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After 154 years, the names of the Battle of Franklin dead echo again across the battlefield

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: December 03, 2018
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After 154 years, the names of the Battle of Franklin dead echo again across the battlefield

PHOTOS BY ANDREW COLLIGNON 154 years after the single-most traumatic event in the history of Franklin, th ...

PHOTOS BY ANDREW COLLIGNON 154 years after the single-most traumatic event in the history of Franklin, the names of the men who died during or after the fighting on Nov. 30, 1864, were read aloud and ...

December 03, 2018
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New Director of Preservation will tackle O’More and Lee-Buckner School projects

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: December 03, 2018
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New Director of Preservation will tackle O’More and Lee-Buckner School projects

HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN has hired A ...

HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN has hired Arkansas preservationist and scholar Blake Wintory as director of preservation, according to an ...

December 03, 2018
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Nolensville delays decision about moving historic home

Posted by Matt Blois
|Date: November 30, 2018
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Nolensville delays decision about moving historic home

By MATT BLOIS Nolensville delayed a decision about moving a historic home to give preservationists more t ...

By MATT BLOIS Nolensville delayed a decision about moving a historic home to give preservationists more time to research other options. The town’s attorney will also investigate whether the Historic Z ...

November 30, 2018
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World War I history and its strong links to the Civil War in Williamson County

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: November 11, 2018
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World War I history and its strong links to the Civil War in Williamson County

ABOVE: The Ebony Doughboys are a living history group that portrays African American World War I troops. ...

ABOVE: The Ebony Doughboys are a living history group that portrays African American World War I troops. About 15% of World War I servicemen from Williamson County were African Americans.// SUBMITTED ...

November 11, 2018
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History and Whiskey come to Travellers Rest on November 16

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: November 10, 2018
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History and Whiskey come to Travellers Rest on November 16

Historic Travellers Rest will be offering an after hours history lesson with a little adult fun from 6 p. ...

Historic Travellers Rest will be offering an after hours history lesson with a little adult fun from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, November 16. In addition to crafters making things as they did around t ...

November 10, 2018
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1864 musical performance will introduce rare big-screen showing of "The Battle of Franklin"

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: November 07, 2018
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1864 musical performance will introduce rare big-screen showing of "The Battle of Franklin"

The Army of Tennessee Brass Band and Virginia fiddler Brent Feito will appear Sunday at the Franklin Thea ...

The Army of Tennessee Brass Band and Virginia fiddler Brent Feito will appear Sunday at the Franklin Theatre before a showing of the Emmy Award winning film, “The Battle of Franklin.” The Veteran’s Da ...

November 07, 2018
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Medicine and the Great War presentation will come on the Centennial of Armistice Day, Nov. 11

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: November 03, 2018
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Medicine and the Great War presentation will come on the Centennial of Armistice Day, Nov. 11

Medicine and the Great War, a Centennial Review – 2 – 3 p.m. Sunday, November 11, at the John P. Holt Bre ...

Medicine and the Great War, a Centennial Review – 2 – 3 p.m. Sunday, November 11, at the John P. Holt Brentwood Public Library. In remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on Nov ...

November 03, 2018
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Battle of Franklin Trust will acquire hat, saddle, crutches and other John Bell Hood artifacts

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: October 31, 2018
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Battle of Franklin Trust will acquire hat, saddle, crutches and other John Bell Hood artifacts

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST The Battle of Franklin Trust will acquire a collection of artifacts owned by Gen ...

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST The Battle of Franklin Trust will acquire a collection of artifacts owned by General John Bell Hood to be displayed in the future Carter House Visitor Center. The cost for the ...

October 31, 2018
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"Grits to Glory" presentation follows the evolution of Southern cuisine

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: October 20, 2018
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"Grits to Glory" presentation follows the evolution of Southern cuisine

Joe Johnston, award winning author, musician, historian and journalist, will present “Grits to Glory” at ...

Joe Johnston, award winning author, musician, historian and journalist, will present “Grits to Glory” at the Franklin Civil War Round Table’s November 11 event. He will explore how the South and its c ...

October 20, 2018
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Volunteer Day seeks preservation volunteers for work in Stones River National Cemetery

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: October 13, 2018
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Volunteer Day seeks preservation volunteers for work in Stones River National Cemetery

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew, a prog ...

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew, a program connecting people to preservation trades and breathing new life into historic landmarks, ha ...

October 13, 2018
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Slave cabin will be preserved through development on Primm property

Posted by Matt Blois
|Date: October 09, 2018
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Slave cabin will be preserved through development on Primm property

By MATT BLOIS At a meeting on Monday night, the Brentwood City Commission approved a proposal to rezone t ...

