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Upcoming Events In & Around Franklin
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By joining our email list, you'll receive reminders of upcoming events and breaking preservation news updates. Click here to signup online or email your information to addmyemail@franklin-stfb.org
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Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Event
August 6, 2010 10AM - 3PM - Murfreesboro TN August 27, 2010 10:30AM - 3:30PM - Lexington TN These are the next opportunities to share your Civil War memorabilia with archivists preparing for upcoming Civil War Sesquicentennial exhibit "Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee."
Staff of the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) are planning to visit all 95 of Tennessee's counties in search of material for the upcoming exhibit which will commemorate the Civil War's 150th anniversary. Area residents are encouraged to bring in their photographs, documents and other artifacts. The archivists will scan or take digital photographs of the materials. Attendees will receive copies of the digital photographs and tips on how to preserve their Civil War memorabilia.
Please see the site below for guidelines and eligibility requirements and how to schedule a reservation, along with new locations as they are added to the schedule. http://tn.gov/tsla/cwtn/events.htm
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August 28, 2010 - 3:00 PM - Sweet Tea Festival at Homestead Manor in Thompson's Station You are invited to the August 28 Sweet Tea Festival to take place on the grounds of Homestead Manor in Thompson's Station on the very ground where the March 5, 1863 battle occurred.
Homestead Manor and the surrounding 36 acres have been placed under a conservation easement by owners Jay & Marcia Franks. The festival proceeds will benefit Outdoor Encounter and the planned Thompson’s Station Battlefield Park.
Festival events include the Miss Sweet Tea pageant, a whole hog roast, antique car show, Kid’s On Stage concert, live music, arts and crafts, disk golf, a Civil War encampment and much more. For event hours, schedule and directions, see www.sweetteafestival.com.
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September 12, 2010 - 3:00 PM - Franklin Civil War Round Table The Franklin Civil War Round Table meets at 3PM on the second Sunday of each month at the Williamson County Library, 1314 Columbia Ave. Franklin, TN 37064 (Old BGA campus - See map). Presentations by notable historians and authors cover all aspects of the War. The Round Table is open to the public and starts at 3:00 PM.
Visit http://www.franklinscharge.org/round-table for more information.
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September 13, 2010 - 6:30PM - STFB Board Meeting The monthly STFB Board Meeting is held the second Monday of each month at the Heritage Foundation conference room located in the rear of the US Post Office at Five Points in Franklin, Tennessee. This is a working Board Meeting to discuss the business and projects of STFB. All members, prospective members, and interested parties are welcome to attend. For information, call 615-500-6612.
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October 8-9,
2010 -
2010 East Tennessee Preservation Conference
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October 9, 2010 - Thompson's Station Festival The annual Thompson's Station Festival is scheduled for Saturday Oct 9 from 9am to 6pm. The arts and crafts event with many vendors and exhibitors will be held at the Community Park on Thompson's Station Road just off US-31. STFB will again have a festival booth, so stop by and say hello and catch upon the latest news.
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October 15-17, 2010 - Franklin Civil War Days Mark your calendars - Reenactors see below.
The city sponsored Civil War Days events this year are planned for the October 15-17 weekend. Friday will have school days, re-enactments are set for Saturday and Sunday commemorating the November 30, 1864 battle. Plus, a Blue-Grey Ball is planned for Saturday night. Food vendors and period sutlers will be on site.
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Reenactor Registration for 146th Battle of Franklin October 15-17, 2010
Click here for more Information or click the button below to register.
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Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Event
November 12-13, 2010 - The Coming of the Civil War Symposium Keynote Speaker : Sam Davis Elliott, Historian and Author Visit http://tnvacation.com/civil-war/events/ for more information and to reserve your seat.
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November 2010 - STFB Annual Membership Meeting Watch this space for details
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November 19-21,
2010 - Carnton Blue Gray Days and 146th Battle of
Franklin Anniversary Carnton Plantation will hold its Blue Gray
Days program the weekend of November 19-21 this year. We will publish the event
schedule as it develops. On Saturday November 20, the Franklin Battlefield Task
Force will conduct a memorial ceremony at the Confederate Cemetery and organize
the community project of the Illumination of 10,000 candles.
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December 4-5, 2010 - Mike Kent Civil War Show and Sale The largest Civil War show in the country, now featuring over 1000 tables of authentic Civil War relics, artifacts and memorabilia from the nation's top dealers and collectors. This year at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo Center.
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