in the 1940s Mitzi Frances part 1
3-13-07 Mitzi Frances looks back part 2
3-20-07 Floyd Shook and his Secret City memories
3-27-07 Secret City memories of Floyd Shook part 2
4-3-07 Lead Japanese pilot at Pearl Harbor visited Oak Ridge in 1962 part 1
4-10-07 Lead Japanese pilot at Pearl Harbor visited Oak Ridge in 1962 part 2
4-17-07 Herbert Dodd looks back part 1
4-24-07 Herbert Dodd looks back part 2
5-1-07 High School memories of Dee Chambliss part 1
5-8-07 High School memories of Dee Chambliss part 2
5-13-07 Youth Council on the Atomic Crisis
5-22-07 1944 Troop Train wreck part 1
5-29-07 1944 Troop Train wreck part 2
6-6-07 1944 Troop Train Wreck part 3
6-12-07 1944 Troop Train Wreck part 4
6-19-07 My day with The Oak Ridge Boys
6-26-07 Tidwell first responder at 1944 troop train wreck
7-3-07 Bus driver transported dead and alive
7-10-07 Locomotive No 418 steam dome
7-24-07 Causes of 1944 Troop Train Wreck part 1
7-31-07 Causes of the 1944 Troop Train Wreck part 2
8-7-07 Cherokee Caverns part 1
8-14-07 The History of Cherokee Caverns part 2
8-21-07 Oak Ridge and the Red Cross part 1
8-28-07 Oak Ridge and the Red Cross part 2
9-4-07 Oak Ridge and the Red Cross part 3
9-11-07 OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information part 1
9-18-07 OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information part 2
9-25-07 John Rice Irwin before Oak Ridge part 1
10-2-07 John Rice Irwin before Oak Ridge part 2
10-16-07 John Hancock home and Oak Ridge historic structures part 1
10-23-07 John Hancock home and Oak Ridge historic structures part 2
11-13-07 Oak Ridge jail was first a communications center
11-20-07 Unusual addition to 101 Bus Terminal Road
11-27-07 101 Bus Terminal Road has many connections
12-4-07 More adventures at 101 Bus Terminal Road and Katy's Kitchen
11-13 11-20 11-27 12-4-07 Oak Ridge jail was first a communications center
12-11-07 My day with Meadowlark Lemon
12-18-07 An Oak Ridge Veterans' Day
12-25-07 Stories from Bill Wilcox on Veterans' Day
2008 Archive
1-8-08 James A Martin patent letter - part 1
1-15-08 James A Martin patent letter - part 2
1-22-08 Heritage Tourism to preserve past and attract visitors
1-29-08 K-25 History important to Oak Ridge Heritage Tourism
2-12-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshiima - Part 1
2-19-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima, part 2
2-26-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima - Part 3
3-4-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima - Part 4
3-11-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima - Part 5
3-18-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima - Part 6
3-25-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima - part 7
4-1-08 Emily Mitchell journey of discovery to Hiroshima - part 8
4-15-08 A brief history of the Holiday Bureau
4-22-08 Daffodils on Pellissippi Parkway
4-29-08 More on Maria and Daffodils
5-6-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 1
5-27-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 2
6-17-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 3
6-24-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 4
7-8-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 5
7-15-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 6
7-22-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 7
7-29-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 8
8-5-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 9
8-26-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 10
9-16-08 John Rather: An asteroid and an internationally known scientific innovator
9-23-08 Our International Friendship Bell - a unique Oak Ridge symbol, part 11
10-14-08 Further thoughts on Heritage Tourism
10-21-08 Further thoughts on Heritage Tourism and Hot Air Balloons
10-30-08 Connie Bolling turns 100
11-2-08 Bill Wilcox and Gerald Boyd
11-11-08 AMSE returns Flattop house to Oak Ridge
11-18-08 Where there is a will there is a way - Shirley Cox
12-2-08 Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee
12-9-08 Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee part 2
12-16-08 Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee part 3
12-23-08 Nancy Ward statue - 2
12-30-08 is the answer in Oak Ridge?
