Where are they now? 2023 Sites to Save
The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County’s Sites to Save list acts as a platform to bring awareness to significant buildings [...]
May 29th, 2024
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PEOPLE FIRST PRESERVATION: Community as the Cornerstone of Historic Preservation
I began my tenure as the Heritage Foundation’s Senior Director of Preservation the night that the Lee-Bucker Rosenwald School [...]
February 23rd, 2024
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Lee-Buckner Rosenwald School Moves to Franklin Grove Estate & Gardens Property
Looking back on a beautiful and momentous night in the history of our organization! After many years of planning and [...]
February 2nd, 2024
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Looking Back, Facing Forward!
By Rachael Finch, Preservation and Cultural Resource Management Consultant Historic preservation means we embrace and engage with our past in [...]
December 20th, 2023
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Hidden in Plain Site: Cemeteries, Preservation Advocacy, and Placemaking
Perkins Cemetery, image courtesy of Rachael Finch. Cemeteries, like historic buildings, homes, and landscapes, connect the past with our future. [...]
November 20th, 2023
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Heritage Foundation of Williamson County Celebrates Groundbreaking for Franklin Grove Estate & Gardens
5-acre property in the heart of downtown Franklin to be transformed into landmark destination to enrich Williamson County through education, [...]
November 1st, 2023
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Find Us in the Field: Mapping for Williamson County’s Future
Historic preservationists, architectural historians, public historians, and archaeologists have wide-ranging responsibilities. From extensive and intensive research to detailed and technical [...]
September 21st, 2023
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Dr. Thomas Flagel, Professor of History, Columbia State Community College, on the proposed Middle Eight Development
I am not against construction of the proposed “Middle Eight.” As a formally trained professional historian, much of my work [...]
August 24th, 2023
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A Community’s Call to Action
The land inspires. The buildings teach. And through these experiences, illuminates our timeless stories. The road to understanding why historic [...]
August 22nd, 2023
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An important message and historical update from Rachael Finch, Senior Director of Preservation & Education of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, on the Middle Eight and its final BOMA vote
Over the past several weeks, the historic significance of the Truett property, including the 7.2 acres proposed for the Middle Eight development, [...]
August 22nd, 2023
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Middle Eight Statement
The following statement is a statement from Bari Beasley, President and CEO of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County: Preservation [...]
August 2nd, 2023
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What Does Our Future Hold? To Protect and Preserve the Past in the Present
Recently, I decided to take a self-guided tour of a few of our Civil War battlefield parks in Franklin; Eastern [...]
July 25th, 2023
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