G Wayne Dowdy

G. Wayne Dowdy is the senior manager of the Memphis Public Libraries history department. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas. Dowdy is a contributing writer for the Best Times magazine and Storyboard Memphis . He is the author of seven books, including A Brief History of Memphis , Hidden History of Memphis , Lost Restaurants of Memphis and On This Day in Memphis History , which was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Tennessee Historical Commission.

G. Wayne Dowdy is the senior manager of the Memphis Public Libraries history department. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas. Dowdy is a contributing writer for the Best Times magazine and Storyboard Memphis . He is the author of seven books, including A Brief History of Memphis , Hidden History of Memphis , Lost Restaurants of Memphis and On This Day in Memphis History , which was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Tennessee Historical Commission. See less