Annual Heritage Fair
Friday, September 1st and Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
inNote: The event schedule is listed further down this page.
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society, in partnership with many heritage organizations, and the Jonesborough Visitors Center and Emporium, will host the 2nd Annual Heritage Fair on Friday and Saturday, September 2nd and 3rd, 2022.
- First, heritage organizations and individuals with specific heritage topic interests will display exhibits on their area’s of local interest in the Auditorium at the Jonesborough Visitors Center.
- Second, a Living History Timeline will be display throughout the town of Jonesborough’s greenspaces and parks including artisans, musicians, and craftsmen/women.
2022 Event Schedule:
| Theme | Location | Time | Subject | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Friday, 11:00-11:45 | Gordon Sisk – 1780s Show & Tell | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Friday, 12:00-12:45 | Ivan Daniels, Children of the American Revolution | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Friday, 1:00-1:45 | Overmountain Victory Trail Association – Kings Mountain Story | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Friday, 2:00-2:45 | Joy Branham, Women’s Suffrage | |
| “History Moments” | Christopher Taylor House Lawn | Friday, 3:00-3:45 | Sabine Hill Social Society, Dance | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Friday, 4:00-4:45 | John Neth – American Revolution Soldier | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Saturday, 9:00- 9:45 | Ivan Daniels, Children of the American Revolution | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Saturday, 10:00- 10:45 | John Neth – American Revolution Soldier | |
| “History Moments” | Christopher Taylor House Lawn |
Saturday, 11:00-11:45
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Sabine Hill Social Society, Dance | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Saturday, 12:00- 12:45 | Overmountain Victory Trail Association – Kings Mountain Story | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Saturday, 1:00- 1:45 | Joy Branham, Women’s Suffrage | |
| “History Moments” | Central Christian Church | Saturday, 2:00 – 2:45 | Bobby Isley, Civil War Blacksmithing Wagon – Demostration | |
| “History Moments” | Jimmy Neil Smith Storytelling Park | Saturday, 3:00 – 3:45 |
Gordon Sisk – 1780s Show & Tell |
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| Living History Timeline |
Storytelling Park & Other Locations in Jonesborough
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Friday 11:00- 5:00 and Saturday 9:00-4:00
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Living History Timeline |
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| Town Tours |
Chester Inn Museum Old Jonesborough Cemetery |
Friday 1:00, Saturday 1:00 Saturday 2:30
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Main Street Town Tours provided by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Cost is $5.00 per person. Old Jonesborough Cemetery Tour provided by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Cost is $3.00 per person.
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| Museums Open | Washington County-Jonesborough History Museum | Friday 8:00-5:00, Saturday 10:00- 5:00 | Museum inside Jonesborough Visitors Center, Free Admission | |
| Museums Open | Chester Inn Museum and Historic Site | Friday, 11:00-6:00, Saturday, 11:00- 6:00 | Museum located at 116 W. Main Street, Jonesborough, Free Admission | |
2022 Partner Organizations:
Archives of Appalachia
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Boones Creek Historical Trust
Coalition for Historic Preservation and Reuse (CHPR)
Corner Cup
Daughters of the American Revolution
East Tennessee Historical Society
East Tennessee History Center
Fort Watauga Chapter, Children of the American Revolution
George L. Carter Railroad Museum
Gigi’s
Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
International Storytelling Center
Jonesborough Area Merchants and Service Association
Johnson City – Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration
Jonesborough Visitors Center
Kings Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution
Knob Creek Museum and Pioneer Homestead
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McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School
Mill Springs Makers Market
Noelle’s
Overmountain Victory Trail Association
Rocky Mount State Historic Site
Robert Sorrell, Historic Homes of Northeast Tennessee
Sabine Hill Social Society
Scottish American Military Society
Spirit of the Wolf Native American Style Flutes
The Dollhouse
The Reece Museum
Thompson Woodcrafting
Tipton-Haynes Historic Site
Tri-State Antique Power Association
Tom Roberts, Johnson City Postcards
Town of Jonesborough
Walk in their Boots
Storytellers:
Gordon Sisk, Rev. Samuel Doak
Joy Branham, Johnson City – Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration
Ivan Daniel, Children of the American Revolution
Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Kings Mountain and the Overmountain Men
Demonstrators / Living Historians:
Thunderbolt Warriors
Mitzi Bailey- Cherokee Genealogy and Artifacts
Spirit of the Wolf Native American Style Flutes – James Hilton
Fort Watauga Chapter, Children of the American Revolution
Kings Mountain Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, Revolutionary War Weaponry
Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Kings Mountain and the Overmountain Men
Jane Doan , Wool from Sheep Fleece to Fiber Display
Gordon Sisk, Rev. Samuel Doak
Lisa Bennett, Mary Patton Story
Tom Turner, Colonial Land Surveying
Sabine Hill Social Society
Bobby Isley, Blacksmithing
Scott Thompson, Woodcrafting
Walk in their Boots
Joy Braham, Women’s Suffrage
Cathy Broyles, Broyles Oak Rockers
Boones Creek Christian Church Quilters
Jan Turner, Weaving Loom inside Christopher Taylor House, Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
