Join us for our first Building of the Month tour of 2025! The present Historic Sanctuary church lot was bought in the spring of 1869 from the heirs of the late Robert Courtney, and the original part of the building you see has been occupied by the Methodist congregation in Franklin since 1871. The Historic […]
New year, new Next Gen mixer! Celebrate the start of 2025 with Next Gen and enjoy 15% off drinks, snacks, and merchandise at Stable Reserve on January 30th. This mixer is open to all members of the Heritage Foundation’s Next Gen. *Stable Reserve is located at 412 Main Street in Downtown Franklin Not a member of Next Gen? LEARN […]
Please join us for an evening at the Moore-Morris History and Culture Center as we join together with the African American Heritage Society to commemorate Sargent George Jordan and other local heroes. Click here for tickets.
Please join us as we provide unique programming for your homeschool students each Wednesday in March. Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Suggested age: 5-6-year-olds TITLE: “I See ME in Franklin” ACTIVITY: Lifesize Map + Historic Dollhouse Tour with Post-Field Trip activity for the classroom SUMMARY: Students will immerse themselves in present-day Franklin, exploring iconic buildings in […]
Please join us as we provide unique programming for your homeschool students each Wednesday in March. Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Suggested age: 6–7-year-olds TITLE: My Franklin Timeline ACTIVITY: Living Timeline and Time Traveling Stations with Post-Field Trip activity for the classroom SUMMARY: Journey through historic Franklin, Tennessee, as we explore landmarks and sites that trace […]
Please join us as we provide unique programming for your homeschool students each Wednesday in March. Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Suggested age: 7–8-year-olds TITLE: Who was Benjamin Franklin? ACTIVITY: Explore Benjamin Franklin’s legacy through trivia, timelines, and stations, oh my! with Post-Field Trip activity for the classroom SUMMARY: Join us as we explore the life […]
Please join us as we provide unique programming for your homeschool students each Wednesday in March. Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Suggested age: 8–9-year-olds TITLE: Problems and Solutions: The Impact of the Industrial Revolution ACTIVITY: Thoughtful discussion and “See, Think, Wonder” Stations with Post-Field Trip activity for the classroom SUMMARY: All aboard as we travel back […]
The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN’s Main Street Festival is a highly-anticipated, annual tradition held in the historic downtown of Franklin, Tennessee. Consistently listed among the top 20 events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society, Main Street Festival is expected to attract 100,000+ visitors. The festival features more than 200 high-quality arts and […]
The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County’s 40th Annual PumpkinFest is Middle Tennessee’s largest family Fall festival that returns on Saturday, October 25, 2025. With more than 115,000 people in attendance in 2023, the festival stretches along Main Street and its side avenues in downtown Franklin and offers tons of festive fun for people of all […]
Welcoming a record 150,000 visitors in 2024, Dickens of a Christmas recreates the time of Charles Dickens using historic downtown Franklin’s charming architecture as the backdrop. A variety of musicians, dancers and Dickens characters will fill the streets. Expect to see and interact with the nefarious Fagin from Oliver Twist; Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny […]