The Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home Digital Collections serves to provide electronic access to images, manuscripts, and artifacts in the museum's collection which relate to the life of the museum as a private home and historic site of Cherokee history and culture.
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Three Volunteers Take Photo with Farmer Pig at the 1989 Chieftains Museum Plant Sale
Three volunteers take a photo opportunity with a farmer pig scarecrow in a truck bed at 1989 Chieftains Museum Plant Sale
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Photography Collection
The Photography Collection consists of photographs pertaining to the history of the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home during its life as a private…
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Planting for the Future: Four Decades of the Chieftains Museum Plant Sale
Chieftains Museum Annual Plant Sale is one of the most anticipated events in the museum's calendar. It has been a...
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Archaeologists and Volunteers Continue the Excavation Process at the 2021 Chieftains Museum Archaeological Excavation
Archeologists and volunteers dig and sift dirt at the Chieftains Museum archaeological excavation
Volunteers Sifting Through Materials On Site at 2021 Chieftains Museum Archaeological Excavation
Three volunteers and a dog around a table at the 2021 Chieftains Museum excavation site