Volunteer Opportunities
A low note of the year was staff reduction that included saying farewell to seasonal ranger Charles Sears who is greatly missed. Fortunately though, we have been able to keep two part time laborer positions, which are competently filled by
Travis Cook and Damita Hill who both also work at Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park. Rounded out by full time conservation worker Thomas Stowers, we are sitting at about 2.5 employees which makes it a little tricky when we accommodate those 100+ children school groups. We send many thanks to Lana Rossi and others who have come out to enthusiastically
assist us from time to time to handle the abundance of school and tour groups that visit the park in the spring and fall.
Anyone wishing to volunteer when the school groups come through please contact Lana Rossi at 864-8585
or the park at 864-3247 and we will put you on the list. It is a rewarding and fun experience!
Friends Groups More Important Than Ever!
The economic slow down has forced the budget of the Tennessee State Parks system to be cut to the bare bones.
Now is our opportunity to step forward to insure that Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park may continue to be one of the finest
run State Parks in the Nation. With your membership contribution and your precious time and energy, we can fill in any voids that the budget cuts might create. Our Historic Park is a perfect field trip destination for school groups in the area and spending an hour helping give a tour is a delightful experience.
By Lana Rossi
Oral History Project
This year we will be continuing our Oral History Project for this region. In 2008 we began interviews with interested persons and have several of these conversations archived now. Our goal is to talk with local residents, descendants, and anyone who has a story to tell from this region of the Upper Cumberland Plateau. The Friends of Cordell Hull and the park have partnered with the history department at Tennessee Technological University to facilitate this project. The process is really simple: we find interested people, meet them wherever they are most comfortable and have a fun talk together about the “old days.” The conversation is recorded on a small handheld device and is thereafter documented for future generations. The history of this area and the stories that go with it are so very important. We are sculpted from our past, and to know where we have come from helps to determine where we are going. Please consider sharing a story or a memory!
A low note of the year was staff reduction that included saying farewell to seasonal ranger Charles Sears who is greatly missed. Fortunately though, we have been able to keep two part time laborer positions, which are competently filled by
Travis Cook and Damita Hill who both also work at Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park. Rounded out by full time conservation worker Thomas Stowers, we are sitting at about 2.5 employees which makes it a little tricky when we accommodate those 100+ children school groups. We send many thanks to Lana Rossi and others who have come out to enthusiastically
assist us from time to time to handle the abundance of school and tour groups that visit the park in the spring and fall.
Anyone wishing to volunteer when the school groups come through please contact Lana Rossi at 864-8585
or the park at 864-3247 and we will put you on the list. It is a rewarding and fun experience!
Friends Groups More Important Than Ever!
The economic slow down has forced the budget of the Tennessee State Parks system to be cut to the bare bones.
Now is our opportunity to step forward to insure that Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park may continue to be one of the finest
run State Parks in the Nation. With your membership contribution and your precious time and energy, we can fill in any voids that the budget cuts might create. Our Historic Park is a perfect field trip destination for school groups in the area and spending an hour helping give a tour is a delightful experience.
By Lana Rossi
Oral History Project
This year we will be continuing our Oral History Project for this region. In 2008 we began interviews with interested persons and have several of these conversations archived now. Our goal is to talk with local residents, descendants, and anyone who has a story to tell from this region of the Upper Cumberland Plateau. The Friends of Cordell Hull and the park have partnered with the history department at Tennessee Technological University to facilitate this project. The process is really simple: we find interested people, meet them wherever they are most comfortable and have a fun talk together about the “old days.” The conversation is recorded on a small handheld device and is thereafter documented for future generations. The history of this area and the stories that go with it are so very important. We are sculpted from our past, and to know where we have come from helps to determine where we are going. Please consider sharing a story or a memory!
Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum State Park
1300 Cordell Hull Memorial Drive
Byrdstown, TN 38549
Telephone: (931) 864-3247
Contact Robin T. Wooten, Park Manager
Page last updated Arpil 19, 2010
