Marble Springs Welcomes New Assistant Director

Ashleigh Oatts has recently joined Marble Springs State Historic Site as the Assistant Director. She previously worked as a Program Assistant for the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State on their partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program and as the Education Coordinator at Blount Mansion. She has also worked with several other museums in the state, including the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Tennessee State Museum, Oaklands Historic House, the Don F. Pratt Military Museum at Fort Campbell, among others.

Ashleigh graduated from Maryville College (majoring in History) in 2007, and received her Master’s degree (with a concentration in Public History) from Middle Tennessee State University in 2009. She looks forward to expanding the educational opportunities at Marble Springs.

Ashleigh driving a HMMWV as part of her internship at Ft. Campbell.