The “Wedding Dresses Through the Decades” exhibit is now open. Step back to yesterday and see the common threads that weave together the lives of women through the decades in middle Tennessee and across the country. Enjoy traveling through time as you walk among over fifty gowns that are being placed on loan and exhibited,…
Be a part of history by renewing your vows or saying them for the first time in the elegant front parlor of Oaklands Mansion. Be a part of history by renewing your vows, or saying them for the first time, in the elegant front parlor of Oaklands Mansion. For the first time ever, Oaklands will…
“WEDDING DRESSES THROUGH THE DECADES” 4th ANNUAL AWARD WINNING EXHIBIT PRESENTED BY OAKLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM Step back to yesterday and see the common threads that weave together the lives of women through the decades in middle Tennessee and across the country. Enjoy traveling through time from the brocade and silk of the mid 1800’s…
OAKLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM’S 31st ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TOUR OF HOMES DECEMBER 6, 2014 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Explore historic homes in holiday splendor at the 31st Annual Oaklands Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes on December 6, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The tour, sponsored by Franklin Synergy Bank, will feature…
We have been so blessed to present the wedding dress exhibit to our community for the past three years. In preparing for our fourth exhibit in 2015, we are overwhelmed with the generosity and thoughtfulness of brides, willing to share their stories and memories with us. It is with this outpouring of excitement that we…
Scouting Program Opportunities At Oaklands Historic House Museum www.oaklandsmansion.org 2014-2015 October 2014 10/4/2014 Tour of Evergreen Cemetery for Rutherford County Heritage Month This memorable, morning tour of Evergreen Cemetery will be offered on Saturday, October 4, at 10:00 a.m. as part of Rutherford County Heritage Month. Cemetery tours are departing from the entrance to cemetery…
Oaklands is excited to share our programs planned for the 2014-2015 school year. Take a look and make your reservations today! Education Newsletter
“Autumn in the Oaks” Presented by Oaklands Historic House Museum on October 1 & 2, 2014 Experience the chores of the mid-1800’s through period crafts, demonstrations, games and hands-on activities when you visit Oaklands Historic House Museum’s “Autumn in the Oaks”, slated for October 1 & 2, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at…
As the Civil War unfolded, Murfreesboro became hotly contested by Confederate and Union forces. Both sides occupied the town for significant periods, with power changing hands as the fighting raged. Punctuated by events like the wedding of General John Hunt Morgan and Martha Ready, wartime Murfreesboro saw no shortage of drama. Through five decades of…
AUTHOR DR. MICHAEL R. BRADLEY TO SIGN LATEST BOOK AT OAKLANDS HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM Walk in the footsteps of Nathan Bedford Forrest, General Braxton Bragg and President Jefferson Davis on July 12th, the day prior to the storied anniversary of Forrest’s Raid, as we welcome one of Tennessee’s leading novelists, Dr. Michael R. Bradley. Held…
