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Saying Farewell to Marsha Mullin After 35-Year Career

October 27, 2021

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage is bidding farewell to Marsha Mullin, our Vice President of Research & Collections and Chief Curator, who is retiring this month after more...

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Behind-the-Scenes: Hermitage Mansion Attic and Basement

October 15, 2021

Go behind the scenes of the Hermitage mansion with Tony Guzzi, Vice President of Site Operations, who takes us into the attic and basement, explaining the history of the spaces and what happens in them today.

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Weathering the Storm Campaign Wrap-Up

July 15, 2021

THANK YOU! We are so grateful to our supporters who stepped up in a major way in response to our Weathering the Storm emergency fundraising more...

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120th Annual Spring Outing Clifton Truman Daniel Q&A

May 26, 2021

Are your brothers involved in representing the Truman family legacy or did it fall to you, being the oldest? When you choose to step away more...

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Mansion Wallpaper and Tomb Cleaning and Repair Projects – Spring 2021 Preservation Efforts

May 14, 2021

If there is one thing most of us can attest to, it is that 2020 was a tough year. Facing all of the challenges that more...

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Andrew Jackson’s 254th Birthday Celebration

March 24, 2021

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage commemorated what would have been the 7th President’s 254th birthday on March 15th. The slate of speakers included Tennessee’s Governor, The Honorable more...

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A Year of Challenges and Celebrations

March 16, 2021

Birthdays often prompt reflection. They are convenient milestones by which to measure our progress over the past year; what we have accomplished and where we more...

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Our Peace, Follow the Drinking Gourd

February 15, 2021

Enslaved Memorial at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage In 2006, archaeologists discovered a slave cemetery at the site of a former plantation near The Hermitage during a more...

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Archaeology as a Tool to Learn about the Lives of the Enslaved Workers at The Hermitage

February 3, 2021

If someone wanted to research the lives of the enslaved men, women and children at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage and wanted only to use written records more...