| |
John Overton's Birthday
April 9, 2009, All Day
The historic house will be open for free all day as we take
a look at one of Tennessee's most influential 19th
century citizens. Admission Free.
Civil War/ Occupied Nashville
Role-Playing Game
TBD, 2009
It is 1862. The Union Army has driven the Confederate
Army from Nashville and occupied the city. You are a
resident of Nashville and find yourself living under military
rule. Your goal is to leave the city to visit relatives;
you must first find a way to earn money for a train ticket and
convince the military governor of Tennessee, Andrew Johnson, to
issue you a pass for safe passage through Union lines. How
you negotiate encounters with soldiers, spies, merchants,
bushwackers, and Confederate and Union sympathizers will
determine your fate. Excellent program for groups. Allow
at least an hour and a half to play the game.
Spring Sampler
May 5, 2009, 9:00am-4:00pm
Celebrate spring at Travellers Rest! Visit with us and
experience the Tennessee of long ago as you explore
Nashville's earliest historic house museum. Craftsmen will
demonstrate the skills once common to daily life in the
early 19th century. Interactive activities include
candle dipping, corn grinding, quill pen writing,
doll making, and seed planting. New this year is a Civil War
scavenger hunt!
Program is self-guided. $5.50
|
|