2009 Archive
1-6-09 Is the answer in Oak Ridge - conclusion
1-20-09 Oak Ridge and Korean War
1-27-09 Bones of Betrayal - interview with the authors - part 1
2-2-09 Bones of Betrayal - interview with the authors - part 2
2-10-09 Lucille Whitman is the inspiration for Bones of Betrayal
3-3-09 K-25 and Heritage Tourism
3-10-09 The Original Gates Opening Ceremony
3-17-09 The original Gates Opening Ceremony
3-24-09 The Opening Gates Reenactment
4-14-09 Oak Ridge theaters and Cynthia
4-21-09 The Oak Ridge Health Department
5-5-09 East Tennessee Riding Club
5-12-09 Oak Ridge and professional baseball part 1
5-19-09 Oak Ridge professional baseball part 2
5-26-09 Modern day Oak Ridge Bombers
6-9-09 A Tribute to Robbie Young
6-16-09 The Oak Ridge Pioneers part 2
6-30-09 Our own Airmail Beacon House update part 1
7-7-09 Our own Airmail Beacon House update part 2
7-14-09 Richard and Shirley Chinn
7-21-09 Richard and Shirley Chinn part 2
7-28-09 Richard and Shirley Chinn part 3
8-4-09 The Oak Ridge Bombers that lasted
8-11-09 The Oak Ridge Bombers that lasted part 2
8-18-09 The Oak Ridge Bombers - community leadership
8-25-09 The Oak Ridge Bombers final thoughts
9-1-09 Marshall Andy and Cherokee Caverns
9-8-09 Early history of animal control in Oak Ridge
9-22-09 An Oak Ridge Treasure - The UT Arboretum
10-6-09 UT Arboretum Historical Dramas and more
10-13-09 UT Arboretum Indian trail tree
10-20-09 A brief history of the Comparative Animal Research Laboratory - Introduction
10-27-09 A brief history of the UT-AEC Agricultural Research Laboratory - part two
11-3-09 A brief history of the UT-AEC Agricultural Research Laboratory - part three
11-10-09 Two Brothers visit during World War II
11-17-09 A brief history of the UT-AEC Agricultural Research Laboratory - part four
11-24-09 David Hall Cabin and Charlie Monday
12-1-09 A brief history of the UT-AEC ARL - CARL
12-8-09 A Brief History of the UT-AEC ARL Conclusion
12-15-09 Atomic City Sportsmen Club celebrates 40 years
12-22-09 Atomic City Sportsmen Club celebrates 40 years - part 2
12-29-09 The Manhattan Project National Historical Park and Oak Ridge
2010 Archive
1-5-10 History of the Oak Ridge Country Club
1-12-10 History of the Oak Ridge Country Club part 2
1-19-10 Bob Carmack and Elwood
1-26-10 Bob Carmack - golf tournament champion
2-2-10 Alvin York and his captured German machine gun
2-9-10 Oak Ridge Revitalization Effort and historic Guest House
2-16-10 The Andrew Jackson Magnolia tree story Part 1
2-23-10 A Washington DC trip to remember
3-2-10 The Andrew Jackson Magnolia tree story Part 2
3-9-10 The Emory Valley Center part 1
3-16-10 The Emory Valley Center part 2
3-23-10 Methodist Medical Center History Book part 1
4-6-10 Methodist Medical Center History Book part 2
4-13-10 Barkley Marathons 100 part 1
4-20-10 Barkley Marathons 100 part 2
4-27-10 A brief history of the Childrens Museum of Oak Ridge part 1
5-4-10 A brief history of the Childrens Museum of Oak Ridge part 2
5-11-10 A brief history of the Childrens Museum of Oak Ridge part 3
5-18-10 A brief history of the Childrens Museum of Oak Ridge part 4
6-1-10 Childrens Museum and Harold Jernigan
6-8-10 The Childrens Museum and some important facts
6-15-10 All Aboard A World of Trains comes alive
6-29-10 A bit more on Lloydstown at the Childrens Museum of Oak Ridge
7-20-10 Childrens Museum and the history of East Tennessee
7-27-10 History of City Managers in Oak Ridge
8-3-10 A Special Garden Celebration
8-10-10 Childrens Museum and Sunday Punch
8-17-10 Childrens Museum and Ed Westcott
8-31-10 Bill Wilcox and his Father's letter
9-7-10 Childrens Museum and Oak Ridge History part 1
9-14-10 Childrens Museum and Oak Ridge History part 2
9-21-10 Childrens Museum and Oak Ridge History part 3
9-28-10 Childrens Museum and Oak Ridge History part 4
10-5-10 The Childrens Museum's Garden Trains
10-12-10 Kids Go Green and the future
10-26-10 Greenways Oak Ridge - the beginning
11-2-10 Greenways Oak Ridge - through the years
11-9-10 A Greenways Oak Ridge report from Dan Robbins
11-16-10 History of Girls Inc part 1
11-23-10 History of Girls Inc part 2
11-30-10 Girls Inc reflections from Patti Loch Shelton
12-7-10 Carol Mullane looks to the future of Girls Inc
12-14-10 A tribute to Fred Heddleson
12-21-10 A tribute to Fred Heddleson - part 2
12-28-10 A tribute to Fred Heddleson - part 3
2011 Archive
1-4-11 The Forgotten Detachment
1-11-11 Martin Funeral Homes part 1
1-21-11 A look at the 1950 integration story
1-25-11 Martin Funeral Homes part 2
2-1-11 Martin Funeral Homes part 3
2-8-11 Hollaender Sunday fossil hikes
2-15-11 Holaender Sunday fossil hikes part 2
2-22-11 Foards share fond memories of hikes and Hollaender
3-8-11 Cats embark on a season to remember
