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Heritage Foundation Announces 2021 Preservation Award Winners

Winners Chosen for Their Advocacy and Work on Structures that Complement the Historic Character of Williamson County The 2021 Preservation [...]

August 24th, 2021

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Lights, Camera, Action! Inside Franklin’s Historic Movie Theaters

By Rachael Finch, Senior Director of Preservation and Education For local moviegoers, The Franklin Theatre evokes experiences surrounding art and [...]

August 13th, 2021

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Meet Us in Franklin: The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County is hosting their 4th Annual Preservation Symposium!

There’s less than a month to go before the Heritage Foundation’s 2021 preservation symposium but there’s still time to register! [...]

July 28th, 2021

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Heritage Foundation Opens the LeHew Mansion for Williamson Inc.’s Center for Innovation

Heritage Foundation Opens the LeHew Mansion for Williamson Inc.’s Center for Innovation Historic property meticulously restored in order to house [...]

July 1st, 2021

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National Preservation Month: A National Platform with Local Impact

History of National Preservation Month While we at the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County live and breathe historic preservation all [...]

April 29th, 2021

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Hear Our Voices: The Lives and Legacies of the Women’s Suffrage Movement: Evolution of Exhibit Engagement

In 1920, the United States Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment, and for the first time, granted many women the right [...]

April 29th, 2021

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Fieldwork and Fieldstones: Finding Families in Spratt Cemetery, Williamson County

Along a hilly, gravel road in southern Williamson County, lies Spratt Cemetery, a distant yet prevalent reminder of a once thriving African [...]

March 24th, 2021

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The Heritage Foundation Announces Call for Public Nominations for Williamson County’s Sites to Save

Foundation creates preservation and advocacy program to help bring awareness to endangered places. The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN, has launched its newest [...]

March 17th, 2021

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The Power of Place-Based Learning: Preservation, Education, and Community Engagement for Social Studies Educators and Students

Rachael Finch Senior Director of Preservation and Education Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN Students often dislike history. The textbook [...]

February 17th, 2021

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The Heritage Foundation Advocates to Save Brentwood’s Historic Owen-Primm House

The threat of demolition of Brentwood’s historic Owen-Primm House is over. After developers worked with the Heritage Foundation of Williamson [...]

February 2nd, 2021

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The Heritage Foundation Expands Preservation and Education Team

FRANKLIN, TN (January 19, 2020) – The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN continues to enhance its preservation and education efforts [...]

January 25th, 2021

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Notes from the Field: A Foundation for Best Practices in Preservation

Historic preservationists, architectural historians and conservators have wide-ranging responsibilities. From extensive and intensive research, to detailed and technical writing, and [...]

January 11th, 2021

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Heritage Foundation Announces 2021 Preservation Award Winners

Lights, Camera, Action! Inside Franklin’s Historic Movie Theaters

Meet Us in Franklin: The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County is hosting their 4th Annual Preservation Symposium!

Heritage Foundation Opens the LeHew Mansion for Williamson Inc.’s Center for Innovation

National Preservation Month: A National Platform with Local Impact

Hear Our Voices: The Lives and Legacies of the Women’s Suffrage Movement: Evolution of Exhibit Engagement

Fieldwork and Fieldstones: Finding Families in Spratt Cemetery, Williamson County

The Heritage Foundation Announces Call for Public Nominations for Williamson County’s Sites to Save

The Power of Place-Based Learning: Preservation, Education, and Community Engagement for Social Studies Educators and Students

The Heritage Foundation Advocates to Save Brentwood’s Historic Owen-Primm House

The Heritage Foundation Expands Preservation and Education Team

Notes from the Field: A Foundation for Best Practices in Preservation