Great holiday shopping back for a third year… For 36 years, Oaklands Mansion has hosted its candlelight tour of downtown Murfreesboro homes and churches. This year, in conjunction with tours of beautiful historic residences, Oaklands will host its Holiday Marketplace! A selection of local artisans and craftspeople from around Murfreesboro will feature their wares including handmade soaps…
On July 30th, Oaklands Mansion’s new backpack program will roll out! Local Girl Scout Ambassador Chloe Wakham of Troop #2864 has designed a backpack filled with games, crafts, and worksheets, all built to learn more about the history of Oaklands and its impact within our community! This program was completed as part of Wakham’s Gold…
If you are looking for new and creative ways to promote your business, we have the perfect solution! Oktoberfest at Oaklands Mansion, gets great coverage for its sponsors! Your business will be mentioned on the museum’s social media pages, on oaklandsmansion.org and listed in press releases sent to multiple media outlets. Oktoberfest 2019 will be Saturday, September…
We have been so blessed to present the wedding dress exhibit to our community for the past eight years. In preparing for our ninth exhibit in 2020, 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 received…
FREE! It’s not often that we can offer free admission to the elegant mansion. Mark your calendars now to spend Saturday, May 11th at Oaklands Mansion for “Free Day.” Free Day is sponsored in part by J. Mullins Jewelry & Gifts. Dr. James Maney and his wife Sallie Hardy Murfree began their plantation with the…
Experience life in the mid-1800’s through period crafts, demonstrations, games and hands-on activities when you visit Oaklands Mansion’s “Day of Washing, Churning & Learning”, slated for May 10, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the historic site, located at 900 North Maney Avenue in Murfreesboro. This event will focus on chores of the…
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…
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 2:00p.m. Oaklands will host local author, Lucinda Poole Cockrell, as she discusses How to Weed Your Attic: Getting Rid of Junk without Destroying History, which was co-authored with Elizabeth “Wiz” Dow. This event will be held in the Front Parlor of Oaklands Mansion. After the author talk, Mrs. Cockrell…
It is time once again for Oaklands Annual Membership Meeting. Join us for an open house of the mansion dressed for mourning and experience the customs and traditions. Tales, superstitions and customs of Victorian Mourning will be explored. There is no cost for members to attend. If you are not a member, please come and…
As we all embrace the back to school season and changing schedules, new self-guided tours will be offered during the month of August. This exciting new way to experience the mansion will give guests the flexibility to wander the halls at their own pace with signage that is used to explain the history of the…
