Our Memphis History

Robert Reed Church Sr. and His Home

By Dennis Wolf Robert Reed Church Sr. Robert Church Sr. was born on June 18,

From The Archives – Forever Young Senior Veterans

Originally released in January 2019 this episode was one of our most popular. See below

The Boy Scout Who Caught German Spies

By Dennis Wolf In 1917, Charles Davinport Wailes, Jr. was a member of the Chickasaw

From The Archives – Lucius McGehee – Memphis Reborn 1880-1886

Originally released in the middle of COVID, this is one of our more popular episodes.

Book Signing – This Sunday!

The Great Bicycle Ordinance

The Great Bicycle Ordinance in Memphis went into effect July 1, 1940. It was created

The April 29, 1944 Crash of a B-25 Bomber in Memphis

By Dennis Wolf Eighty-two years ago today, on April 29, 1944, a Saturday, Memphis experienced

The Dunscomb House

By Dennis Wolf In 1844, Charles Lofland purchased the land the Dunscomb house sat on

From The Archives – Sears Crosstown – The Concourse

Originally published in 2021, this is one of our favorite episodes. Today’s episode is one

Moving East

Crump started annexation and it kept going: “We are moving east.”   By Joe V

Chimes and Carillon in Downtown Memphis

by Joe Lowry  Six years after the end of World War I the Memphis Memorial

From the Archives – The Enchanted Forest

Enjoy this blast from the past during this Christmas time! Joe and I had the

German Mustard Gas Escaped in Memphis

By Joe V Lowry and William “Chip” Campbell Between June 14 and July 17, 1946,

The Tennessee Docs

by Michael Vanelli Did you know there was a UT football team in Memphis that

Officer Fred Woodward

By Joe Lowry His men called him a “cop’s cop.“ They and the citizens of

Aunt Mary Frances Lowry

by Joe Lowry Mary Frances Lowry was born in Helena, Ark., on Feb. 4, 1906.

The Magnificent Lincoln Drive-In Movie Theater

written by Joe Lowry edited by Anne Swearingen Some of you may remember going to

Fire Chief Eddie Hamilton

By Joe Lowry Edited by Anne Swearingen Fire Chief Edward A. Hamilton joined the department

Hotel Gayoso Fire of 1899

By Dennis Wolf A Little About Goldsmith’s Department Store Before we discuss the fire, a

The Raleigh Volunteer Fire Department

By Dennis Wolf A Brief History of the Raleigh Area Raleigh is an area of

The Sinking of the M. E. Norman – Tom Lee’s Story

By Dennis Wolf Friday, May 8, 1925, was a nice day in Memphis, with the

William Park Metcalf House

By Dennis Wolf The undated photo below is of the William P. Metcalf home at

Fire Fighters Buried at Elmwood Cemetery

by Joe Lowry Memphis Fire Department Line of Duty Deaths and Non Line of Duty

The Story of Vance Avenue Alma

By Dennis Wolf This is a narrative about a woman named Alma Cox Whitworth Calvert

The 1947 Downtown Walgreens Drugstore Fire

By Dennis Wolf On March 6, 1947, a four-alarm fire destroyed the Walgreens Drug Store