Events
Calendar
Randal McGavock Society Dinner
January
26, 2008
Guests
enjoy an elegant seated dinner in the parlors of the historic
house with champagne and mint juleps served in the center hall.
Cost is $1,000 per couple or complimentary to members of the
Randal McGavock Society.
Call
615-794-0903 or e-mail Angela Calhoun for more information
The
Road to Emancipation
Get
a glimpse into the African-American Experience in Williamson
County on guided tours of the McLemore House, the grounds and
outbuildings of Carnton Plantation and downtown Franklin.
McLemore
House tells the story of a reconstruction era family.
Carnton
Plantation looks at slavery on a Middle Tennessee Plantation.
Downtown
Franklin gives a look at the home of many black-owned businesses,
families and churches.
Cost:
$15 for all three tours
Time: 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. 2 p.m.
You may attend tours in any order.
Call 615-794-0903, 615-400-3808 or 615-794-2270 for more information.
Camp Carnton
June 16-20, 2008
Cost
is $155 per child, 10% discount for Carnton members. Click
the link above to access the registration PDF.
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Period songs and dances.
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Old fashioned games and crafts.
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A Trolley ride to other area Civil War sites.
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Junior Docent training.
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Civil War re-enactors and exhibitors.
If you have any questions please e-mail katie@carnton.org.
Sunset Concert Series
Entering its eighth year, Carnton's Sunset Concert
Series is a Williamson County tradition!
The
concerts are a fantastic place to meet friends and family and
enjoy a relaxed Sunday afternoon listening and dancing to your
favorite tunes on the lawn at Carnton. Concert-goers also enjoy
a stroll through the 1847 garden, a walk through of the historic
house and some of the most spectacular sunsets in Williamson
County.
Bring
your own picnic or buy food on site. Water, soft drinks, beer,
wine and Jack Daniels Mint Juleps may be purchased from the Carnton
drinks tent.
Call
615-794-0903 for more information.
Carrie's Attic and Birthday Parties
Carrie's Attic is a new Girl Scout program but all girls
will enjoy it, whether they are Girl Scouts or not....click
on the link above for more.
Education Programs
Preserved as a living classroom of American history, Carnton
is best known for its significant role as a field hospital during
the November 30, 1864 Battle of Franklin.....click
on the link above for more.
