The Chattanooga Historical Society opened on August 1st, 2021, at 110 E. 7th Street in a 1,300 sq. ft. recently renovated circa. 1910 storefront in historic downtown Chattanooga. The new space lets us interface with the public and is a center for our live programs, walking tours, and preservation work.
The growing Chattanooga Archive evolved from a grassroots project on Facebook (Picnooga) to make Chattanooga history and its collections more accessible online. The collection began with a shoebox of old photographs and a used scanner donated by the Epson Corporation.
90% of our collection was acquired through thousands of small donations over eight years, making Picnooga one of the top crowdfunding efforts in Chattanooga.