04/27/2026
Our own Emmi Dunn will be speaking at the Bartlett Historical Society’s upcoming meeting.
- Bartlett Historical Society Meeting -
Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6:15pm
The meeting will be held at the Bartlett Senior Center (5727 Woodlawn St)
Our May 11, 2026, Bartlett Historical Society Speaker will be Ms. Emmi Dunn. Ms. Dunn is known as a regionally recognized expert on the history of the Chinese people in the Mid-South.
Ms. Dunn was born in the Mississippi Delta and has a long list of achievements including Co-founder of the Chinese Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South. Ms. Dunn's speech will be titled "How the Chinese arrived in the South."
Many students of history have heard of the Chinese being involved in the California Gold Rush, the transcontinental Railroad and other major events in early American History. Did you know that the Chinese have been in the Mid-South for almost 150 years? In the late 1800's, the railroad network across America was still being expanded throughout the South and Texas. Some of those Chinese eventually settled in the greater Memphis area.
Ms. Dunn will explain more of the personal stories involved and will share her joy of promoting local Chinese history.
Save the date- Monday, June 8, 2026, will be the next meeting
