These highlights begin with a big Thank You to the volunteers that keep our organization going, especially the Oak Ridge History Museum. We remain an all-volunteer group, and I continue to hear many compliments on what a tremendous job we have done forming a first-class museum. Our first program for the year for the ORHPA membership included guest speaker Zach Foster, Anderson County Historian who spoke about life in this area in the [...]
The Oak Ridge History Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Hutment Exhibit, which promises to transport visitors back in time to the Oak Ridge Manhattan Project era. On Saturday, April 1st, the museum will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the exhibit's opening and offer an unparalleled glimpse into a piece of history that shaped America.
Please join us for an ORHPA Membership meeting Thursday, Feb 16, at 7pm. Our guest speaker is Zach Foster, Archivist and Historian for Anderson County. His talk is titled “Giving Name to the Nameless”, there will be interesting stories of this area prior to the forming of Oak Ridge, including the Poor House Farm. The meeting will be at the Midtown Community Center, traffic light 11 on the Oak Ridge Turnpike, 102 Robertsville [...]
Greetings! A New Year is under way and indications are that it will be a good one. Our membership is stronger than ever, over 250, and I’ve noticed newcomers and others often ask what kind of activities we are involved in, so I hope these highlights will help inform everyone. It was noticed that during 2022 there were fewer Zoom meetings and more willingness to meet in person, hopefully the new year will [...]
Please plan to attend our Annual Meeting on Thursday, Dec 8, at 6:00 pm. Our first order of business will be a report from the Nominating Committee, followed by the election of board members. There will be a review of the ORHPA/ ORHM 2022 Highlights, and some good food! Board members will be bringing a variety of desserts to share. To help get a head count please RSVP by Dec 6 to Jean [...]
Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association (ORHPA) celebrates Legends Behind the Plate. On Thursday, November 10, 2022, beginning at 6:30 PM the ORHPA will host a free program in recognition and celebration of the African American Oak Ridge Bombers Baseball Team at the Oak Ridge History Museum, 102 Robertsville Rd. Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Addressing the most critical elements of a baseball game, the program will include an opening pitch, starting lineup history, all-star [...]
The Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association (ORHPA) and the Scarboro Community Alumni Committee are pleased to invite the community to a full day of Celebration , September 10th, in honor of the 8oth Anniversary of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge and the 67th Anniversary of the Desegregation of Oak Ridge Schools. The Oak Ridge History Museum, 102 Robertsville Rd., will be open with free admission from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. [...]
**Due to technical difficulties on the 17th, this event has been moved to the 24th. We hope you will join us. On Thursday, February 24 at 7:00 pm ET, ORHPA will hold a membership meeting with author and photographer, Martin Miller. Martin has been doing high-resolution photography since 1970, first with 4x5” and 8x10” view cameras then, more recently, with digital cameras in a technique called stitched mosaics. In 2003 Martin retired from [...]
As we begin to plan for 2022 it is good to first review the past year. Given it was another year of Covid concerns I was surprised at how busy we were. ORHPA held a membership meeting in January via Zoom that provided an update on the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Guest speakers were Niki Nicholas (National Park Service) and Jonathan Sitzlar (DOE). Much work lies ahead for this new national park [...]
102 Robertsville Rd
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
865-806-0390
Monday 12-4
Tuesday through Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-3
© Copyright 2026- Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Association, all rights reserved