Background
Egan, Martha Avaleen was born on February 26, 1956 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Jack E. and Opal (Pugh) Egan.
(From its humble roots as a frontier town along the Holsto...)
From its humble roots as a frontier town along the Holston River to its emergence as an industrial center in the early 20th century, Kingsport, for many, is an ideal community, a rare combination of Southern mountain beauty matched with urban conveniences typical of larger cities. Over the past 100 years, Kingsport has grown tremendously, becoming one of the pioneer cities in Tennessee in both the areas of commerce and education. In Kingsport you will see and experience the many changes of a growing Kingsport and meet the individuals who worked so hard to create a new and better city. This volume, with over 200 photographs, remembers some of the achievements of its many residents, such as city fathers J. Fred Johnson and John B. Dennis, and recalls the community's darker memories, such as the notorious crimes of Kinnie Wagner. Views in the book capturing the town's unpaved thoroughfares and sparse cityscapes give way to later scenes showing the annually increasing network of streets surrounded by larger and taller structures. Also highlighted in this book are images showing turn-of-the-century one-room schools, the early stages of Dobyns-Bennett High, town parades, social clubs, churches, and theaters, which share a more personal story of Kingsport. Authors Martha Avaleen Egan and Nellie McNeil, in conjunction
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Egan, Martha Avaleen was born on February 26, 1956 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Jack E. and Opal (Pugh) Egan.
Bachelor of Science in Communications, University Tennessee, 1978. Master of Arts in History, East Tennessee State University, 1986. Postgraduate, University Kentucky, 1989.
Postgraduate, Milligan College, 1990.
News reporter, anchor WJCW-AM/WQUT-FM, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1980-1982. Staff assistant 1st District Office United States Senator Jim Sasser, Blountville, 1982-1984. Instructor history East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1984-1986.
Teaching assistant department history University Kentucky, Lexington, 1986-1989. Researcher/writer history project Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, 1991. Adjunct faculty history and humanities Northeast State Technology Community College, Blountville, 1992—1993, adjunct faculty humanities, 2000—2003.
Archivist Kingsport Public Library. and Archives, 1993—2002. Adjunct assistant professor history King College, Bristol, Tennessee, 1994-1999. Adjunct faculty history Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, since 2002.
Interm faculty social studies department Sullivan North High School and Sullivan Central High School, 2004—2005. Flute teacher; museum instrument repair technician Vermont Guild of Flute Makers.
(From its humble roots as a frontier town along the Holsto...)
Vice chair Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1992-1993. Recording secretary Sullivan County Democratic Women's Club, 1992, correspondent secretary, 1994. Member Kingsport Symphony Chorus, secretary-treas,, 1994-1995.
Member East Tennessee Camerata, Johnson City Civic Chorale. Member American Association of University Women (Kingsport chapter), Organization American Historians, Appalachian Studies Associate, Society of America Archivists, Tennessee Archivists, Kingsport Music Club (correspondent secretary 1995-1997), Sullivan County History Society (board directors), National Flute Association, National Association Band Instrument Repair Technicians, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Delta Chi.