PumpkinFest Expands to Two-Day Event in Downtown Franklin
The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County announces today that the annual PumpkinFest will move to a two-day event format for the first time in its 41-year history. This year’s event [...]
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The Franklin Theatre Launches Phased Reopening for 2021
Beginning with small, private rental events, theater now looking to bring back live entertainment, movies and hybrid live-streamed shows that [...]
March 10th, 2021
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Dr. and Mrs. Allen Sills to Chair the Heritage Foundation’s 48th Annual Heritage Ball
The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN, is set to host the 48th Annual Heritage Ball, Williamson County’s longest-running black-tie [...]
March 8th, 2021
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Heritage Foundation Signature Festivals to be Hosted by Downtown Franklin Association Under New Managing Director
FRANKLIN, TN (March 1, 2021) – The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN, parent organization of the Downtown Franklin Association [...]
March 2nd, 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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Studio Tenn Joins Forces with the Heritage Foundation to host Nationally Recognized Studio Tenn Talks Live from The Franklin Theatre in 2021
FRANKLIN – Studio Tenn, the Franklin-based professional regional theatre company and the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN, parent company of [...]
January 27th, 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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Help us continue to save the places and stories that matter for years to come
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Click here for Bari's video message In a year that has been full of difficulties, challenges, cancellations and concerns [...]
December 14th, 2020
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Remembering Pearl Bransford
It is with profound sadness the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County mourns the loss of Alderman At Large Pearl Bransford [...]
November 28th, 2020
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Women’s Suffrage Movement
Herstory Is Our History: Women Changemakers in Community Activism Compiled by the Heritage Foundation's Preservation and Education team Women [...]
November 10th, 2020
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History of Williamson County’s last remaining Rosenwald School
National Treasures, Community Resources: Revival and Restoration of the Lee-Buckner Rosenwald School Blake Wintory, Ph.D., Director of Preservation Rachael [...]
October 20th, 2020
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