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Lessons in Black and White: 160-Year Journey in oak ridge
September 16, 2025, from 6:30-8 pm at Roane State Community College ( Oak Ridge, TN Campus), Katatra Vasquez will be teaching Hidden Histories: Enslaved and Free Black Individuals, Including Civil War
Veterans Who Lived in Robertsville Before the Manhattan Project.
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baseball and the bomb: the legacy of the oak ridge bombers
The East Tennessee History Center will host Baseball and the Bomb: The Legacy of the Oak Ridge Bombers on Wednesday, August 13, at noon. The program, featuring Oak Ridge city historian Ray Smith and heritage tourism founder Katara Vasquez, will explore how the Bombers emerged during a pivotal chapter in history.
legends on the field first pitch tribute
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 1:45 p.m., surviving Bombers players will be honored with a ceremonial first pitch at the Knoxville Smokies Baseball Game against the Mississippi Shuckers. It will be a full-circle moment for a team that once drew crowds across the Southeast and beyond whic helped change American Baseball