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Oaklands Mansion Welcomes Karen Whitaker as Special Events Representative

OAKLANDS MANSION Welcomes Karen Whitaker as Their New Special Events Representative   Oaklands Mansion is excited to welcome Karen Whitaker as our newest team member.  Karen, a former elementary school teacher and current owner of Encore Bridal on the historic downtown square, will represent Oaklands as Murfreesboro’s Premier Wedding and Events destination. As an active…

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Portraits, the stories of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones and Mary Landers.

Back in July we had the pleasure of having the film PORTRAITS, the story of opera’s divas Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones and Mary Landers filmed, in part, at Oaklands Mansion. Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, was born a slave in Natchez, Mississippi, but was adopted by a Quaker family in Philadelphia as a child. She studied music as a child…

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Get your own locally sourced cookbook!

Get your own locally sourced cookbook just in time for the holidays! Dining with Oaklands is a cookbook comprised of recipes from Oaklands Association founding members, Maney family members, past regents and local cooks. Created to highlight a focus on community, sharing, and the importance of food as it relates to culture and the history of Oaklands,…

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Local Foods Featured at Candlelight Tour of Homes

Usher in the holiday season with an enchanting dinner date fit for the whole family with food trucks along the Candlelight Tour route this year. The annual Oaklands Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes is slated for December 5, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  The tour, sponsored by Oaklands Association and…

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Annual Christmas Gala: A Holiday Homecoming

  Oaklands Mansion celebrates the Christmas Season by hosting the Annual Christmas Gala, Friday, December 4th. Please make plans to join us for a “A Holiday Homecoming” and the beginning of our Bicentennial celebration. Following in the footsteps of last year’s success, the Gala will again be held in Maney Hall beginning at 7 PM. This year, Gala Sponsors will…

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