Rutherford County Tennessee Historical Society

08/22/2026

Mitchell-Neilson
Fifth Grade--Ms. Ralston
Ms. Ralston
Lois Baxter
Billy Cox
Sara Daw
Eva Jean Hasler
Rodney Boyd
______?______
Susan King
[Space]
Mike Lynch
Lois James
Terry Freeman
Eugene White
Maron Summar
Nancy Morgan
Connie Kemp
Brenda Nelms
Diane Reed
______?______
Butch Tomlinson
______?______
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
Jack Yost
Dennis Johnson
______?______
Sarah Brooks
Henry Brendle
Tommy Campbell
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
Bobby Richardson
______?______
Janeese Jackson
______?______
Jenny Stallings
______?______
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
Sherry Bryson
Harriet Mingle
Cindy Cole

(Photo courtesy of Rodney Boyd)

Central High School Class of 1969 Website.
https://www.tecomm.com/MNRalston.html

08/22/2026

Mitchell-Neilson
Second Grade--Miss Tittsworth
Miss Tittsworth
______?______
Mike West
Brenda Nelms
Mike Lynch
Harold Turk
Jenny Stallings
Andrew Nelson
Debra Hayes
Connie Kemp
Tommy Campbell
______?______
Buddy Primm
Mary Ellen Cooper
Vicki Jordan
Rhonda West
Cindy Cole
[Illustration]
Alan McAdoo
Betty Ann Arms
Terry Freeman
Elizabeth McClanahan
Sandra Sims
[Illustration]
Sara Daw
[Illustration]
______?______
Rodney Boyd
Jerry Tucker
Lois Baxter
Doug Gleaves
______?______
Billy Rascoe
______?______
Joe Minton
Gilbert Shearron
[1958-1959]
______?______
Sherry Bryson
Betty Caruthers
Dennis Johnson
Henry Brendle

(Photo courtesy of Betty Ann Arms Alsup)

Central High School Class of 1969 Website.
https://www.tecomm.com/MNTittsworth.html

08/22/2026

Mitchell-Neilson
First Grade--Ms. Lawler
Ms. Lawler
[Back Row] ____?____, ____?____, ____?____
[Third Row] ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, Tommy Campbell, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, David Lasseter, Bobby Richardson, ____?____, Buddy Primm
[Second Row] ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____
[Front Row] Rhonda West, Betty Ann Arms, ____?____, Harriet Mingle, Sara Daw, Louise Ellis, Diane Reed, ____?____, Mike Lynch, ____?____, ____?____

(Photo courtesy of Sara Daw Day)

Central High School Class of 1969 Website
https://www.tecomm.com/MNLawler.html

08/22/2026

Mitchell-Neilson
First Grade--Ms. Lawler
[Top Row] [Illustration] Janis Pope, Bob Richardson, Brenda Nelms [Illustration] ____?____, Connie Kemp, Steve Lannom [Illustration]
[Secomd Row] ____?____, Louise Ellis, Buddy Primm, ____?____, Ms. Lawler, ____?____, Diane Reed, Sam Bagwell, Lois Baxter
[Third Row] Deborah Hayes, ____?____ [Title] Sara Daw, Mike Lynch
[Fourth Row] ____?____, Jenny Stallings, ____?____, Rhonda West, ____?____, ____?____, ____?____, Harriet Mingle, David Lasseter
[Fifth Row] Randy Stem, ____?____, ____?____, Tommy Campbell, ____?____, ____?____, Eugene White, Terry Freeman, Janis Weldon

(Photo courtesy of David Lasseter)

Central High School Class of 1969 Website.
https://www.tecomm.com/MNLawlerII.html

08/22/2026

Mitchell-Neilson
First Grade--Ms. Briley
[Illustration]
______?______
______?______
Henry Brendle
______?______
Danny Todd
Sandra Sims
Mike West
[Illustration]
Vicki Jordan
John Pate(?)
______?______
Rodney Boyd
Ms. Briley
______?______
Alan McAdoo
Nancy Crownover
Harold Turk
Doug Gleaves
Sherry Bryson(?)
[1957]
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
[1958]
Steve Hayes
Sarah Brooks
Judy Trickett
______?______
______?______
Jerry Tucker
______?______
______?______
______?______
Dennis Johnson
Cindy Cole
[Illustration]
______?______
Andrew Nelson
______?______
______?______
Rex Smeltzer
Charlie Harrison(?)
Maron Summar
[Illustration

(Photo courtesy of Rodney Boyd)

Source: CHS Class of 1969 Website.
https://www.tecomm.com/MNBriley.html

08/22/2026

What was life really like in Philadelphia more than 250 years ago? 🕯️🏠

Find out at the Betsy Ross House, where you can explore the 18th-century home and get a glimpse into the life of one of Philadelphia’s most well-known historical figures.

Whether you're a first-time visitor or a longtime Philly fan, there’s always something new to discover. Plan your visit at https://historicphiladelphia.org/betsy-ross-house/

08/21/2026

#1 of this aerial map of Smyrna, shows the proposed site for the new McDowell Enterprises Smyrna Shopping Center. Photo by Richard Shacklett, published in:
The Rutherford Courier
Thu, Apr 26, 1973 ·Page 1

#2 - Smyrna Hospital
#3 - Executive House
#4 - Meadowbrook Subdivision
#5 - U. S. Hwy. 41
#6 - Ridley Chevrolet
#7 - Smyrna Airport
#8 - Railroad Station
#9 - LaVergne
#10 - Interchange City Industrial Park

08/21/2026

Do you have any old and/or historical photos of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County? Please share them with us. You can scan, take a photo with your phone, and email to [email protected]. We will be glad to give you photo credit.

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08/21/2026

C. 1936 CURTIS CONDOR PLANE SKY HARBOR AIRPORT MURFREESBORO TN 8X10 PHOTO G211
These wonderful prints can be purchased from R. Hogan Enterprises - Ebay seller #(15696).
We would love to have these as a donation to the Rutherford County Archives, if you wish to purchase them.
Thanks!

08/21/2026

1936 AMERICAN AIRLINES HANGER SKY HARBOR AIRPORT MURFREESBORO TN 8X10 PHOTO G208

These wonderful prints can be purchased from R. Hogan Enterprises - Ebay seller #(15696).
We would love to have these as a donation to the Rutherford County Archives, if you wish to purchase them.
Thanks!