Events

Donald Davis, one of America's favorite master storytellers, is coming to the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center on Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. The two-night concert will feature Davis telling different stories each evening. Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian Mountain world that was rich in stories. “I didn’t learn stories, I just absorbed them,” Davis says as he […]

Available at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, these tours depart from the Chester Inn Museum. Costumed guides will discuss the history of the town, its people, and the lives they built as you stroll down Main Street. Tickets are $5.00 per person and can be purchased at the Chester Inn Museum. Children 8 and younger are […]

On Thursday, April 13th,guests will have a chance to stay late at the Jonesborough & WashingtonCounty History Museum located inside the Jonesborough Visitor’s Center. TheHeritage Alliance will be hosting a special reception from 6:00 – 7:30 pm fortheir current exhibits, including: “Eight Myths About Appalachia,” “Fifty Yearsof the National Storytelling Festival,” and “Elihu Embree and […]