There are 6 article(s) tagged history:

• April 2026

  • Ask the Memphian: Where did Elvis live before Graceland?

    Everyone knows Elvis lived at Graceland. But before this, he spent 13 months at 1034 Audubon Drive, during one of the most consequential periods of his career.

    By John Klyce April 20, 2026

  • Memphis’ forgotten figures: Jimmie Lunceford

    You might not have heard of Jimmie Lunceford, a jazz musician and band leader. But in the 1930s, this Memphian was a major star.

    By John Klyce April 05, 2026

• March 2026

  • Ask the Memphian: How did the Black community help save Memphis during the Yellow Fever Epidemic?

    The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 was one of the worst disasters in American history, and it devastated Memphis. But during one of the saddest, darkest periods of the city’s history, Black Memphians helped save it.

    By John Klyce March 30, 2026

• July 2025

  • Opinion: History is a useful teacher for present and future

    “Telling the truth about what we’ve done, how we’ve hurt, what we’ve built and where we are going is always hard and troublesome work.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse July 29, 2025

• September 2021

  • Nonprofit makes Germantown history accessible ‘anytime, anywhere’

    New website launched over the weekend chronicles the 180-year history of Germantown.

    By Abigail Warren September 08, 2021

• July 2019

  • Crème de Memph: Planner mines for the joy, quirks in what Memphis has built

    Weekdays, Josh Whitehead serves as planning director for Memphis and Shelby County. Weekends, he writes and takes photos for his history blog that has drawn a following. 

    By Tom Bailey July 25, 2019