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Candlelight Tours at Ramsey House

Once a year we decorate our home with natural greens, colorful fresh fruits and nuts in the manner that it would have been decorated in 1797 by the Ramsey family. We fill the home with candles and open our doors to the public for a tour. The Visitor’s Center will offer holiday treats, the sweet sounds of a children’s chorus, and Santa Claus ready to hear the wishes of the children that have been very good all year.

This is a free event and the public is invited. Donations are always appreciated to help support educational programming.

Westwood Holiday Open House

Join us at Historic Westwood for tours and holiday refreshments; enjoy Westwood decked out for the holidays!  Visit with Santa, enjoy refreshments, and listen to popular holiday music.  Tours will be from 1pm until 5pm. Free and open to the public.

Lost & Found Luncheon: Jack Neely

Join us at Historic Westwood for our November edition of the Lost & Found Luncheon – “The Paradox of the Victorian Christmas” with Jack Neely Executive Director of The Knoxville History Project.

Lunch is available on a first-come, first-served basis at 11:30 a.m. The talk will begin at noon.  Please RSVP to Hollie Cook at hcook@knoxheritage.org. Free and open to the public.

Preservation Network

Join us for our November meeting of Preservation Network at Historic Westwood: Designing a New House in a Timeless Style.

Raise your awareness of important design elements, discover resources available to guide the process, and understand what historic preservation can teach us about design today.

Presenter: Todd Morgan, Director of Preservation Field Services for Knox Heritage.

Trick or Treat at Westwood!

Come with your little ghouls and goblins to Historic Westwood and pick up a treat! Free and open to the public.

Trunk or Treat!

Join us at Marble Springs for some Halloween fun! Families can enjoy a bonfire and trick-or-treating at the 35 acre scenic historic property and five historic structures that will be eerily lit by candlelight. Families will also have the opportunity to have their pictures taken with Halloween decorations and beautiful fall scenery. Trunk-or-treat at Marble Springs State Historic Site is a fun and safe event for families to enjoy Halloween festivities.

For those wishing to bring your vehicle to participate in the trunk-or-treat portion of the event, please call and register.  Simply bring your candy and participate in bringing Halloween fun to this community event. Decoration of your vehicle is encouraged, but not required. Set up for the event will take place from 4:00 till 5:00.

This event is free. Donations are appreciated and all proceeds will go towards educational programming and the continued maintenance of Marble Springs State Historic Site.

For more information call (865)573-5508 or email info@marblesprings.net  or visit our website at www.marblesprings.net.

Power of Preservation Lunch

On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Knox Heritage will hold its inaugural Power of Preservation Lunch at Historic Westwood. We are thrilled to share with you that Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will be our special guest speaker. It promises to be an inspiring occasion as she shares stories of the transformative power of preservation in communities across the country from her new book, The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving America’s Communities.

This new event will celebrate the success of our work across the Knoxville region and tell the inspiring stories of preservation’s impact on the lives of everyone who calls this place home. From the renaissance taking place in downtown Knoxville and the surrounding historic neighborhoods to small towns across our region beginning to incorporate preservation into their plans for the future, Knox Heritage has been on the front lines of preserving our region’s rich past for a vibrant future. More than four decades of Knox Heritage’s hard work is paying off for our city and region and preservation has taken its place as a basic community value.

$100/table of ten.  The lunch program will be from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Registration and entertainment begins at noon. We will provide you with an invitation template you can send via email or print and mail to invite your guests to the lunch.

Preservation Network: The Lowdown on Mold

Historic Westwood presents the next installment of the monthly series Preservation Network on Saturday, June 10th at 10:00 a.m.  It is free and open to the public. The June Preservation Network features Hollie Cook, Director of Education, discussing tips and tricks for mold prevention.

Preservation Network: Historic Windows 101

Historic Westwood presents the next installment of the monthly series Preservation Network on Saturday, May 13th at 10:00 a.m.  It is free and open to the public. The May Preservation Network features Hollie Cook, Director of Education. Cook will discuss the history of windows and tips on maintaining and weatherizing historic windows.

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