John Shearer: A Look At Pioneering Manager Emmett Rogers And His Little-Known Scrapbooks On Tivoli’s 100th Anniversary
As people would watch movies in the 1920s era of silent movies, one star of the shows – at least locally – was Emmett Rogers, an early Tivoli Theatre manager and promoter extraordinaire.
While Hollywood was putting together blockbusters and quality movies in those early days of the silver screen, he was making the Tivoli the scene of a first-class production as well through several innovative and impressive steps.
For starters, both ... (click for more)
Nancy Ward Chapter Regent Linda Crawford, left, with Linda Moss Mines, Hamilton County historian. The granite marker is in commemoration of the Tennessee Bicentennial (1796-1996), placed by DAR chapters in Cherokee District.