Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation

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The Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and educating others about the vibrant history of the Sewanee community. Sewanee, Tennessee, perched upon the Cumberland Plateau, is home of the University of the South which is just one of many important aspects of the character of Sewanee, formed by its history. The Sewanee Trust for His

toric Preservation works to educate the community about the history of our beautiful mountain home though monthly lectures, books, and restoration work.

11/04/2014
11/03/2014

On a cool March evening in 1866, a small band gathered to pray. Around them lay the wreckage of war and the shattered dream of a great Episcopal university.

02/27/2014

Come hear Dr. Waring McCrady on "1878: A Very Bad Year for Sewanee" at 4:30 today in the Torian Room.
Refreshments following.

11/29/2012

We got to 200 likes! Thanks y'all! We will be premiering our new website soon too - stay posted for updates.

11/29/2012

Let's see if we can get to 200 likes in the next few days! Only 19 more...

11/15/2012

Don't forget to remember... TODAY at 4:30, John Benson will give a lecture on Hudson Stuck (T' 1892), missionary to Alaska and the first man to climb Mount McKinley (Denali), the highest peak in North America! Benson will discuss Stuck's trip as well as his own climb a few years ago.

10/26/2012

Happy Homecoming Weekend! Welcome home, alumni.

09/20/2012

Only two and a half more hours till lecture WHAT UP??

09/19/2012

What a great way to start the weekend! Come hear about collaborative archeology on the domain, Thursday, 4:30, Gailor auditorium.

08/24/2012

Does Sewanee history interest you much? Come see what the Trust events this semester, including talks by Sarah Sherwood (University archeologist), Dr. Martin Knoll, and John Benson.

08/24/2012

Does Sewanee history interest you much? Come see what the Trust has planned this semester:

Thur 20 September, 4:30pm, Gailor Auditorium--Sarah Sherwood, University Archaeologist, will talk on the several digs on the Domain, what she's looking for, who's been helping her, and what's next.

Thur 18 October, 4:30pm --Martin Knoll, Professor of Forestry and Geology, and his wife Marion, invite the Trust and interested students and townsfolks into their home.

Thur 15 November, 4:30pm, Hearth Room-- John Benson, the Chief of the Outing Club, will talk about the climb up Denali: what it was like when
Hudson Stuck first did it 100 years ago, when John did it part ways some 20 years ago, and how Denali is now a different place from both of those earlier times.

08/20/2012

Come find the Trust at the activities fair on August 27th!

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