3-15-11 The road to the championship
3-29-11 Peggy Heddleston -- liturgical
4-5-11 Peggy Heddleston -- artistic
4-26-11 Peggy Heddleson -- artist and more
5-3-11 Selma Shapiro and the Children's Museum
5-10-11 Selma Shapiro and Stories of the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
5-17-11 Selma Shapiro and the Children's Museum - the first giant steps
5-24-11 Selma Shapiro and the Children's Museum - from a dream to a legend
5-31-11 The Cedar Hill Playground Rebuild
6-7-11 Lloyd C. Blackwell and Bob Watson bus story
6-28-11 Remembering Selma Shapiro
7-5-11 Charles Vanden Bulck Story # 1
7-12-11 Charles Vanden Bulck Story # 2
7-19-11 Bill Vaden TTU Outstanding Alumni
8-1-11 Guest House - Alexander Inn History Part 1
8-2-11 Guest House - Alexander Inn History Part 2
8-8-11 Guest House - Alexander Inn History Part 3
8-22-11 Oak Ridge Institute for Continuing Learning part 1
8-30-11 Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning - Oak Ridge's best kept secret
9-6-11 Facebook and our History
9-13-11 A closer look at Los Alamos and how they interpret their history
9-27-11 Secret City Film Festival
10-4-11 More from Los Alamos on historic statues
10-25-11 A unique piece of our history is preserved by Emma Lee Spray
11-1-11 Ruth Davis and the Oak Ridge Garden Club Interview
11-15-11 Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corporation
11-22-11 Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corporation part 2
11-29-11 Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corporation part 3
12-6-11 Oak Ridge Technical enterprises Corporation part 4
12-13-11 Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corporation part 5
12-20-11 Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corporation part 6
12-27-11 Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corporation part 7
2012 Archive
1-2-12 Juergen Stein, Barry Stanner and historic ORTEC Building 1
1-10-12 1967 ORTEC Snapshot Dale Gedcke
1-17-12 Some GREAT things that happened in Oak Ridge in 2011
1-24-12 Some GREAT things that happened in Oak Ridge in 2011, part 2
1-31-12 Some GREAT things that happened in Oak Ridge in 2011 part 3
2-7-12 Some GREAT things that happened in Oak Ridge in 2011 part 4
2-14-12 Some GREAT things that happened in Oak Ridge in 2011 part 5
2-21-12 Some GREAT things that happened in Oak Ridge in 2011 part 6
3-13-12 Irvin Grossman, Artist, Art Teacher and admired Dad
3-20-12 Jane and Joel Buchanan
3-27-12 Jane and Joel Buchanan part 2
4-3-12 Jane and Joel Buchanan part 3
4-10-12 2012 Barkley Marathons at Frozen Head State Park part 1
4-17-12 2012 Barkley Marathons at Frozen Head State Park part 2
5-1-12 The Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell dedication anniversary
5-8-12 60TH Anniversary of Oak Ridge High School first state championship
5-15-12 ORHS track team continued its winning ways through the 1950's
5-22-12 Decade of dominance peaks with two more state championships
6-5-12 Who are Melungeons? Meet DruAnna
6-12-12 More on Melungeons and DruAnna
6-26-12 The Peak Cemetery Clean Up and the Jarnigan-Peak House
7-9-12 Progress on history related projects rev2
7-17-12 Some highlights of my recent trip to Washington DC
7-23-12 Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell and the World Bell Festival
8-6-12 Submarine update and a National Park bill status
8-13-12 Manhattan Project 70th anniversary
8-20-12 National Archives at Atlanta
8-27-12 The HISTORIC Guest House
9-3-12 The HISTORIC Guest House part 2
9-10-12 The HISTORIC Guest House part 3
9-24-12 CapitalMark Bank part 2
10-1-12 ADFAC History with Annies edits
10-8-12 Putting the Manhattan Project into proper perspective
10-15-12 Heritage Tourism and Oak Ridge
10-29-30-12 Historic Preservation and the candidates
10-31-12 Two Ghost Stories from Fred Eiler
11-5-12 The Guest House Alexander Inn Senior Living Center
11-19-12 Mysteries at the Museum comes to the American Museum of Science and Energy
12-10-12 Carl Bretz letters home
12- 17-12 Fermi and Oak Ridgers
12-24-12 Emergency Core Cooling Systems - David Hobson part 1
12-31-12 Emergency Core Cooling Systems - David Hobson part 2
2013 Archive
1-7-13 Center for Oak Ridge Oral Histories
1-14-13 Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge
2-4-13 Richard Lord - Secret Calutrons to Cyclotrons for Science
2-11-13 Bobby Copeland - World's No. 1 Western film book author
2-18-13 Bob Edwards interviews Bill Wilcox
2-25-13 President Harry S Trumans grandson
3-4-13 The 1963 Oak Ridge Basketball State Championship part 1
3-5-13 The Girls of Atomic City
3-11-13 The 1963 Oak Ridge High School Basketball State Championship part 2
3-25-13 The Girls of Atomic City
