Hayslope survived that nasty storm last week with hardly a scratch … well, our flagpole came down along with a tree branch by the road, but other than that, pretty good.
I’m getting ready to head up the first of June (for one thing, to replace the flagpole!), but none of that is the unexpected surprise. That came in an email this afternoon from the East Tennessee Historical Society,
Seems we’ve been nominated for one of their Awards of Excellence, an ongoing program (since 1982!) that recognizes individuals and organizations for their contributions to the preservation, promotion, and interpretation of the history of East Tennessee. You may recall my going on about our own Dakota Carmichael and his amazing Old History Project getting one last year, along with the Hamblen County Genealogical Society for their incredible book about the families of Hamblen.
Well, now we’re nominated. I probably read the email like five or six times to make sure I was seeing it correctly. I’m so humbled. This project as been my dream since I was a wee child growing up on the other side of the railroad, and in all honestly, as I kept getting older, I was seriously wondering if it would ever happen.
It’s happening. Maybe not as fast as I would like (what ever is?), but it’s happening. I know many of y’all watched the house for years, hoping and wondering if … if …
I’m so happy to finally be doing this work, and so happy that Dakota, Megan, Rhonda, Leslie, Sabrina, and Chris are on board to help me with it. And I’m frankly just overwhelmed to receive this recognition from the ETHS.
The awards ceremony is June 6, so fingers crossed, although really, just being nominated is such an honor. And thank you, all of you.
Terrific! Congratulations!