Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp  

The Tennessee State Library & Archives is delighted to invite students aged 8-12 to register for the 2026 Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp, occurring June 8th through June 12th.

During the week-long adventure, campers explore historical topics and figures while learning how archivists care for and protect historical documents for the future. As junior archivists and historians, campers will learn how history is preserved through hands-on activities, games, and field trips to other local historical sites (within walking distance of the Library & Archives).

Who: 8–12-year-old students

When: June 8 – 12, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (before care: $10/day 7:30 – 9:00 a.m./after care: $10/day 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.)

Where: Tennessee State Library & Archives, 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. in downtown Nashville

Cost: $125 registration fee (plus before and after care costs if needed)

Register: Fill out the Parent Information & Policies Form and Summer Camp Registration Form. Email forms to Casey.Swank@tnsos.gov.

Pay: Once the Summer Camp Director receives your completed forms and confirms your registration, payment can be made by credit card, check, or money order. Payment instructions will be included in your confirmation email. 

Questions: Email Summer Camp Director Casey Swank at Casey.Swank@tnsos.gov if you have any questions.

About Education Outreach:  Education Outreach at the Library & Archives helps bring Tennessee history alive in the classroom. Primary sources such as newspaper records, historic photographs, letters, diaries, maps, political cartoons, broadsides, census records, Governors’ papers, and more that tell the story of our state and our nation are available for educators and students to utilize through our website or in person.  Learn more about Education Outreach.

 

In the summer of 2019, the Tennessee State Library and Archives held the Family History Summer Camp. Over the course of a week, campers experienced an active, fun, and engaging day camp for boys and girls in Nashville, Tennessee.