4-1-13 Manhattan Project National Historical Park
4-15-13 The Girls of Atomic City goes to 14
5-13-13 Corn from a Jar moonshine
5-20-13 Mercury 30 yrs history
6-6-13 Denise Kiernan and The Girls of Atomic City goes international w photos
7-1-13 Fred Vaslow at Trinity Test
7-8-13 Wartime Churches in Oak Ridge
7-15-13 Coach Joe Gaddis and the penny lady
8-6-13 Oak Ridge High School 1958 Championship
8-12-13 Transformation of the community of Wheat part 1
8-19-13 Transformation of the community of Wheat part 2
8-26-13 Transformation of the community of Wheat part 3
9-2-13 Transformation of the community of Wheat part 4
9-16-13 The final chapter - Bill Wilcox my friend
9-23-13 Colleen Black: Secrecy, spying, little privacy - a way of life here
10-14-13 Lee Russell Oak Ridge scientific superwoman
10-21-13 Bill Russell - from mice to mutagen
10-28-13 The Russells: A remarkable couple who made a difference
11-4-13 Graphite Reactor started up 70 years ago today rev 1a
11-11-13 Eugene Wigner speech on world's first chain reaction given on December 2, 1946
11-18-13 Knoxville Area Model Railroad - Children's Museum of Oak Ridge History
11-25-13 Alvin Weinberg part 1
12-24-13 Detaining Santa Claus and other holiday traditions
12-25-13 Oak Ridge Christmas 1948
2014 Archive
1-27-14 Alvin Weinberg article 3
2-3-14 Last Robertsville Reunion part 1
2-10-14 Last Robertsville Reunion part 2
2-25-14 Lunch 4 Literacy, Denise Kiernan
3-3-14 Alex Zucker - pillar at lab and in community
3-10-14 Alvin Trivelpiece part 1
3-17-14 Alvin Trivelpiece part 2
3-31-14 Oak Ridge Sectional Bridge Tournament and Gene Roy’s influence on Bridge in Oak Ridge
4-9-14 Lunch 4 Literacy and Denise Kiernan - new visitors coming
5-19-14 Rowing history part 1 - Start to finish
5-26-14 Rowing history part 2 - Citizens’ group saves future top-ranked rowing
6-2-14 Rowing history part 3 - 35 years of rowing highlights in Oak Ridge
6-16-14 Oak Ridge - The way it was
6-23-14 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education book
6-30-14 Charlotte Brown and her miniature "Charlottetown"
7-21-14 Harold Duncan - Early Life: living conditions in early Oak Ridge
8-4-14 Harold Duncan - Early Life: living conditions in early Oak Ridge part 2
8-11-14 Oak Ridge National Laboratory technological breakthroughs
8-18-14 American Museum of Science and Energy - what does the future hold?
8-25-14 The Manhattan Project National Historical Park potential sites at Hanford part 1
9-1-14 The Manhattan Project National Historical Park potential sites at Hanford part 2
9-8-14 Waldo Cohn conducted isotope research and the Oak Ridge Symphony part 1
9-15-14 Waldo Cohn part 2 Revelations from a DOE oral history
9-22-14 Clark Center Park - named for a man, Mr. Carbide!
9-29-14 Abraham Lincoln: The East Tennessee Connection
10-6-14 The Guest House at the Alexander Inn
10-22-14 BOMB: A story of scientists, saboteurs and spies
10-27-14 If you are afraid of ghosts don't go to Rugby part 1
10-29-14 If you are afraid of ghosts don't go to Rugby part 2
11-3-14 Physics Genius showed Oak Ridge how to be safe
11-10-14 The Guest House at The Alexander Inn
11-17-14 Clyde Hopkins: A marvelous man and manager
11-18-14 Clyde Hopkins: Stories of the man, the manager
11-24-14 First Reception at the Guest House at the Alexander Inn
12-1-14 Manhattan Project Spies and Oak Ridge part 1 (Spies who worked in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project)
12-15-14 Manhattan Project Spies and Oak Ridge part 2 (The most dangerous Manhattan Project Spy)
12-22-14 Manhattan Project Spies and Oak Ridge part 3 (Trial of the most dangerous Manhattan Project Spy)
12-29-14 Manhattan Project Spies and Oak Ridge part 4 (Spy worked at Y-12,Tennessee Eastman Co.)
2015 Archive
1-5-15 Secret City:The Second Generation - a book review
1-14-15 Tim Myrick - a testimony of life
1-19-15 Francis Perey's aunt died from the element she discovered
1-26-15 A Time for Change at AMSE
2-2-15 Thom Mason: Partnerships spur economic development
2-9-15 Thom Mason: Charting the path to carbon-free power
2-26-15 TN General Assembly comes to Oak Ridge
3-2-15 A local love story for Valentine
3-9-15 The Dinner of '75 & thoughts on Carolyn Krause 'herstory'
3-23-15 Kentucky newspaper's 1949 look at city, part 1
3-24-15 A tribute to Colleen Black by Denise Kiernan
3-30-15 Weinberg film debuts April 23
4-6-15 Kentucky newspaper's 1949 look at city, part 2
4-13-15 Kentucky newspaper's 1949 look at city, part 3
4-20-15 Kentucky newspaper's 1949 look at city, part 4
4-27-15 Beginnings of Leadership Oak Ridge
5-5-15 From Leadership Oak Ridge to Center for Leadership & Community Development
5-12-15 Kentucky newspaper's 1949 look at city, part 5
