An Artisan Affair is an annual, cancer charity based, makers market, hosted by NoBull Vintage. An Artisan Affair 2015 will benefit the YMCA ABC (After Breast Cancer) Outreach Program & Wig Bank for it’s second year. NoBull Vintage is the host of An Artisan Affair and is a local small business founded by a family…
Visit our facebook page for a special summer offer. Buy one regular adult admission and get one half off. Come and see us this summer! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oaklands-Historic-House-Museum/180249417793
We had about an inch of white fluffy snow last night. It didn’t stick to the roads, so this is your chance to get out and come see the snow around the mansion and grounds.
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…
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…
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…
The Big Payback is a community-wide, online giving day hosted by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee on May 6, 2014. This charitable giving day will help our organization raise much-needed unrestricted dollars and celebrate the good work of all Middle Tennessee nonprofits. For 24 hours, beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6 to…
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….
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…
