Ken Fieth

Ken Fieth is the Archivist for the Metropolitan Government Archives of Nashville-Davidson County. He received his B.A. in American History from David Lipscomb University, his M.A. in Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University, and his C.A. from the Academy of Certified Archivists, of which he is a Charter Member.

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Colonel George H. Morgan received the nation's highest military honor and went on to teach at Hume-Fogg High School in 1924-1925.

Something about old Bibles has always intrigued me. The "family pages" carefully chronicle the story of those who create the records the Archives carefully protects. Stories of beginnings, births, baptisms, and deaths comprising the framework of lives well lived.

On March 22, 1916, a fire raged through East Nashville. By the end of day, more than 600 homes and businesses were destroyed by fire over 35 city blocks.