Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from the Tennessee State Museum where he visits with Annabeth Hayes, curator of decorative arts.
Hayes takes us on a tour of the museum as she shares stories of the memorable people from Tennessee’s history
A sampler includes tales of a former slave who became a renowned crafter of furniture, a revered WWII woman’s air service pilot (WASP), the state’s first female county sheriff and mover-and-shaker Tennessee Suffragettes.


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