There are only five days remaining to view these wonderful gowns! Stories of our community will come to life through wedding gowns on display at Oaklands Mansion which span 150 years. Step back into time and experience the common threads that weave our lives together as we explore women’s history, fashion history, cultural history and…
Calling all little princesses! What a better way to be a princess than to be surrounded by princess dresses. Wear your favorite dress or princess costume to the exhibit and enjoy refreshments in the museum gift shop on February 9, 2018. Tickets are $10 per person or $5 if you dress as your favorite princess and can be…
Stories of our community will come to life through wedding gowns on display at Oaklands Mansion. Step back into time and experience the common threads that weave our lives together as we explore women’s history, fashion history, cultural history and the history of our community. Over fifty gowns will be placed on loan and exhibited,…
Take a tour of the exhibit here! Thank you to our community for supporting this touching exhibit once again. The 5th Annual Wedding Dresses Through the Decades Exhibit ran January 10- March 6, 2016 and closed with a record number of visitors. This exhibit included wedding dresses from every decade: 1847 through 2015. During the…
As we open the 5th Annual Wedding Dresses Through the Decades exhibit this week, we want to introduce you to the oldest dress on display. We were honored to have it again this year as it is very difficult to find wedding dresses from the early decades. This dress was worn by Elvira Collier Goodyear…
On September 13, 2015, Oaklands will host Street Tuxedo’s Tux Truck from 12-3pm. Held in the elegant Maney Hall ballroom, Oaklands will feature select vendors as well to cater to your entire event’s needs be sure to stop by and see us. “For over 30 years, Street Tuxedo has served the middle Tennessee area with…
We have been so blessed to present the wedding dress exhibit to our community for the past four years. In preparing for our fifth exhibit in 2016, 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 have…
Oaklands Historic House Museum is pleased to announce that professional photographers may request a photo shoot inside the elegant Oaklands Mansion. These photography appointments of one hour (set-up included) are subject to the availability of the Museum. Interior photo sessions will be restricted to six subjects the photographer and one assistant, plus an Oaklands staff member (total of eight (8)…
There are only twelve days left to view this exhibit before these lovely gowns are packed back up and placed in storage for years to come. The exhibit “Wedding Dresses Through the Decades” will be open to the public through Sunday, March 8th. Take this opportunity to step back to yesterday and see the common…
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,…
