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Meet Canesha Conger! We are thrilled to have Canesha on board as one of our Cultural Ambassadors. When not exploring Centennial Park or working on Nashville Sites tours, Canesha is a Project Specialist at Belmont University, where she plays a key rol

We still have a few introductions left—meet Russell LeStourgeon, our Assistant Director of Tours! Russell is a preservationist and architect with MHC, and a graduate of Hume-Fogg High School. Swipe through to learn more about Russell and his fa

Today, meet our Cultural Ambassador Dr. Angela Sutton! Angela is an author and scholar in the department of Communication of Science and Technology at Vanderbilt University. She leads the Builders and Defenders Database and the Fort Negley Descendant

It’s time to meet another team member! Jessica Fitzpatrick is a preservationist with one of our sponsoring organizations Metro Historical Commission and serves as Director of Tours. She has walked and driven hundreds of miles over the past six

Meet Amy Fair, one of our amazing Cultural Ambassadors! We are so excited to work with Amy and have her expertise on all things grants, donors, and fundraising (keeping these tours free isn’t cheap!) #nashville #tours #fundraising #culturalamba

Meet the newest member of our team, marketing intern and Belmont student Daniela Barranco! Daniela has been working with us all semester, creating social media posts and helping to research and build tours. She’s studying abroad next semester,

The Nashville Sites team has grown so much in the past year! We are excited to welcome 6 new Cultural Ambassadors to our team 👬👭👫 Meet Trenton Wheeler, a multidisciplinary artist, producer, actor, and storyteller. He is also Amskapi Pikuni (Blackf

It’s time to meet another important person behind your favorite Nashville Sites tour! This time it’s Executive Director Dr. Mary Ellen Pethel. Dr. Pethel is also an Associate Professor in the Global Honors Program at Belmont University. S

Meet the people behind the tours! We’re kicking off our “We Are Nashville Sites!” series with Dr. Learotha Williams, Director of Public History for Nashville Sites and Professor of History at TSU. Swipe for a Nashville history Q&amp

The Vine Street Temple once stood on what is now Seventh Avenue North, its nine onion domes rising above Nashville’s skyline as the city’s first permanent Jewish house of worship. Built in 1876, the red brick Byzantine style structure sto

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