Maury County Historical Society

05/31/2026

Don't forget our Annual Grant application is available. This is an MCHS tradition for over two decades. More details are in the comments. To get the application, go to-- www.historicmaury.com
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05/18/2026

On Friday, June 15, the Maury County Historical Society’s Editorial Board was honored with the Tennessee Historical Commission’s Certificate of Merit Award: Commissioners’ Special Commendation.

The award recognized two special Historic Maury Time Capsule double issues. Historic Maury, the Society’s quarterly historical journal, published for more than 60 years, documented major highlights of Maury County history from 1807 to 2024. These special editions were placed in the Maury County Judicial Center Time Capsule as part of a project led by Eric Previti, 2024 President of the Maury County Historical Society and 2024 Maury County Commission Chairman..

The 2024 Editorial Board included James Stoltz, Vice President of Publications, along with Special Edition Editors Colleen Farrell and Amy Batton. Tennessee Historical Commission

05/17/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the MCHS Membership Meeting, where we discussed the events of the tragic 1977 Maury County jail fire. Special thanks to our speakers—author Cindy Tinsley and Janet Meadows—and to the Maury County Archives for hosting us.

05/17/2026

05/15/2026

Thanks to the Tennessee historical commission for this honor that we received today. More details to follow.

05/14/2026

Historic Pictures Presentrd By David White
May 21 at 6:30 in thr Memorial Building.

05/13/2026

Just a reminder! Hope to see y'all this Sunday!
Come celebrate part of the Maury 250th Lecture Series!

The Maury 250 Committee, in partnership with the Maury County Historical Society and the African American Heritage Society of Maury County, Tennessee, cordially invites the public to a special commemorative event on Sunday, May 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

The afternoon will feature guest speaker Janet Meadows and author Cindy Tinsley, who will discuss her poignant work, "Tragedy in Small Town TN: The Maury County Jail Fire." Join us as we reflect on this significant chapter of our local history.

Don't forget to follow Maury 250 for more updates on upcoming events!

Hope to see y'all there!

04/30/2026

Hope to see y'all there!

04/30/2026

Gulf Station on South Main Street in Columbia.

03/15/2026

Today the Maury County historical Society visited Santa Fe. Our hostess was Connie Poling at the Santa Fe diner. Those showed up early had an excellent meal. Those showed up afterwards had an excellent dessert. We got to hear Billy Potts the owner of the building tell us about some of the history he was actually born in that building 83 years ago. We also heard a lot about the area for Marion Sewell. If you’re not a member, we would love to have you join. Stay tuned for details of our next membership meeting.