ABOUT US


Most public school students in Tennessee have no Tennessee history or civics textbook, even though students in about half of the grades are required to learn parts of the subject every school year. Because of this, it is more important than ever that students have a place to go for information on Tennessee history.

Tennessee History for Kids was organized in November 2004 for the purpose of improving this situation. Step one was to research, write, and produce this web site.
The THFK board in March 2011
Tennessee History for Kids board consists of:

* Tim Moses (board president), president of web development company sitemason.
* Jay Chamness (board treasurer), attorney at the Nashville law firm Cornelius & Collins.
* Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, businessman and Tennessee state senator.
* Steve McDaniel, businessman and Tennessee state representative.
* Brenda Ables, social studies coordinator for the Tennessee Department of Education.
* Rebecca Verner, assistant social studies coordinator for Metro Nashville Public Schools.
* Tracy Woodard, director of government affairs for Nissan North American.
* Ed Fishbough, vice president/communications for HCA
* Bill Carey, founder and executive director.

Representatives of THFK meet with former Governor Phil Bredesen in 2007
Tennessee History for Kids' sponsors include:

* The Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund
* AT&T
* The HCA Foundation
* Nissan
* The Memorial Foundation
Representative Steve McDaniel, left, attending an event at Fort Pillow
Based on web page traffic, poster and booklet orders, and email newsletter subscriptions, we know that at least 6,000 teachers use Tennessee History for Kids. Many of them have nice things to say about Tennessee History for Kids. Click here to read some of those quotes.

To see some of Bill Carey's Tennessee magazine columns, click here.

Several publications have published articles about us. Click here to see some of them.

Click here to learn more about Carey's background.