5-18-15 Kentucky newspaper's 1949 look at city, part 6
5-25-15 Update on the Alexander Guest House
5-26-15 Pre-Memorial Day memories from Ed Westcott images
6-15-15 Manhattan Project National Historical Park and Oak Ridge
6-22-15 70th Anniversary of the Manhattan Project Event
7-13-15 Airplane Filling Station
7-15-15 An Oak Ridge Love Story
7-20-15 An Oak Ridge perspective on Keith McDaniel's documentary film
7-29-15 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Memorandum of Agreement
8-3-15 Connections between the Civil War, Caryville, TN, and the Hope Diamond Part 1
8-10-15 Connections between the Civil War, Caryville, TN, and the Hope Diamond Part 2
8-17-15 Brushy Mountain Prison - soon to be a distillery and tourist destination
8-24-15 Explore Oak Ridge - A new website and app for tourist in Oak Ridge
8-31-15 Oak Ridge Tour for Onkemetese Manaapelo and Maria Modise
9-7-15 PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY at Oak Ridge High School
9-21-15 Life of a Secret City Kid
9-28-15 A night with Denise Kiernan and Guests
10-19-15 Alexander Guest House opening 10-26-15
11-2-15 Richard Rhodes visits Oak Ridge and Knoxville
11-16-15 Manhattan Project National Historical Park established
11-30-15 Murals on Electrical Utility Boxes across Oak Ridge
12-7-15 The Ed Westcott Project at Jefferson Middle School
12-14-15 Friends of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park - Oak Ridge
12-21-15 Bob Wesley: Long time public affairs professional, part 1
12-28-15 Bob Wesley: Long time public affairs professional, part 2
2016 Archive
1-4-16 Oak Ridge's secret plutonium experiment, part 1
1-11-16 Oak Ridge's secret plutonium experiment, part 2
1-18-16 The in-and-out history of plutonium in Oak Ridge
2-1-16 Manhattan Project National Historical Park - an update
2-8-16 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Foundation Document Workshop
2-15-16 Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Miles Leverett, part 1
2-22-16 Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Miles Leverett, part 2
2-29-16 Shigeko Uppuluri and Our International Friendship Bell
3-28-16 The Oak Ridge Graphite Reactor
4-4-16 ORNLs commercial successes
4-11-16 Martin Whitaker first ORNL director
4-18-16 ORNLs 1954 iodine release
4-25-16 20 years supporting the GSMNP
5-2-16 Tuskegee Airmen traveling exhibit
5-9-16 Los Alamos & the Manhattan Project - 1.5 Million Years of History in One Hour
5-16-16 Oak Ridge area once crossroads of America
5-23-16 Rosie the Riveters at Secret City Festival
5-30-26 Charles Thomas and James Lum
6-20-16 Eugene Wigner by Alvin Weinberg
6-27-16 Heritage Tourism AMSE and SARM (What can YOU do for Oak Ridge?)
7-5-16 The Willow Run Rosies part 1
7-18-16 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairmans Award
7-25-16 The Willow Run Rosies part 2
8-16-16 Wynona Arrington Butner - Calutron Girl
8-22-16 Two retired Oak Ridge National Laboratory employees recall stories about Eugene Wigner
8-29-16 More Eugene Wigner stories: Response to a Feynman claim
9-26-16 Births of nuclear navy and commercial nuclear power - ORNL influence
10-3-16 ORSORT - model for university nuclear engineering courses
10-10-16 Tom Scott's unique museum in Oak Ridge
10-31-16 The Camera Club of Oak Ridge part 1
11-4-16 Oak Ridge High School 1956 TN State Championship Football Team
11-7-16 The Camera Club of Oak Ridge part 2
11-11-16 HonorAir includes Oak Ridge Manhattan Project workers
11-15-16 BEYOND EXPECTATIONS - International Friendship Bell
11-18-16 ORUD remembers the veterans
11-28-16 Early History of ORINS-ORAU Medical Division
12-5-16 Katharine Way and the idea for Oak Ridge National Laboratory
12-12-16 Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell and Peace Pavilion part 1
12-19-16 Donald Frank Musser - From Oak Ridge to Geneva and beyond
12-26-16 Claudy F. Osborn - a son's memory
2017 Archive
1-2-17 Ernie Wollan - founder of health physics and neutron scattering
1-9-17 Ernie Wollan - A son's perspective on a pioneering physicist
1-23-17 Nazareth Gengozian ORAU Chief Scientist
1-25-17 The New Hope Cemetery at Y-12
2-13-17 Kris + Audrey Stevens Niyogi
2-22-17 Making History Again in 2017 (Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell)
3-14-17 Lester Fox - A Legendary and Iconic Storyteller
3-21-17 Alexander Hollaender part 1
3-29-17 Alexander Hollaender part 2
4-4-17 Some insights into FIRST Robotics in Tennessee
4-12-17 Oak Ridge National Laboratory helped shape the digital future
4-19-17 122 Euclid Circle First Cemesto House Sold in Oak Ridge
4-26-17 Oak Ridge Public Library National Library Week Volunteer Appreciation
5-3-17 ORNL, ORAU play role in cancer detection & treatment
