Projects

Untold Stories –
Read the fascinating stories of individuals enslaved in Murfreesboro, TN.

Honors Thesis –
A case study of slavery in Murfreesboro, TN

Bygone Nashville Walking Tour –
The May 2020 edition of Middle Tennessee State University‘s TV magazine show, “Out of the Blue,” features Zoom interviews with three professors — and student, Audrey Creel — discussing their latest research and classroom projects. (Bygone Nashville info begins at 20:35.)

WGNS News Radio Interview – Nick Cohn talks with Exec. Director of Oaklands Mansion James Manning, Audrey Creel, and Mary Watkins about preserving the history of those who came before us.

City of Murfreesboro TV – Audrey Creel presents, “The Untold Story of the Maney Family Slaves: A Case Study of Slavery in Murfreesboro”. https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofmurfreesboro/search?query=Creel

Oaklands Mansion Evergreen Cemetery –
Read about the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Scanning at Evergreen Cemetery, hosted by the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County and Oaklands Mansion and inspired by the Untold Stories Project. The scans revealed unmarked graves of those believed to have been enslaved at Oaklands Mansion.

Oaklands Mansion Evergreen Cemetery Memorial Dedication –
Watch highlights from the Memorial Dedication at Evergreen Cemetery’s Section M – the section believed to hold unmarked graves of those formerly enslaved at Oaklands Mansion. Members of the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County, James Manning, Executive Director of Oaklands Mansion, and Audrey Creel, researcher and author of The Untold Stories, presented the names of individuals likely buried in this section and unveiled the memorial.

Ones to Watch –
Read Audrey Creel’s nomination letter to the Southeastern Museums Conference as One to Watch.

Day to Day with Mariah Interview –
Mariah Wiggs talks with Daniel Owen, Communications Director of the Huntsville Museum of Art, and Audrey Creel, Education Associate at the Huntsville Museum of Art, about the Impressions of Asia Culture Fair. The Impressions of Asia Culture Fair was funded with the support of Art Bridges following a successful Learning & Engagement grant application.