By MATT BLOIS At a meeting on Monday night, the Brentwood City Commission approved a proposal to rezone the western half of the Primm farm. The rezoning will permit more houses on the property, but th ...

October 09, 2018
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Historian, marker tell story of 1937 school, built after community raised money with horse shows

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: October 09, 2018
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Historian, marker tell story of 1937 school, built after community raised money with horse shows

ABOVE: Williamson County Historian Rick Warwick explains the significance of Nolensville School. On left ...

ABOVE: Williamson County Historian Rick Warwick explains the significance of Nolensville School. On left is NHS member Sharon Zieman and on right is NHS president Carroll Moore. // JULI KING NO ...

October 09, 2018
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Special program at 1823 Masonic Lodge commemorates two wars, 50 years apart

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: October 06, 2018
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Special program at 1823 Masonic Lodge commemorates two wars, 50 years apart

The Franklin Civil War Round Table is hosting an event on Thursday, Oct. 18, to remember the Civil War an ...

The Franklin Civil War Round Table is hosting an event on Thursday, Oct. 18, to remember the Civil War and the Great War that followed 50 years later. Williamson County connections to both wars will b ...

October 06, 2018
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Franklin attorney, Natchez Trace Association president to speak about Andrew Jackson book at county library

Posted by Brooke Wanser
|Date: September 24, 2018
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Franklin attorney, Natchez Trace Association president to speak about Andrew Jackson book at county library

By BROOKE WANSER Natchez Trace Association President Tony Turnbow will speak at the Williamson County Lib ...

By BROOKE WANSER Natchez Trace Association President Tony Turnbow will speak at the Williamson County Library on Wednesday, Sept. 26, promoting his new book on Andrew Jackson. “Hardened to Hickory: Th ...

September 24, 2018
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Franklin intends to go to court to clarify ownership of Public Square

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: August 29, 2018
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Franklin intends to go to court to clarify ownership of Public Square

Is the Franklin Public Square owned by the public? That's what the Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Tues ...

Is the Franklin Public Square owned by the public? That's what the Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Tuesday in executive session to clarify, after Doug Jones, lawyer for the United Daughters of the C ...

August 29, 2018
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Liberty United Methodist Church will celebrate 210th birthday in September

Posted by Matt Blois
|Date: August 20, 2018
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Liberty United Methodist Church will celebrate 210th birthday in September

By MATT BLOIS Brentwood’s oldest church will celebrate its 210th birthday in September. Liberty United Me ...

By MATT BLOIS Brentwood’s oldest church will celebrate its 210th birthday in September. Liberty United Methodist Church was founded around 1800 by Green Hill, a Revolutionary War veteran and a Methodi ...

August 20, 2018
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Author speaking Sunday says slavery was embedded in antebellum Tennessee

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: August 15, 2018
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Author speaking Sunday says slavery was embedded in antebellum Tennessee

WILLIAMSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Author Bill Carey appear at the Williamson County Public Library on Sund ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Author Bill Carey appear at the Williamson County Public Library on Sunday for a presentation about his book Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls describing the era of sl ...

August 15, 2018
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Shorter Chapel AME Church to celebrate 150 years at “Raise the Roof” event tonight, awards gala Friday

Posted by Brooke Wanser
|Date: August 09, 2018
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Shorter Chapel AME Church to celebrate 150 years at “Raise the Roof” event tonight, awards gala Friday

By BROOKE WANSER The Shorter Chapel AME Church will continue their celebration of 150 years in Franklin w ...

By BROOKE WANSER The Shorter Chapel AME Church will continue their celebration of 150 years in Franklin with a “Raise the Roof” gospel event tonight. The free worship night at the church, located at 2 ...

August 09, 2018
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DAR gets national, regional awards for WWI exhibit at County Archives

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: July 20, 2018
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DAR gets national, regional awards for WWI exhibit at County Archives

PHOTO: Accepting the awards on behalf of the DAR Old Glory Chapter in Washington were Jamie Villers and K ...

PHOTO: Accepting the awards on behalf of the DAR Old Glory Chapter in Washington were Jamie Villers and Kim Redd. // SUBMITTED The Franklin Old Glory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Re ...

July 20, 2018
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National Parks Service awards Franklin’s Charge $637,000 complete battlefield reclamation acquisition

Posted by Brooke Wanser
|Date: July 06, 2018
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National Parks Service awards Franklin’s Charge $637,000 complete battlefield reclamation acquisition

PHOTO: Battle of Franklin Trust Chair Cullen Smith poses in front of the cannon he helped procure funding ...

PHOTO: Battle of Franklin Trust Chair Cullen Smith poses in front of the cannon he helped procure funding for on Dec. 1, 2017./Brooke Wanser. By BROOKE WANSER After receiving a sizable grant from the ...

July 06, 2018
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