Videos produced by Maples History Center

Take a step back in time to hear music and to learn more about the Edison cylinder machine. Donated to the Sevier County Public Library System and housed in the Rel & Wilma Maples History Center, the machine is a Edison model cylinder phonograph, circa 1890-1910.
Learn more about Gene & Jane Aiken as they discovered and preserved the stories of the settlers and early families of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, and Sevier County, Tennessee in these two fascinating books.
The video will provide an overview of the books available for use in the Appalachian Collection in the Rel & Wilma Maples History Center (Genealogy Department) at the SCPLS King Family Library in Sevierville, Tennessee.