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Baptist Children’s Home in Brentwood looks back on 125 years

Posted by Landon Woodroof
|Date: December 03, 2016
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Baptist Children’s Home in Brentwood looks back on 125 years

It's been there since 1911. This is its First Annual Christmas Open House. A deep look at the organizatio ...

It's been there since 1911. This is its First Annual Christmas Open House. A deep look at the organization's past and present. ...

December 03, 2016
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Low-key Children’s Home wants more to learn of its ministry

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|Date: December 02, 2016
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Low-key Children’s Home wants more to learn of its ministry

Finances were a worry from the very inception of what was known as the Tennessee Baptist Orphans’ Home ba ...

Finances were a worry from the very inception of what was known as the Tennessee Baptist Orphans’ Home back in 1891. Long before the institution from Nashville to Brentwood, there wasn't much in terms ...

December 02, 2016
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Battlefield ceremonies will flank Columbia Pike today

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|Date: November 30, 2016
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Battlefield ceremonies will flank Columbia Pike today

Ceremonies commemorating the 1864 Battle of Franklin will be going on beginning at dusk on both sides of ...

Ceremonies commemorating the 1864 Battle of Franklin will be going on beginning at dusk on both sides of Columbia Avenue around Carter House. The Battle of Franklin Trust will be displaying luminaries ...

November 30, 2016
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Hermitage offers after-hours holiday tours

Posted by corey
|Date: November 28, 2016
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Hermitage offers after-hours holiday tours

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage will host a limited number of after-hours holiday tours this December, giving ...

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage will host a limited number of after-hours holiday tours this December, giving visitors the opportunity to experience an authentic Jackson family Christmas and celebrate the ...

November 28, 2016
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Marchers re-enact the Battle of Franklin for 152nd anniversary

Posted by David Walsh
|Date: November 27, 2016
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Marchers re-enact the Battle of Franklin for 152nd anniversary

Every year on the Sunday before the anniversary of the Battle of Franklin, two groups organize re-enactme ...

Every year on the Sunday before the anniversary of the Battle of Franklin, two groups organize re-enactment marches that end at the Carter House. This year was no exception. On Sunday, a few of days b ...

November 27, 2016
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Battle of Franklin re-enactment marches converge on Sunday

Posted by David Walsh
|Date: November 24, 2016
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Battle of Franklin re-enactment marches converge on Sunday

By ZACH HARMUTH Every year on the Sunday before the anniversary of the Battle of Franklin, two groups org ...

By ZACH HARMUTH Every year on the Sunday before the anniversary of the Battle of Franklin, two groups organize re-enactment marches that end at the Carter House. This Sunday, a couple of days before 1 ...

November 24, 2016
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Lotz House will commemorate battle with blood drive

Posted by corey
|Date: November 22, 2016
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Lotz House will commemorate battle with blood drive

The American Red Cross and Lotz House are teaming up once again to commemorate the 152nd anniversary of t ...

The American Red Cross and Lotz House are teaming up once again to commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Franklin by hosting their fourth annual blood drive. The donation drive is 10 a.m. ...

November 22, 2016
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Battle of Franklin Trust seats new board officers

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|Date: November 21, 2016
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Battle of Franklin Trust seats new board officers

The Battle of Franklin Trust Board this week announced a new slate of officers. Last year, Carnton Planta ...

The Battle of Franklin Trust Board this week announced a new slate of officers. Last year, Carnton Plantation and The Carter House merged to create a single board of directors, which, according to the ...

November 21, 2016
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E. C. (Curt) Fields Jr. to present on Gen. Grant at December Round Table

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|Date: November 19, 2016
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E. C. (Curt) Fields Jr. to present on Gen. Grant at December Round Table

Dr. E. C. (Curt) Fields Jr. will be the featured guest presenting, "Grant: The Man Behind the Uniform," a ...

Dr. E. C. (Curt) Fields Jr. will be the featured guest presenting, "Grant: The Man Behind the Uniform," at the Dec. 11 edition of the Franklin Civil War Round Table. His lifelong interest in the Ameri ...

November 19, 2016
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House demolitions make way for Carter Hill Battlefield Park

Posted by Emily West
|Date: November 17, 2016
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House demolitions make way for Carter Hill Battlefield Park

At the beginning of the year, the Battle of Franklin Trust had one large hurdle to overcome to achieve th ...