5-10-17 Sandy Smith - Oak Ridger with a far reach
5-22-17 Secret City Festival 2017 Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association
5-25-17 Secret City Festival 2017 Faith and Courage - Military Chaplains
5-26-17 Secret City Festival 2017 Celebrate our Heroes
6-1-17 USS Oak Ridge rings in Secret City Festival
6-7-17 Mel Sturm on USS Missouri for Japanese surrender
6-19-17 Virginia Coleman: A "Girl of Atomic City" and a Chemist - part 1
6-28-17 Virginia Coleman: Practicing chemistry - Part 2 in the series
7-12-17 Virginia Coleman: Marrying a chemist - Part 3 in the series
7-19-17 Virginia Coleman: A career change and child abuse concern - Part 4 in the series
7-26-17 Virginia Coleman: A Great Lady and a Good Friend
8-14-17 Alan Carr: 75 Years of Creating Tomorrow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
8-22-17 Oak Ridge celebrates 75th Anniversary
8-30-17 Oak Ridge Institute of Continued Learning celebrates 20th anniversary
9-13-17 Murray Rosenthal part 1
9-20-17 Murray Rosenthal part 2
10-2-17 Murray Rosenthal part 3
10-11-17 American Museum of Science and Energy Transition to Main Street Oak Ridge
11-2-17 A better life through centrifuges
11-20-17 Benita Albert's Kai-Fu Lee Story - Part 1
11-29-17 Benita Albert's Kai-Fu Lee Story - Part 2
12-7-17 Benita Albert's Kai-Fu Lee Story - Part 3
12-22-17 Ed Westcott: by Pat Hope
2018 Archive (dates indicate the article was published during that week)
1-2-18 Giants of fast food have early connections to Oak Ridge
1-29-18 Ed Westcott 96th Birthday - 75th Anniversary
2-12-18 Beyond Influenza - centrifuge based medical instrumentation
2-19-18 Uranium Enrichment Part 1
3-12-18 Uranium Enrichment Part 2
3-22-18 Molten Salt Reactor History - Part 1 (Interest revived in the ORNL - developed molten salt reactor)
4-2-18 Molten Salt Reactor History - Part 2 (Birth and life of the first Molten Salt Reactor)
4-9-18 Molten Salt Reactor History - Part 3 (Thorium may be the key to the second nuclear era)
5-7-18 Who lived where - Part 2 (Former paperboy recalls where people lived)
5-14-18 The American Museum of Science and Energy
5-28-18 Deirdre Barrett Part 1
6-4-18 75th Anniversary Book on Oak Ridge Schools
6-11-18 Deirdre Barrett Part 2
6-18-18 Frank Hoffman by John Rice Irwin
7-30-18 Ken Mayes and the American Museum of Science and Energy
8-13-18 American Museum of Science and Energy - a preview of the coming move
9-3-18 Hugh Barnett is 102 years old
9-10-18 Dedication Sept. 20 for Friendship Bell's Peace Pavilion
10-9-18 1958---THE GREATEST SEASON, PART !
10-16-18 1958---THE GREATEST SEASON, PART 2
10-23-18 1958---THE GREATEST SEASON, PART 3
11-5-18 1958---THE GREATEST SEASON, PART 4
11-12-18 Alvin Weinberg Papers Project
11-19-18 75th Anniversary Alexander Guest House
12-3-18 John Rice Irwin inducted into East TN Writers Hall of Fame
12-10-18 Pearl Price: ORHS Class of 1944
12-28-18 Oak Ridge fitness guru Hensley gears up for 90!
2019 Archive (dates indicate the article was published during that week)
1-18-19 Ed Westcott 97th Birthday
1-21-19 Tom Spray story Part 2
2-4-19 Dave Hobson early life in Oak Ridge
2-18-19 Dave Hobson teenage life in Oak Ridge
3-1-19 70th Anniversary Celebrations
3-20-19 Online archive features more stories, plus on 75 years of OR school system
4-9-19 Ed Westcott - My hero and friend
4-23-19 The early life of a Pulitzer Prize winner who grew up in Oak Ridge
5-20-19 Frances Gross Bodymender Physical Trainer
5-27-19 The Grove Theater: Then and Now
7-5-19 Oak Ridge legend Pete Craven
7-15-19 Kai-Fu Lee The Pied Piper of AI comes home
8-12-19 History of Computing at Y-12 Part 1
8-19-19 Friends Honoring Lee Russell JF edits
8-26-19 History of Computing at Y-12 Part 2
9-11-19 History of Computing at Y-12 Part 3
9-12-19 State Championship Trophies
9-30-19 Oak Ridge Senior Center
10-7-19 Oak Ridge History Museum
10-14-19 American Museum of Science and Energy Award
10-29-19 Hardin helps improve the library
11-8-19 Oak Ridge's four-star general Part 1
11-11-19 Oak Ridge's four-star general Part 2
12-20-19 Dan Zulli remembers St Mary's
12-30-19 Remembering Ed Westcott and Lee Russell
2020 Archive (dates indicate the article was published during that week)
1-6-2020 Dot Byrd and the Smallest Library in the US Part 1
1-13-2020 Dot Byrd and the Smallest Library in the US Part 2
3-10-2020 Mary Elizabeth Alexander Part 1
3-16-2020 Mary Elizabeth Alexander Part 2
3-27-2020 Bob Schultz and Nuclear Weapons Testing - Part 1
4-6-2020 Bob Schultz and Nuclear Weapons Testing - Part 2
4-9-2020 Otto Yang COVID-19 Part 1
4-13-2020 Otto Yang COVID-19 Part 2
4-20-2020 Bob Schultz and Nuclear Weapons Testing - Part 3
5-11-2020 Patrick Caton - Part 1
