July 10th at 6:30pm Join us and celebrate with us as we invite you Outdoors in support of one of Murfreesboro’s most treasured homes… Oaklands Mansion. We’ll spread out over the beautiful grounds at Oaklands to ensure social distancing and enjoy a summertime picnic… Southern style! There will be self-guided tours of the grounds and…
Be a part of history by renewing your vows or saying them for the first time, in the elegant front parlor of Oaklands Mansion. In honor of Valentine’s Day, Oaklands will be offering specially priced intimate wedding and vow renewing ceremony packages. For generations, couples in love have enjoyed the romantic setting of Oaklands…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Oaklands is excited to host Murfreesboro’s Inaugural Oktoberfest on September 26th from 5:00 to 10:00pm. This fantastic fundraiser will support Oaklands Mansion and will feature many local craft brewers such as The Green Dragon, The Casual Pint, O’Possum’s, Saw Works, Panther Creek Duck Rabbit and the MidState Brew Crew to name but a few. Come…
Seating is extremely limited! Make your reservation today!! On August 14, 2015, Oaklands will host celebrated author and poet June Hall McCash as she reads from her latest book The Thread Box. This event will be held in one of the most elegant parlors in Middle Tennessee at 5pm. Guests are also welcome to enjoy the…
Our most recent donation by Mr. James Ridley, in honor of the memory of his mother Mrs. Peg Ridley and his late wife Mrs. Polly Ridley, is a beautiful rococo revival melodeon from the mid 1860s, a rather rare piece which is still able to be played. This “French antique” style was popular in Paris…
Oaklands Historic House Museum has been chosen to receive a grant from the Rutherford County Soil Conservation District C.R.O.P program. We feel so fortunate to have obtained this funding as it will allow a permanent, historically accurate fence to be placed around our educational vegetable garden to further preserve its integrity. Everyone at Oaklands…
