Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation

Dedicated to telling the stories of all peoples witnessed at the crossroads of the American experience. National Historic Landmark, Franklin, TN.

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

@McLemoreHouse We are so pleased to have the African American Heritage Society as a collaborative partner in our community. Please read the remarkable blog post by local historian @Cahalanjones on African American soldiers’s experiences during WWI in Europe & homefront
https://t.co/lt2PotG8Jp

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

LAST DAY to nominate someone for our annual Preservation Awards – Make a nomination at https://t.co/WBsX8CrDJR by July 1st!📌

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

3 DAYS LEFT to nominate someone for our annual Preservation Awards – Make a nomination at https://t.co/WBsX8CrDJR by July 1st!📌

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

Step back in time with Williamson County Historian, Rick Warwick, in this exclusive presentation, "Faces of Our Past" – July 8th at 6pm at The Franklin Theatre, Downtown Franklin.

Register at https://t.co/KacsOveiFy – seating limited to the first 50 people!

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

Come out & support the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County for their Juneteenth celebration!

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

The African American Heritage Society of Williamson County is hosting their 17th Annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom and Health Fair! 🎉

Taking place on June 19th from 12-3 pm at Pinkerton Park in Franklin, where there will be an unveiling of a special Juneteenth marker...

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

@WilcoHeritage This is going to be a great event! And, first of its kind in Williamson County!

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

@WilcoHeritage Excellent!! Calling all history educators in public/private schools or museum educators and librarians in Middle TN, please register for this great event on Sat, June 12th at the Franklin Theatre! Their speaker lineup is great! https://t.co/kRFv22dnvr

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

@WilcoHeritage @wcsCOdcr your social studies teachers may find this virtual event beneficial!

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

Join us Thurs. April 22, at 6pm, as Dr. Bouknight-Claybrooks brings a special virtual presentation: Interpreting American Slavery at Historic Sites.

Register for at: https://t.co/zy2yLI6505!
(Details will be emailed registered attendees prior to the event.)

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

Come alongside us in identifying historic places vulnerable to demolition, development or neglect – and nominate a site to save by 11:59pm on April 16th!

To nominate an endangered historic place in Williamson County, visit https://t.co/ImtFArn2Re.

[American Association for State and Local History @AASLH]

Archaeologists in Maryland are searching the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge to find the homesite of Ben Ross, the father of Harriet Tubman. Fascinating look into 19th-century historical archaeology!
https://t.co/Yv727qxypL

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

The Heritage Foundation's 2021 Warwick Lecture Series kicks off THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 at 6 p.m. with special guest Dr. Marquita Reed-Wright, Collections Manager for the National Museum of African American Music. FREE VIRTUAL EVENT, register here: https://t.co/TRFQkozUvR

[City of Brentwood @CityofBrentwood]

The historic Owen-Primm house is under contract and no longer in danger of being demolished. Developers worked with the @WilcoHeritage and the home is under contract to a preservation-minded buyer, who wants to remain anonymous.
https://t.co/aGDFJklvbO

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

#TerminologyTuesday Rehabilitation (n.): the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving what convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values. Pictured: The Franklin Theatre.

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

We’re back with our #QuestionoftheWeek! “What is this building and what purpose did it serve?” Here’s a clue…it’s one of the oldest brick building on Main Street! #savingplaces #memories #historicpreservation #historyeducation #localhistory #community

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

@WilcoHeritage Very cool!

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

@WilcoHeritage Great work!

[Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation @HFMHFoundation]

The long shadow of winter combined with sunlight brings hope as we enter 2021! #weekendvibes #franklintn #readyfor2021

[The Western Theater in the Civil War @WesternTheater]

158 years ago today, the Battle of Stones River raged just west of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

[Heritage Foundation @WilcoHeritage]

The “Green House" on the corner of 2nd Ave S. & Church St. has important ties to Franklin’s black history. William and Docia House purchased it in 1906. Her son J.D. formed a jazz band, the Patent Leather Kids, popular in the 40s & 50s, and they often played in the house.