At the Tennessee Association of Museum's annual conference, the Museums of Tusculum College received an Award of Commendation for the Civil War Ball, "Heritage and Hoopskirts," and an Award of Excellence for the exhibit "Scholars then Soldiers: Tusculum College and the American Civil War."
At "Heritage and Hoopskirts," the Doak House Museum partnered with the 1860s Living History and Dance Society to demonstrate dances of the period and taught the dances to the audience. Olde Towne Brass, a group of professional musicians who perform in the manner of early American and Civil War bands, provided the music for "Heritage
and Hoopskirts."
This event was a part of the 2012 Greene County History Week and was made possible by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Builds Communities program, which receives funds through the sales of specialty license plates. The new "Scholars then Soldiers: Tusculum College and the American Civil War" exhibit at the President
Andrew Johnson Museum and Library received an Award of Excellence. The student-created exhibit
features information about the 19 alumni who fought during the war and the effect that the Civil War had on Tusculum College, including the merger with Greeneville College that had most of its assets destroyed due to the conflicts.
The exhibit will be on display through the remainder of the Civil War Sesquicentennial in 2015.
The Doak House Museum and the President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library are operated by the Department of
Museum Program and Studies of Tusculum College. The two museums are also part of the National Historic District on the Tusculum College campus.
