Year-Round Programs

The World of the Plantation
Discover life on a Middle Tennessee plantation during the early 1800s! This program combines all of our most popular activities to create a picture of life in antebellum Nashville. It includes an abbreviated tour of the historic house, lessons in our schoolroom, playing with old-fashion toys, and your choice of a hands-on activity. Activity choices include: writing with quill pens in autograph books or making handkerchief dolls.
Program can be adapted for students of all ages
Program length is 90 minutes; $5.00 per student
Minimum 10 students – Maximum 100 students

 

The Mound Builders - NOW OFFERED YEAR ROUND TO FIT YOUR CURRICULUM
Explore on of American history's biggest mysteries...the Moundbuilders!  Almost 1,000 years ago these pre-historic Native Americans built a village on the land that is now occupied by Travellers Rest.The Mississippians built complex cities and large earthen mounds. They had agriculture and far flung trading routes.  Then one day their civilization disappeared and even today no one knows exactly what happened.  Visit Travellers Rest and learn about Tennessee's lost people... Includes: Story Telling and multimedia presentation, Food tasting and Artifact sharing, Green Corn Dance, and Gorget making.
*Historic House tour can be added for an additional $1.00 per student.
Best for 1st-4th graders.
Program length 90 minutes ; $5.00 per student.


 

INTO THE WILDERNESS
Travel back in time to when Tennessee marked the western frontier and learn about the world of soldiers, settlers and Native Americans.  Discover the Nashville of 200 years ago and along the way hear about John Overton and a few of his famous friends, like Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson.  Includes: Historic House Tour, The Life of a Long Knife (frontier soldier), Gorget making, and Judge Overton's Courtroom.
Best suited to grades 3rd-8th.

Program length is 120 minutes; $6.00 per student

Deluxe House Tour
Designed especially for those studying Tennessee history, this tour highlights Judge John Overton and the many roles he played in our state's history. This program includes a deluxe tour of the historic house and grounds, and all supplies needed for a craft activity to follow up in the classroom.
Program can be adapted for students of all ages.
Program length is 60 minutes; $4.00 per student
Minimum 10 students

 

 NASHVILLE 1864 
In the winter of 1864,the fields and orchard near Travellers Rest became a battlefield. Learn how the soldiers lived and fought.  Hear the stories of the civilians who found themselves caught between the armies. Discover how surgeons treated the sick and the wounded once the battles had ceased. Includes: Historic House Tour with focus on Civil War Nashville, Visit with a Civil War surgeon, Quill Pen Writing, and a Day in the Life of a Soldier.
Best for 4th grade through High School
Program length is 120 minutes; $6.00 per student
Minimum 10 students
 

  SEASONAL PROGRAMS

19^th Century Trades Days
October 15 and 16, 2009 (Thursday and Friday) 9:00am-4:00pm
For two days the site will be filled with period artisans demonstrating 19^th century skilled crafts, including brick making, pottery making, candle dipping, flint knapping, and more.  Over 30 artisans will be present.
Admission: $10 Adults, $5.50 Kids under 16. 

PLANTATION HOLIDAYS
  December 10, 2008; 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
See how the holidays were celebrated before Santa Claus and Christmas trees! Program includes a customized tour of the historic house, dancing the Virginia Reel, syllabub and food tasting, writing with quill pens on holiday cards, and making an ornament to take home.
Recommended for grades K – 6
Program length is 90 minutes. $5.00 per student
No Minimum - No Maximum

Victorian Valentine's Day
January-February,2009
Come celebrate Valentine's Day in classical Victorian fashion! Enjoy dancing the Virginia Reel, make a Valentine for the birds, practice wood block printing and tour the historic house.  Along the way you will learn about the history of Valentine's day and the customs that made this holiday a favorite in Victorian times.  So...will you be our Valentine?
Sweet Deal: $4.00 per sudent

Spring Sampler
 May 5th, 2009; 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
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

To Register...

call: 615.832.8197; ext. 15
 

or email: tonya@travellersrestplantation.org