posted October 24, 2009 by Kaye Ireland

Fall is the time of year when there are many changes in Tennessee. Night-time temperatures drop, leaves become bright with color.   Summer clothing is replaced by warm, snuggly sweaters.

As October comes to an end, football games, chili, caramel apples and Halloween are on the minds of some of us.  Others are already planning holiday events and shopping.  At a few of our unheated historic homes, they’re making preparations to close up for the winter.  The rest of the sites are decorating for the holidays in period fashion.    --read more--

Posted October 9, 2009 by Kaye Ireland

Recently we dedicated a historical marker in Portland, the third of a dozen that will link Sumner County to the Tennessee and National Civil War Trails. As we worked with historians, property owners, city and county officials to locate information for the markers, it came to me that most of these buildings and sites have been here since even before 1860, some from as early as 1796. Looking at the old photos made me realize how different life was for the people who settled and built here.  --read more--