5-18-2020 Oak Ridge Secret is Out - Paint the Town - with Chalk
5-25-2020 Patrick Caton - Part 2
6-15-2020 2020 Oak Ridge High School Seniors share memories
6-29-2020 Karl Morgan "Dropping the A-Bomb was a mistake"
7-3-2020 What caused the Japanese to surrender
7-6-2020 The Aftermath of World War II
7-16-2020 Fred Vaslow Oak Ridger at the Trinity Test
7-20-2020 Nikki Caldwell Fargas Part 1
7-27-2020 Days of Peace and Remembrance - August 6 and 9, 2020
8-10-2020 Nikki Caldwell Fargas Part 2
8-24-2020 Oak Ridge's history illustrates what America can do when we work together
8-31-2020 Archie Lee (1 of first graduates of OR High tells his story)
9-1-2020 Archie Lee (Sit ins, Proms and other life experiences)
9-28-2020 General Groves and Oak Ridge by Stan Norris Part 1
10-5-2020 General Groves and Oak Ridge by Stan Norris Part 2
10-12-2020 General Groves and Oak Ridge by Stan Norris Part 3
10-19-2020 Bill Manly part 1
11-2-2020 Bill Manly and Bob Charpie part 2
11-6-2020 Manhattan Project National Historical Park fifth Anniversary
11-30-2020 The Secret is Out - Discover Oak Ridge
12-14-2020 Some Secret City Secrets should not stay hidden
12-27-2020 Bill Manly Stories part 3
2021 Archive (dates indicate the article was published during that week)
1-11-2021 Revolutionary War Veterans part 1
1-25-2021 Revolutionary War Veterans part 2
2-15-2021 John Penniman part 1
2-22-2021 John Penniman part 2
3-1-2021 Lunch 4 Literacy turns 30
3-1-2021 Alvin Weinberg Papers go online
4-5-2021 Oak Ridge Foundation for Achieving Excellence
4-12-2021 A Tribute to Alvin Weinberg
5-14-2021 The accomplishments of a 1999 ORHSâgrad who copes with blindness
5-19-2021 Storytelling festival goes virtual on June 5
5-26-2021 ORHS grad organizes programs for disabled; blind athlete runs marathons
6-3-2021 Oak Ridge High School Memories of 2021 Class
6-8-2021 COVID-19: ORNL’s unsung discovery of messenger RNA
6-18-2021 FORNL to feature Krishna Niyogis: Academy of Science member
6-30-2021 Bill Henry remembered
7-5-2021 Two new murals celebrate Oak Ridge (more to come?)
7-22-2021 Sibling Lawyers got their start in Oak Ridge Schools
8-3-2021 'Toast the Town': Development announcement Friday
8-11-2021 Foundation now operating AMSE, K-25 History Center
8-12-2021 ORHS Grads and Sibling Lawyers part 2
8-16-2021Uranium Gaseous Diffusion
8-23-2021 Uranium Gaseous Diffusion part 2
9-13-2021 International Day of Peace and our International Friendship Bell
9-16-2021 Al Nier made a difference
9-20-2021 Katherine Xue part 1
9-27-2021 Katherine Xue part 2
10-4-2021 Julia Watson McClanahan part 1
10-11-2021 Julia Watson McClanahan part 2
10-18-2021 A Unique Perspective of Oak Ridge Integration
11-1-2021 Ed Westcott Ham Radio
11-8-2021 Flatwater Tales: Sheila Arnold
11-15-2021 Oak Ridge Attractions
11-22-2021 Oak Ridge history in films and video
12-8-2021 Lab on a Chip - Top 10 Technology Transfers from ORNL
12-13-2021 A Small Commentary on Integration in Oak Ridge
12-20-2021 Oak Ridge Integration part 2
12-27-2021 Oak Ridge Integration part 3
2022 Archive (dates indicate the article was published during that week, usually on Fridays )
1-3-2022 Oak Ridge Anniversary Coins
1-20-2022 Ed Westcott 100th Anniversary of his Birth
2-7-2022 Oak Ridge Associated Universities Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity
3-14-2022 Stephen Buchanan Part 1
3-21-2022 Stephen Buchanan Part 2
3-28-2022 Lions Club Oak Ridge Map
4-4-2022 German POW's in Tennessee
4-11-2022 Elizabeth Edwards and Oak Ridge Public Library
4-18-2022 1958 Oak Ridge High School Football National Champions
5-16-2022 Oak Ridge Schools Class of 2022 Part 1
5-23-2022 Oak Ridge Schools Class of 2022 Part 2
6-13-2022 Sleeper Agent Part 2
6-27-2022 Chris Keim and Copper 63
7-4-2022 Early Robertsville History Part 1
7-11-2022 Early Robertsville History Part 2
7-18-2022 Early Robertsville History Part 3
7-25-2022 Early Robertsville History Part 4
8-1-2022 J. Robert Oppenheimer Part 1
8-8-2022 J. Robert Oppenheimer Part 2
8-15-2022 Bonnie Carroll Part 1
8-22-2022 Bonnie Carroll Part 2
9-12-2022 Joel Buchanan Part 2
9-19-2022 Jennifer Azzi and Nikki Caldwell
9-26-2022 Oak Ridge High School NFL Players
10-3-2022 80th Anniversary and Cindy Kelly
10-10-2022 Disappearing Appalachia
10-31-2022 Stanley Thompson Part 1
11-14-2022 Stanley Thompson Part 2
11-21-2022 Seaborg, Weinberg, and MSRE
11-28-2022 USS Oak Ridge Reunion
12-5-2022 Life is a Ball Game (The Oak Ridge Bombers)
12-12-2022 Julia Hopper Daniel Part 1
12-23-2022 Family Resource Center
12-30-2022 Julia Hopper Daniel Part 2
2023 Archive (dates indicate the column was published during that week, usually on Fridays)
1-2-2023 Hidden History: Stories From the Secret City
