Author Diane Fanning to sign ‘Scandal in the Secret City’ books at AMSE
Author Diane Fanning will sign copies of her latest novel “Scandal in the Secret City” on Saturday at the American Museum of Science and Energy. Fanning will be the museum, located at 300 South Tulane...
View ArticleORHS Ensemble, JazzKats have 1940s concert, dance party with ORHPA Friday
Submitted The Secret is Out, and Swing is In! If you’re In the Mood, catch the Choo Choo Ch’Boogie. Jump off at Tuxedo Junction, and we’ll Sing, Sing, Sing to Minnie the Moocher! Grab your Boogie...
View ArticleSpecial Events Task Force to consider expanding Secret City Festival,...
The Special Events Advisory Task Force could consider expanding the Secret City Festival into a celebration “in the window” of the second week of October and Veterans Day, November 11. The Task Force,...
View ArticleExplore Oak Ridge campaign includes new website, logo
A new Explore Oak Ridge campaign markets Oak Ridge to visitors, and it includes a new logo and website. The Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau launched the campaign on Thursday, August 20. “Over...
View ArticleFirst Community School seminar focuses on early Oak Ridge history
The first of the three Community School evening seminars focusing on management of legacy wastes from Oak Ridge will feature local historian D. Ray Smith. The seminar will be held from 6:30 to 8:30...
View ArticleAMSE educators receive training at Space Camp
Kris Light and Renee Kelley, outreach educators at the American Museum of Science and Energy, recently attended Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, NASA’s official Visitor Information...
View ArticleAlexander statement on Manhattan Project Park
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on Tuesday was among those celebrating the formal establishment of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Alexander said the Manhattan Project...
View ArticleSecret City Festival hosts Willow Run Rosies
This year’s Secret City Festival hosted 13 members of the “Willow Run Rosies” from the Historic Willow Run bomber plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Wearing Rosie-The-Riveter costumes, these ladies helped...
View ArticleORHPA hosts presentation on growing up in Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association will host a presentation on growing up in Oak Ridge on Thursday, July 7. “Join us and reminisce on how it was growing up in the Secret City through...
View ArticleSecret City Pocket Guide unveiled in anticipation of the 75th anniversary of...
The Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association has unveiled a new guide to the historic sites of the “Secret City” of Oak Ridge. The Manhattan Project, Secret City Pocket Guide was prepared by the...
View ArticleWeaver presents program on African-American involvement in Manhattan Project...
On February 22, in honor of Black History Month, Rose Weaver, in conjunction with Manhattan Project National Historical Park, presented an informative program on African-American involvement in the...
View ArticleYou can see the future home of the K-25 History Center on Thursday
A celebratory event on Thursday will formally launch a project to commemorate the history of the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, a uranium-enrichment site that was once known as K-25 and...
View Article‘HerStory:’ A special women’s history reception & celebration on March 22
As part of Women’s History Month and the 75th Anniversary of Oak Ridge, there will be a special Manhattan Project event on Thursday, March 22. The program will start at 5:30 pm at the New Hope...
View ArticleDOE bus tour to start at New Hope Center during AMSE move
Members of the public who want to take the U.S. Department of Energy Facilities Public Bus Tour will need to go to the New Hope Center to register starting Monday, July 30. The New Hope Center is at...
View ArticleLearn more about ‘Secret City,’ Manhattan Project during bus tours in August
Two new bus tours offered in Oak Ridge in August will allow you to learn more about the unique heritage of the Manhattan Project, a press release said. The bus tours are the “Secret City” and “Oak...
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