JANUARY 2016

• Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture
• Old House Fair
• Call for Nominations: 2016 Preservation Awards
• In the News
• First Tuesday at the Archives
• Free Admission to The Hermitage
• Preserving Nashville's Historic Music Row
• History of the Cumberland
• Tennessee Preservation Trust Annual Conference

Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture

Mark your calendar and plan to attend the 35th Annual Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture on Friday, February 12th! The full conference program and registration form is now available. 

Old House Fair

The Metropolitan Historical Commission Foundation and partners will host the 2016 Old House Fair on Saturday, March 6, 2016 at the Sevier Park Community Center, 3021 Lealand Avenue. The Old House Fair is a FREE day-long festival showcasing new ideas, practical advice, innovative materials, and quality services for homeowners to learn more about sustainable and historic products and services, and gain tips for planning and executing residential preservation projects.

Exhibitors will include companies, retailers, and artists experienced in working with homes of many ages and styles, from Antebellum to Mid-century Modern.

Know a young preservationist?  We’ll have children’s activities, too, thanks to Historic Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum. 

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. If you are interested in being a sponsor, please contact Robin Zeigler at robin.zeigler@nashville.gov or 615-862-7970 ext. 79776.

More details coming soon! In the meantime, visit our website to learn more about the 2015 Old House Fair and the great programs and exhibitors to look for in 2016.

Call for Nominations: 2016 Preservation Awards

The Metropolitan Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for the 41st Annual Preservation Awards program. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 11, 2016. To learn more about the awards program and to download the nomination form, please visit Preservation Awards.

In the News

Just in case you missed these news stories, here are a few of the things we've been working on in recent weeks:

Metro Takeover, New Uses Floated for Tennessee State Prison

Nashville's "Last Castle" Gets Some Love

Waverly-Belmont Overlay Advances in Metro Council 

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First Tuesday at the Archives

Join Friends of Metro Archives from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the Commons Room of the downtown Nashville Public Library for First Tuesday at the Archives. Winter programs include Betsy Thorpe discussing "The Day the Whistles Cried at Dutchman's Curve" on February 2nd and Debbie Watts presenting "Taking History to the Stage" on March 1st . Visit the Metro Archives website for details. 

Missed a meeting?  Check out MetroGovNashville on YouTube!

Free Admission to The Hermitage

Enjoy FREE Admission to The Hermitage on January 8th! Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, Home of the People's President, will feature a variety of events in celebration of the 201st Anniversary of Jackson's Victory over the British at New Orleans. Activities include a wreath-laying ceremony, movie marathon, living history programs, and a book-signing and talk by David Plater, author of The Butlers of Iberville Parish, Louisiana. 

Preserving Nashville's Historic Music Row

Planners and community members continue to discuss the development of a design plan which will guide the Planning Department’s and the Planning Commission’s actions on future development in Nashville's historic Music Row neighborhood. The design plan will be based on community members’ vision and goals for the area. The plan currently being developed could be presented to the Planning Commission in March 2016.

Mark your calendar for the next community meeting to be held on Monday, January 11th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the community room at the Midtown Hills police precinct, 1443 12th Avenue South. The meeting is open to the public. 

Visit the Planning Department's Music Row Community Meetings page to learn more about the design plan process and catch up on discussions/surveys conducted to date. 

Learn more about Music Row's history by visiting Telling Music Row's Stories. You will be amazed by the amount of history uncovered by this incredible research project led by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Music Industry Coalition. 

History of the Cumberland

The "History of the Cumberland" River Talks series at the Cumberland River Compact resumes with lectures in February and March. The History of the Cumberland River lecture series examines the important events and figures in the history of the Cumberland River Basin. Featuring some of the Basin’s preeminent historians and storytellers, this lunchtime series explores how the river as we know it came to be. For a complete schedule, visit the Cumberland River Compact.

Tennessee Preservation Trust Annual Conference

Mark your calendar for the Tennessee Preservation Trust's Annual Conference to be held March 16-18 in Nashville. "Three Part Harmony: Interpretation, Preservation and Inspiration" will be a joint conference  between the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM), the Society of Tennessee Archivists (STA), and the Tennessee Preservation Trust (TPT).