A look inside the Farragut Museum with local historian Frank Galbraith
If you want to know anything about the community of Concord, the Town of Farragut or the Navy’s first admiral, David Farragut, just ask Frank Galbraith. The 84-year-old lifelong resident of the area is a veritable storehouse of knowledge. His family was instrumental in the establishment of Concord. He taught school and coached for 40 years. Most of that time was spent at Farragut Middle School.
On the second Friday of each month, Galbraith can be found sharing his knowledge with all interested persons at the Farragut Folklife Museum.
The museum was founded in 1986 when the mayor of Farragut at that time, Robert Leonard, instituted a display on the community. In the beginning, it was housed in a historic building known as the old Russell Dairy and is now housed in the Farragut Town Hall. It contains a collection of photographs, newspaper articles, scrapbooks and antiques related to Concord, Farragut and Admiral David Farragut…