Practical Preservation: Cemetery Preservation Workshop

The Lehew Magid Big House (Old, Old Jail) 112 Bridge St., Franklin, TN

Join us as we explore best practices for preserving tombstones in the morning and apply our newfound knowledge at Toussaint L'Ouverture Cemetery in the afternoon. Learn from the following experts: Graham Perry, James Allen Gooch, Carol Hughes, Rachael Finch, and Anna Marcum! Preservation Workshop Schedule: SESSION ONE: 9:00 AM- 11:00AM: Lehew Magid Big House for Preservation Boardroom (Address: 112 Bridge […]

40th Annual Main Street Festival 2024

Franklin's Main Street 106 3rd Ave N, Franklin, TN

The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN’s Main Street Festival is a highly-anticipated, annual tradition held in the historic downtown of Franklin, Tennessee. Consistently listed among the top 20 events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society, Main Street Festival will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024 and is expected to attract 100,000+ visitors. […]

Warwick Lecture Series: Burwood and Surrounding Communities

The Franklin Theatre 419 Main Street, Franklin, TN

Join us at The Franklin Theatre on May 21st, at 6:00pm as Rick Warwick discusses his new book "Burwood and Surrounding Communities." The doors open at 5:30pm. Following his presentation, Rick Warwick will have copies of his book for sale in the Theatre lobby.

4th Annual Summer Educator Institute: Leading Difficult Conversations from the Past while Living in the Present

The Franklin Theatre 419 Main Street, Franklin, TN

The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County is proud to offer its Summer Educator Institute, an immersive, experiential professional development program, designed to provide social studies teachers an opportunity to engage with scholars in research, critical analysis, and study at the Heritage Foundation. The Summer Educator Institute offers educators a content-rich program taught by nationally recognized […]

Warwick Lecture Series: Maury County Historian JoAnn McClellan

The Lehew Magid Big House (Old, Old Jail) 112 Bridge St., Franklin, TN

Education in Rural African American Communities: The Rosenwald Schools JoAnn McClellan will share the history of how Maury County's education system has evolved since emancipation in 1863. She will paint a picture of what it was like when schools were segregated and the dynamic impact of Rosenwald schools. Great educators like Rosenwald Superintendents Stella Howse Smith and Johnnie […]

39th Annual PumpkinFest 2024

Franklin's Main Street 106 3rd Ave N, Franklin, TN

The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County’s 39th Annual PumpkinFest is Middle Tennessee’s largest family Fall festival that returns on Saturday, October 26, 2024. With more than 115,000 people in attendance in 2023, the festival stretches along Main Street and its side avenues in downtown Franklin and offers tons of festive fun for people of all […]

39th Annual Dickens of a Christmas 2024

Franklin's Main Street 106 3rd Ave N, Franklin, TN

Dickens of a Christmas recreates the time of Charles Dickens using historic downtown Franklin’s charming architecture as the backdrop. A variety of musicians, dancers and Dickens characters will fill the streets. Expect to see and interact with the nefarious Fagin from Oliver Twist; Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the rest of the Cratchit […]