Oak Hill Museum

Museum of Berry College history and historic estate of founder Martha Berry

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Happy New Year from Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum! We hope to see many of you in 2023!

(Photo by Taylor Nettis)

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The holidays provide an excellent chance to warm up next to a fire with a good book - just like Martha Berry! This photograph of her in the original cabin was taken in January 1937. What are you reading this week?

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Spent some time at @OakHillMuseum today! It’s all decked out for Christmas. @berrycollege

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Study Space at Martha's Place is TODAY! Join us for free coffee at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum. Study in our pavilion or around the grounds, weather permitting. Make sure to tag us in your photos!

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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁🍽
This image shows Martha Berry, faculty, and students having dinner at the Martha Berry School for Girls on Thanksgiving Day in 1909.
(Image Courtesy of the Berry College Digital Archives)

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Hours Update: We will be closed from November 23-26 in observance of Thanksgiving! We wish you a happy and healthy holiday! 🦃🎊

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We are FALLING in love with the vibrant colors around the original log cabin! Join us for a tour of Oak Hill before we start our tradition of Christmas decorating for our Victorian Christmas Tours! Keep an eye out for more information on our most festive tours of the year!

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Happy #MarthaMonday! Did you know that Martha Berry grew up at Oak Hill with five sisters, two brothers, and three Berry cousins? To learn more about Martha Berry, visit the museum and explore our rich collection of artifacts. (Image courtesy of Berry College Digital Archives)

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HOURS UPDATE: Due to a special event, we will close at 1 pm on Saturday, November 5th! Tours will take place at 10 am, 11 am, and 12 pm, so make sure to visit us early on Saturday if you want to tour Oak Hill.

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🎄🎁 Our gift shop has some great items for the holiday season! We have some new items for sale, including commemorative ornaments. Get an Oak Hill or Martha Berry Museum ornament for you or your loved ones today! 🎄🎁

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Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, "I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house," and we could not agree more! Fall is a great time to get outside and come visit our gardens and the lush landscape surrounding Oak Hill! 🍂🍁🍂

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Do you know what is truly scary? Missing out on Oak Hill Haunted History Tours! Make sure to sign up for our last community tour date on October 30 for the chance to learn about the spooky history of Berry! Use the link in our bio to sign up 👻

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Dr. Inez Henry was the first director of @OakHillMuseum. Here, she shows guests the flag given to the schools by Admiral John H. Towers in 1918. This flag is the only known surviving flag of the first successful trans-Atlantic seaplane flight, which was lead by Towers. #TBT

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Are you familiar with Berry's ghost stories? Have you seen the Green Lady?

@OakHillMuseum is hosting another Haunted History tour this weekend, October 30th, at 4, 7, and 10pm. The cost is $12 for adults and $8 for students. Bring your flashlight and wear sneakers!

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Martha Freeman famously made excellent cookies for the Berry family and student visitors to Oak Hill. She would offer up some of her well-known cookies from this cookie jar! You can visit her Cottage on the Oak Hill grounds to learn more about Martha Freedman.

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#DidYouKnow that Berry students were required to wear a uniform until 1963? Girls wore various colors and styles of this 1930 uniform depending on their grade, while boys wore overalls or dress shirts with denim pants.

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🍂Fall is the perfect time to wrap yourself up in one of our Berry College Afghans! You can find these at the Martha Berry Museum Gift Shop or using the link in our bio to our online store! 🍂

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Happy #MarthaMonday! In 1936, Berry alumni gifted Martha Berry this bust in honor of the school's 34th anniversary. Sculpted by Steffen Thomas, a quote from the Southern Highlander notes the unveiling was "attended by nearly 2,000 persons, who packed the chapel."

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Happy Birthday, Martha! On her 157th Birthday, we celebrate her lasting legacy in education and the thousands of lives she impacted. 🎂🎉🎁 Thank you for everything, Martha Berry!

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👀🎨 We have something exciting in store for Mountain Day weekend! Are you looking forward to our newest exhibition?

"Endless Pursuit: 150 Watercolors by Mary Reynolds Morton" opens this Friday, October 7 and will be on display through December 22.