Nashville/Expert Profile

Jan Duke

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 11/16/2009
Expertise

Whether you are visiting Nashville for a day or a lifetime,I can humbly show and guide you through every aspect of what this great city has to offer.

Experience in the area

I've written over 1000 articles about Nashville and/or Tennessee, have one published book on the topic, and have had numerous articles and photographs published locally and throughout the world.
Currently I operate and or run several websites and blogs including Nashville.About.com (for the NYT) as well several other local websites. I'm a longtime resident of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, having Tennessee Lineages that date back to the 18th century.

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 10.0
  • Clarity of Response 10.0
  • Timeliness 10.0
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 114
  • Volunteer Since 2003-11-16
  • Prestige Points 786

Recent Reviews from Users

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UserDateKCTPComments
Jan08/14/0910101010 
Jeff06/02/0910101010Thanks for the "expert" answer.
Gerard McInerney04/26/0910101010Dear Jan, Your advice has been really .....
swetha12/08/0810101010thanks a lot
Tyler12/05/0810101010thank you

Recent Answers from Jan Duke

2009-11-02 Thanks/Cheatham County:

Hi John, Yes my interest in Cheatham stems from husband's family (Demonbruens) who settled in the Marrowbone community (once part of Davidson County/Nashville) as well as some others who settled in the

2009-10-29 St.Cloud Hotel:

Hi David, I don't know a whole lot about the St Cloud Hotel but from what I understand it was opened in the mid 1800's, had several owners including George Case and HT Scott, and was one of the best if

2009-05-29 Historic Photos of Nashville:

You can find a copy of it online at the Library of Congress here: http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/nclc/03700/03707v.jpg You can also do a search on their photo site for "George Christopher" the name

2009-04-25 antebellum mansions and civil war sites:

Hi, There are some homes located right in Nashville (Davidson County) but none are located in the downtown area and the rest are mostly within an hours drive of Nashville. I've listed a link below

2009-04-23 Employment Opportunities:

Hi, The unemployment rate has almost doubled to what it was five years ago- up to almost 10 while this is still better than a ton of other major US cities, it is still very high for Nashville and the

 

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