At the beginning of the year, the Battle of Franklin Trust had one large hurdle to overcome to achieve the final piece for Carter Hill Battlefield Park. ...

November 17, 2016
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Annual Lotz House blood drive commemorates Battle of Franklin

Posted by corey
|Date: November 15, 2016
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Annual Lotz House blood drive commemorates Battle of Franklin

The American Red Cross and Lotz House are teaming up to commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the Battle o ...

The American Red Cross and Lotz House are teaming up to commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Franklin by hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lotz Ho ...

November 15, 2016
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Lecture series at Masonic Hall to focus on race and reconciliation post Civil War

Posted by Emily West
|Date: November 15, 2016
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Lecture series at Masonic Hall to focus on race and reconciliation post Civil War

The conversation will focus on Franklin and Williamson County’s significant ties to difficult history, sp ...

The conversation will focus on Franklin and Williamson County’s significant ties to difficult history, speak frankly on its history and discuss new methodologies for educating the public on the unders ...

November 15, 2016
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Restored WWII Navy ship is topic of Tuesday night lecture

Posted by Samantha Hearn
|Date: November 14, 2016
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Restored WWII Navy ship is topic of Tuesday night lecture

On Tuesday night, the Brentwood Library is hosting a lecture on the LST 325, a WWII Navy Ship. ...

On Tuesday night, the Brentwood Library is hosting a lecture on the LST 325, a WWII Navy Ship. ...

November 14, 2016
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State Library program: Write your family history

Posted by corey
|Date: November 12, 2016
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State Library program: Write your family history

TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES The Thanksgiving holidays are a time when many people focus on spend ...

TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES The Thanksgiving holidays are a time when many people focus on spending time with family. Beyond bonding around the dinner table, there's another way to strengthen ...

November 12, 2016
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Nov. 30 illumination to mark federal battle lines

Posted by Mark Cook
|Date: November 09, 2016
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Nov. 30 illumination to mark federal battle lines

On Wednesday, Nov. 30, The Battle of Franklin Trust will once again display luminaries at dusk to honor t ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 30, The Battle of Franklin Trust will once again display luminaries at dusk to honor the casualties inflicted during the Battle of Franklin 152 years ago. The ceremony will take pla ...

November 09, 2016
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Race and reconciliation talk coming to historic Masonic Hall

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|Date: November 05, 2016
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Race and reconciliation talk coming to historic Masonic Hall

The Historic Franklin Masonic Hall in Franklin will host the lecture series Race and Reconciliation: A Co ...

The Historic Franklin Masonic Hall in Franklin will host the lecture series Race and Reconciliation: A Conversation for Consideration, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. Three local historians and ...

November 05, 2016
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Civil War Round Table will discuss family on front lines of battle

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|Date: November 03, 2016
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Civil War Round Table will discuss family on front lines of battle

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, the Franklin Civil War Round Table will present Robert Blythe, who will spe ...

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, the Franklin Civil War Round Table will present Robert Blythe, who will speak on “The Lotz Family and the Battle of Franklin.” In 1858, when German emigrants Johann and M ...

November 03, 2016
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Rippavilla will host annual commemoration of Battle of Spring Hill

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|Date: November 02, 2016
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Rippavilla will host annual commemoration of Battle of Spring Hill

Rippavilla Plantation will once again host a candlelight tour commemorating the Battle of Spring Hill, wh ...

Rippavilla Plantation will once again host a candlelight tour commemorating the Battle of Spring Hill, which is regarded by many historians to be one of the biggest military blunders of the Civil War. ...

November 02, 2016
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Williamson County site makes list of 10 endangered historic places

Posted by corey
|Date: October 26, 2016
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Williamson County site makes list of 10 endangered historic places

The statewide preservation organization, Tennessee Preservation Trust, announced its Ten in Tennessee end ...

The statewide preservation organization, Tennessee Preservation Trust, announced its Ten in Tennessee endangered list for 2016 Wednesday night, and the Natchez Trace rural landscape made the cut. ...

October 26, 2016
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Luminaries to honor Battle of Franklin casualties on Nov. 30

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|Date: October 26, 2016
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Luminaries to honor Battle of Franklin casualties on Nov. 30

On Wednesday, Nov. 30, The Battle of Franklin Trust will once again display luminaries at dusk to honor t ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 30, The Battle of Franklin Trust will once again display luminaries at dusk to honor the casualties inflicted during the Battle of Franklin 152 years ago. “This event is one of the ...

October 26, 2016
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