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Newberry & Sons Chairs

When the Oaklands’ board of trustees was tasked with buying chairs for the front porch of the mansion in the memory of Kirby McNabb, a dear friend of Oaklands, there was only one place to go! At Newberry & Sons’ Chairs, at least five generations have been crafting chairs in the same location on their…

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Oaklands Wins Award

Oaklands staff is brimming with excitement over the recognition of the “Wedding Dresses Through the Decades” exhibit by the Tennessee Association of Museums with an Award of Excellence. The Museum Excellence Awards were presented to statewide museums for exceptional projects and events during 2013. The purpose of the Excellence Awards is to recognize, encourage, and promote excellence…

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About Our New Website!

Have you noticed our website looks different? Oaklands Historic House Museum recently partnered with Rowland Solutions, a Murfreesboro web development company, to build a new website to showcase all Oaklands has to offer! Our new site is five times the size of the previous one and is packed with new features for you to explore….

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9th Annual Chore Day

We are so excited to be in the final stage of planning our 9th annual “Days of Washing, Churning, and Learning!” Visitors will experience the chores of the mid-1800’s through period crafts, demonstrations, games and hands-on activities as well as visit the Historic House Museum. This one of a kind hands-on education field day is…

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