Educational Program

Days of Washing, Churning, and Learning

Days of Washing, Churning, and Learning

Join us for a day of hands-on activities that focus on chores from the mid-1800s. Students will participate in clothes washing, candle dipping, doll making, butter churning, and rug beating…


Antebellum Academy

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Surrounded by the 1860’s furnishings of the Oaklands mansion, students will be introduced to crafts, music, and history, while being instructed in nineteenth century manners, museum etiquette, tasks and skills expected of young ladies of the period…


Autumn In The Oaks

Autumn In The Oaks

Fall field day with historic hands-on crafts and games under the autumn trees.  Students will participate in a tree scavenger hunt, leaf rubbings, as well as experience the chores of harvest…


Wartime Widows: Victorian Mourning Customs

Victorian Mourning Customs

Special tours at the mansion will highlight customs and clothing used during times of mourning.  Program includes video presentation, mourning customs, and tour of the mansion…


Victorian Holiday Customs

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Experience Victorian holiday customs through decorations and tales from the past as you tour the elegant Oaklands Mansion. Program includes a video presentation, special tour of mansion, and creating historic ornaments to be taken home…


Mrs. Sally’s Suitcase (Outreach Program)

Mrs. Sally's Suitcase

This is the perfect opportunity to bring Oaklands into your classroom!  The suitcase is packed and Mrs. Sally is ready to visit your classroom!  Students will explore items of clothing that were worn by boys and girls in the nineteenth century…


The History of Oaklands

History of Oaklands

Oaklands, the plantation home of the Maney family, is the only historic house museum in Murfreesboro. The story of Oaklands and the Maney family reflects a time of prosperity in the antebellum south, as well as the hardships suffered during the Civil War. This program includes…