Uncategorized – Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Association

Legends Behind the Plate

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 [...]

ORHPA Highlights of 2021

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 [...]