Big Black Creek Historical Association

Big Black Creek Historical Association
P.O. Box 50
Denmark, TN 38391
United States

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  • 25.F.M. McGlatherly House restoration
  • 26.The Shaw House
  • 27.Denmark Presbyterian Cemetery
  • 28.Denmark Methodist Cemetery
  • 29.Crittenden - Meriwether Cemetery
  • 30.Denmark Baptist Cemetery aka. Old Soldier's Cemetery, Denmark
  • 31.Taylor / French Cemetery
  • 32.Springfield Family Cemetery
  • 33.Various cemeteries in the area # 2
  • 34.Various cemeteries in the area
    • Currie Cemetery
  • 35.Local history and legends
  • 36.The Journey
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  • 38A COTTON
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  • 39a Major Sullivan Ballou letter
  • 40.Women in the Civil War
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  • 42.The first "Christmas At Ebenezer"
  • 43.Second Christmas at Ebenezer
  • 44.Third Christmas at Ebenezer
  • 45. Area Museums
    • Brownsville Museum
    • Bemis Museum
    • Casey Jones Museum and Home
    • Jackson NC & STL Depot and Rail Museum
    • The Civil War Discovery Museum of West Tennessee
    • The Childrens Discovery Museum of West Tennessee
    • West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center
    • Brownsville's Blues Pioneer, Sleepy John Estes
  • 46. The old Flagg Grove School House move and restoration
  • 47. Christmas at Ebenezer 2012
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Events and Big Black Creek Historical Association News

 


 
 
 
The Meriwether Society 
The National Meriwether Society will hold it's annual meeting in Memphis, TN this year and will make a day trip to the Denmark area. 
There are many members of the Meriwether and Merriwether families who lived in our area and are buried here.
This annual event brings members of the families together and this will be the first visit to Denmark. At this time, there are 120 individuals signed up for the day trip to Denmark on June 22, 2013 arriving around 1:30 P.M. by bus from Memphis.
The BBCHA will serve the group a box lunch in the old Denmark Church building and will present a cemetery walk with the BBCHA cemetery actors in The Denmark Methodist Cemetery where 11 Meriwether family members are buried and also tour the Denmark Presbyterian Cemetery.
 
  
Free Movies !
Come join us for movies at the old Mercer Presbyterian Church building in Mercer the 3rd. Friday of every month. 
Movies begin at 7:00 P.M. and are free to the public. Popcorn and drinks are available for sale. mov
 

The Hatchie Bridge project

The wheels are in motion to install a new floor in "The bridge to nowhere" as it has been referred to since it was built around 1929 but never opened due to the lack of a road on the opposite side of the river.  The plan is to turn the bridge into a park and gathering place.

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The Indoor Cemetery Walk presentation on March 19, 2011
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John Few Band presentation Saturday March 26, 2011
BBCHA president Bill King addresses the guests before the taping and presentations. A DVD of each presentation will be made from this performance.
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Finally !!  A restaurant for us in Mercer, TN  !!
TLC Grocery is now open!
Hours are 6: 00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Monday thru Saturday , closed on Sunday. sure wish I could open on Sunday but got to have one day to rest and enjoy the LORDS day. Thanks for all your support.
Monday Thru Wed burgers and cold sandwiches.
Thursday thru Saturday Bar-B-Q .
Fridays ribs [orderd only ] so call 731-803-0997 or come by.
Love to see ya . We will have rib plates until we run out on Fridays

Directions:

Take exit 68 ( RT 138) off of Interstate 40 stay on the road until you reach Mercer, TN. The restaurant will be on the left side of the street.

 

Mitch Collins

 

The building has been remodeled and is a great local place to grab a burger, Bar B Que Thursday through Saturday or Ribs on Fridays.

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We enjoyed the best Bar B Que sandwiches at TLC today, honestly the best since moving to Tennessee.

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August 10, 2012

The Meriwether Society ( meriwethersociety.org ) will hold their annual Meriwether / Merriwether Convention in Memphis, TN this coming summer.

This is a large event with several hundred individuals attending each year, Salt lake City, UTtah was the site of this year's meeting.

Plans are being made to make a side trip to the Denmark area to visit meriwether and Merriwether graves and relatives both known and yet to me met.

Please contact us if you would like to meet with the visiting group or have memorabilia that you would like to show to the visiting members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big turn out to hear the old time songs by the band.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Big Black Creek Historical Association
P.O. Box 50
Denmark, TN 38391
United States