1-23-2023 Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology & Training Center Part 1
1-30-2023 Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology & Training Center Part 2
2-6-2023 Lunch 4 Literacy Luncheon
2-13-2023 African Music influence on American music and culture
2-20-2023 Historical Markers for Scarboro 85
2-27-2023 TN Legislature in Oak Ridge part 1
3-6-2023 TN Legislature in Oak Ridge part 2
3-20-2023 Roots of America Indigenous Heritage
3-27-2023 Lunch 4 Literacy - Kim Michele Richardson
4-10-2023 Half-Life of a Secret - Emily Strasser
5-15-2023 Oak Ridge High School Class
6-5-2023 Zafer Malazgirt part 1
6-12-2023 Zafer Malazgirt part 2
6-19-2023 Bil Lepp tells John Hendrix Story at Flatwater Storytelling Festival
6-26-2023 The Anderson County Poor Farm
7-3-2023 Rev. Robert Jones at Flatwater Storytelling Festival
7-10-2023 J. Robert Oppenheimer part 1 (Reprint)
7-14-2023 J. Robert Oppenheimer part 2 (Reprint)
7-17-2023 Clyde Kelly and K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant part 1
7-24-2023 Oppenheimer Week in Oak Ridge
7-24-2023 Clyde Kelly and K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant part 2
7-31-2023 Oppenheimer and two Oak Ridgers
8-7-2023 Coal Creek 1 (How Welsh coal miners ended convict leasing and slavery in Tennessee)
8-14-2023 Coal Creek 2 (Anderson County’s coal mine explosions led to improved mine safety)
10-23-2023 Alan Carr and Brye Steeves
10-30-2023 Vietnam Veterans part 1
10-30-2023 Do One Thing Well - Jenn Cristy
11-6-2023 Vietnam Veterans part 2
11-13-2023 The Oak Ridge Boys reprint
11-27-2023 December 3, 1955 Basketball Breakthrough
12-4-2023 What I learned from Jack Case
12-18-2023 Chris Keller part 1
12-25-2023 Chris Keller part 2
2024 Archive (dates indicate the column was published during that week, usually on Fridays)
1-1-2024 Atomic Elks Lodge 1301 Roberta Bohanon Temple 1381
1-15-2024 If I Am So Lucky by Linda Holmes
1-22-2024 QualPro MVT (Multivariable Testing)
1-29-2024 League of Women Voters Oak Ridge Civil Rights tour
2-5-2024 Sheila Arnold Scarboro 85
2-12-2024 League of Women Voters Oak Ridge voting rights
2-19-2024 Dr. James E. Spicer, a man whose impact on Oak Ridge was mighty and lasting
2-26-2024 Lunch 4 Literacy - Brendan Slocumb
3-4-2024 The Oak Ridger's First Papergirl
3-11-2024 Robin Wallace part 1
3-15-2024 reprint: 3-10-09 The Original Gates Opening Ceremony
3-17-2024 reprint: 3-17-09 The original Gates Opening Ceremony
3-18-2024 Robin Wallace part 2
3-25-2024 Lunch for Literacy - Brendan Slocumb
4-8-2024 Senator Truman's Committee
4-15-2024 ORNL Isotopes part 1
4-22-2024 ORNL Isotopes part 2
4-29-2024 ORNL Isotopes part 3
5-6-2024 Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival
5-13-2024 Secret City by Anna Caryl Guffey part 1
5-13-2024 Oak Ridge High School class of 2024
5-20-2024 Secret City by Anna Caryl Guffey part 2
5-27-2024 Secret City by Anna Caryl Guffey part 3
6-3-2024 The Prophet of Oak Ridge Revealed
6-10-2024 The Jewish history of Knoxville/Oak Ridge area part 1
6-17-2024 The Jewish history of Knoxville/Oak Ridge area part 2
7-8-2024 John Henry legend - Charlotte Blake Alston
7-15-2024 John Hendrix - Bil Lepp
7-22-2024 Soul Sanction - James Alexander
7-22-2024 Boys Night Out history
7-29-2024 Sister Cities Support Organization history
8-12-2024 African American Cultural Museum
8-19-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 1
8-26-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 2
9-2-2024 Hope's Classroom Tour
9-9-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 3
9-16-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 4
9-23-2024 Critical Connections presentation to FORNL part 1
9-30-2024 Critical Connections presentation to FORNL part 2
10-7-2024 Critical Connections presentation to FORNL part 3
10-14-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 5
10-21-2024 Alvin Weinberg exhibit at Childrens Museum of Oak Ridge
10-28-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 6
11-4-2024 Uptgraft twins part 1
11-11-2025 Uptgraft twins part 2
11-15-2024 Alvin Weinberg exhibit ribbon cutting speakers
11-18-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 7
11-25-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 8
12-2-2024 East Tennessee Technology Park Transition
12-9-2024 Critical Mass part 1
12-16-2024 Critical Mass part 2
12-23-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 9
12-30-2024 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 10
2025 Archive (dates indicate the column was published during that week, usually on Fridays)
1-13-2025 Major General Nichols, the Father of Oak Ridge part 11
1-20-2025 Memories of a sister part 1
1-27-2025 Memories of a sister part 2