January 2009

Air Dates: 1 & 4 | 8 & 11 | 15 & 18 | 22 & 25 | 29 & 2/1
Past Episodes

Episode #2227
Air Dates: January 1st & 4th, 2009

Tour of Dandridge

Tressa Bush enlists a professional to show us around the revitalized downtown Dandridge.
Phone: (865)397-2925

Location: Dandridge, TN
Website: www.dandridgetn.us

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Willie and Cordell McIerran

Ken Wilshire profiles a pair of brothers in Celina who just don't know when to quit.
contact: Willie McIerran
Phone: (931)258-3231
Location: Celina, TN

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Clothier to the King

Joe Elmore finds a clothier at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis who's been dressing rock stars and other folks, including Elvis Presley, since 1946.
Contact: Lansky at the Peabody
Phone: (901)529-9070
Location: 149 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
Website: www.lanskybros.com

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Hiawassee Refuge Center

Rob Wilds travels to a haven for conservation and bird watching near Chattanooga.
Contact: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Phone: (800) 262-6704

Location: Meigs and Rhea Counties, TN
Website: www.outdoorchattanooga.com/148.htm

Directions: From Hwy. 58 and Hwy. 60 near Georgetown, TN, take Hwy. 60 West; go 6.7 miles and turn right onto Old Hwy. 60. Go 0.7 miles and turn right onto Blythe Ferry Road. Go 0.4 miles and turn left onto Meigs County Road 163. Take the right fork to the parking area. From Hwy. 27 and Hwy. 60 in Dayton, TN, take Hwy. 60 East. Go 8.3 miles and turn left onto Old Hwy. 60. Follow directions as given above.
HIAWASSEE REFUGE MAP

Episode #2228
Air Dates: January 8th & 11th, 2009

Peter Readey's Incredible Steam Machine

Tressa Bush discovers how an Englishman dived into his underwater creative dream in Smith County.
Contact: Peter Readey
Phone: (615)374-0202
Location: Bell Farm, 538 Hiwassee Road, Lebanon, TN 37087
Website: www.steammachines.com
E-mail: info@steammachines.com

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MarcyJo's Mealhouse and Bakery

Ken Wilshire visits an old mercantile store that's brought new life back to Pottsville.
Contact: Marcy Gary & Joey Feeks
Phone: (931)380-0968
Location: 4205 Highway 431, Columbia, TN 38401
Website: www.marcyjos.com
Info: MarcyJo's transforms into a music venue for local artists every third Saturday evening of the month
Hours: MarcyJo's is open Tuesday - Saturday from 7am to 2pm

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Duncan Hines Exhibit, KY Library & Museum

Susan Watson takes a trip over to Bowling Green, KY, to discover the man behind the famous cake mix.
Phone: (270)745-2592
Location: The Kentucky Library and Museum, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
Website: www.wku.edu/library
E-mail: kymus@wku.edu

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Gruhn Guitars

Joe Elmore visits the world's largest dealer of vintage and used instruments, and it's right behind Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Contact: George Gruhn
Phone: (615)256-2033
Location: 400 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Website: www.gruhn.com
E-mail: gruhn@gruhn.com

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Episode #2229
Air Dates: January 15th & 18th, 2009

Joe & Jerry Stout

Tressa Bush visits with Joe & Jerry Stout, a Granville father and son who are both very talented artists but are very different when it comes to what they create.
Contact: Joe Stout
Phone: (931)858-2593
Location: Granville, TN
Website: www.geocities.com/mrtncreek
E-mail: stoutfarm@twlakes.net / mrtncreek@yahoo.com

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Well's Kitchen

Rob Wilds discovers a restaurant near Memphis that serves up good food and soothing music for dinner.
Contact: Vannice Crocker
Phone: (901)476-5750
Location: 136 N Main St, Brighton, TN 38011

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Connie Shaw Jewelry

Ken Wilshire spends the day with Connie Shaw, a Franklin woman who assists others in finding their past through the use of her hands and some beautiful works of art.
Contact: Connie Shaw
Phone: (615)948-4456
Location: The Factory, 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN 37064
Website: www.theartisancompany.com
E-mail: connie@theartisancompany.com

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Chestnut Hill Ranch Bed & Breakfast

Susan Watson finds place in the city of Only where a 100-year-old farmhouse is a bed and breakfast and a working cattle ranch nowadays.
Contact: Cher & George Tanley
Phone: (931) 729-0153
Location: 3001 Brown Bend Rd., Only, TN 37140
Website: www.chestnuthillranch.com
E-mail: chestnuthillranch@earthlink.net

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Episode #2230
Air Dates: January 22nd & 25th, 2009

Lotz House

Susan Watson visits a New Civil War Museum, full of period antiques and stories, in Franklin.
Contact: J.T. & Sue Thompson
Phone: (615)790-7190
Location: 1111 Columbia Ave., Franklin, TN 37064
Website: www.lotzhouse.com

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The Boys of East High School

Tressa Bush explores the stories of five dozen young men from East Nashville who died in World War Two with the help of a man who has set out to make sure that their stories wont be forgotten anytime soon.
Contact: Steve Schmoldt
Phone: (615)833-8187
Metro Archives: (615)862-5880
Location: Metro Archives, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, TN 37215
Website: www.nashville/gov/archives
Info: Exhibit runs through February 12th, 2009

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Litton's

Rob Wilds visits Litton's Market and Resaurant, what some may say is the home of the perfect hamburger
Contact: Barry Litton
Phone: (865)688-0429
Location: 2803 Essary Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918
Website: www.littonburgers.com

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Turner Museum

Joe Elmore learns of a Grundy County man that is determined to save and share his home county's past.
Contact: William Turner
Phone: (931)592-6557

Location: Tracy City, TN

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Episode #2231
Air Dates: January 29th & February 1st, 2009

Historic Collinsville

Ken Wilshire explores the historic Collinsville settlement along the Cumberland River in Montgomery County.
Contact: JoAnn Weakley
Phone: (931)648-9141
Location: 4711 Weakley Road, Southside, TN 37171
Website: www.historiccollinsville.com

E-mail: JINTOWN@aol.com

Info: Open May 15 - October 15, Thursday - Sunday

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Monteagle Inn

Do you wish you had more time and a great place to rest and do nothing? Rob Wilds found just the place in a Bed & Breakfast called the Monteagle Inn.
Contact: Jim Harmon
Phone: (931) 924-3869
Location: 204 West Main Street
                P.O.Box 39 Monteagle, TN 37356
Website: www.monteagleinn.com

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Wood Burning (Pyrography)

Tressa Bush meets a Woodbury based artist at the Grandville Museum who uses heat and wood to create her artwork.
Contact: Brenda DeJoice
Phone: (615)563-4591
Location: Woodbury, TN
Website: www.blazinengravins.com
E-mail: brenda@blazinengravins.com
Info: Call for appointments

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Lane Motor Museum

Joe Elmore goes to Nashville to visit the home of a collection of rare European cars.
Contact: Jeff and Susan Lane
Phone: (615)742-7445
Location: 702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210
Website: www.lanemotormuseum.org
E-mail: info@lanemotormuseum.org

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