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The Metro Historical Commission and the Fort Negley Visitors Center are proud to present the "Nashville History" spring lecture series, led by Davidson County historian Dr. Carole Bucy.
The final lecture of the series will take place on June 13th, entitled, "Nashville's Place in Tennessee History," to commemorate President George Washington's signing of the bill to create the state of Tennessee on June 1, 1796.
The lecture will take place at the Fort Negley Visitors Center from 10:30-11:45. There is still space available for this lecture, but please spaces are filling up quickly so please register soon!
All events are free and open to the public but space is limited. Please pre-register by calling 615-862-7970 or email Yvonne Ogren at yvonne.ogren@nashville.gov.
 Grab your blanket and favorite picnic snack and join The Land Trust for Tennessee for a special early evening event at Glen Leven Farm, a historic 65-acre oasis located four miles from downtown Nashville.
During your visit, relax out on the lawn and connect with nature at this one-of-a kind working landscape, which is not regularly open to the public. Guests are invited to plant a Tennessee wildflower, sample raw honey from the Glen Leven Farm Honey Bee Sanctuary, breathe deeply in a certified arboretum and more. The Hermitage Hotel’s Double H Farms will also lead tours of its garden where it grows food for Capitol Grille and Jackalope Brewery will demonstrate how it grows local hops on the proper.
Click here for more information.
 Summer Tours at Two Rivers Mansion start Friday, June 2. Tours are conducted Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11:00am-4:00pm. Cost is $10 for Adults, $5.00 for children and Free for members. For more information, call 615-885-1112.
June 5- Historic Zoning staff will be joining the
Hillsboro-West End neighborhood’s Zoning & Codes Committee, 5:00 PM,
Ronald McDonald House, 2144 Fairfax Avenue
June 8- Cleveland Park Neighborhood Meeting to discuss potential
Neighborhood Conservation Zoning Overlay and other neighborhood business, 6:30 pm, Cleveland Park Community Center, 610 Vernon Winfrey Avenue
June 12- Germantown Neighborhood meeting to participate in a review of a
draft of the Revised Germantown Historic Neighborhood Design Guidelines 6:00-8:00pm, Father Bernard Hall at Assumption Church,
1224 7th Avenue North
June 19- Building & Signage Illumination Charrette 4:00-6:00pm, Sonny West Conference Center, 700 2nd Avenue South
For more information, call 615-862-7970.
Join Historic Nashville, Inc. for two Behind the Scenes tours this month, and visit their website for news and information about historic happenings around Nashville.
June 3- Behind the Scenes Tour of Amqui Station
June 10- Behind the Scenes Tour of Stone Hall and Ravenwood
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Kelsey Lamkin is a graduate student
of the Public History program at MTSU. A native of
Jackson, TN, Kelsey earned a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from MTSU, and is interning at the Metro Historical Commission
for the summer to prepare for a career in historic preservation. Her thesis
concerns the regulation of women’s sexuality during World War II in Tennessee. Welcome Kelsey! |
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