A Secret History Tennesee River Expedition
A project in Knoxville, TN by Wes Modes000days
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Last Updated: May 31 @ 16:06 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Almost there and the clock is ticking 
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This is it! We are in the home stretch. We are approaching the deadline and we have a ways to go! I hope we don't let this campaign fail. At this point we are counting down hours not days! We need to get to $5580 by 1pm Tuesday or the project gets... (Read More)
Chapter 9: In Which Your Narrator Worries About the Outcome of the Story
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I have to admit, I'm worried about the Kickstarter campaign. We have only 8 days to go and almost $3000 to raise. Now true, about this time every year, I get worried about the fundraiser. But the feeling is still real. Since crowdsourcing makes up... (Read More)
A Tangle of Wires, Shredded Tin, and a Decent Into Madness
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just a few weeks until we leave! Aaaa! Panic! That is: the expedition departs IF AND ONLY IF our Kickstarter is successful. This is what electrical work on the Shantyboat looks like. Hours and hours under the deck. When I finally emerged, I didn't... (Read More)
Matching funds update: 2 days and $409 to go!
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We have pledged $591 of our thousand dollar matching funds. That means... We have only 48 HOURS to raise $409 or those matching funds are off the table! If you are involved in river projects or groups, this might be a chance to share your interest in... (Read More)
Matching funds update - $610 more to go
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Quick update: So far you and other supporters have pledged or increased your pledge $390. Because of our supporter who's providing matching funds up to $1000 this week, that amounts to $780 more for the project! We only have a few more days to take... (Read More)
What the hell are we doing to the shantyboat?
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, there is some beer drinking, some power tool noises, some sitting around talking. So, we must be working on the shantyboat to get it ready for the Tennessee River! We felt pretty accomplished after our first day. Here's the Big List. The... (Read More)
A Timely Offer to Double Our Funds
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Good news! Well aware of the inevitable mid-campaign lull, one of our supporters has made a generous offer. They will provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds for the next week up to a thousand dollars. Or put another way, during the next week, every... (Read More)
Planned Exhibitions
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Since October, I've been making connections and talking to people along the Tennessee River. Since museums have an extremely long lead-time (typically 1-1/2 to 2 years) I was focusing early on art and history institutions. Every week for the last... (Read More)
Broke $1K - Secret History T-shirts added!
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
In honor of breaking $1K, we've added a Secret History T-shirt reward. WEAR THE SECRET HISTORY PROJECT. Here is the Secret History T-shirt, also from Jake Simowitz' shantyboat woodcut, a gorgeous black tee and comes in a variety of sizes on quality... (Read More)
Off to a good start
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey friends, Thanks for your amazing support. Thanks to you, we are almost at a thousand dollars in our first few days. That's almost 20% to our goal. The hard part in a Kickstarter campaign is after the first week when things slow down and... (Read More)
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