Reflections from Angola
October 18, 2018
On July 14, 2018, I attended the Back to Angola Festival, an event to commemorate the lives of the formerly enslaved persons escaping slavery in more...
Notes from the Curator
Sarah Jackson’s Sewing Table
February 9, 2016
In Memory of Jean Fuller Guy by Marsha Mullin, Vice-President of Museum Services On January 6 2016, Jean Fuller Guy passed away in Humboldt Tennessee. more...
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Food and Luxury at The Hermitage
December 19, 2015
Food is such an integral part of the holiday season so naturally we are curious about that aspect of the Jackson family’s life. Unfortunately, no more...
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The Centennial of Preservation of The Hermitage
October 22, 2015
2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans; but for Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage the year marks another anniversary, the centennial of the more...
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Education at the Hermitage
June 29, 2015
Although President Andrew Jackson did not receive a formal education as a child, he learned the value of having an education at the Hermitage in more...
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Marquis de Lafayette
May 4, 2015
One hundred and ninety years ago this month, Andrew Jackson entertained the most famous guest to visit The Hermitage during his lifetime. In 1824-25, Revolutionary more...
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Andrew Jackson Junior
April 4, 2015
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and of President Lincoln’s assassination. However, it marks another 150th anniversary much more...
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The Jackson’s Go to Washington
February 25, 2015
Here at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage we have been very focused on the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans and the conclusion of the War more...
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Andrew Jackson’s Gold Box
January 15, 2015
Andrew Jackson’s Gold Box Returns to The Hermitage. Andrew Jackson’s gold box was one of the President’s most prized possessions. In February 1819, the mayor and more...
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Leading up to the Battle of New Orleans
December 3, 2014
For the members-only newsletter this month I wanted to write about the activities of Andrew Jackson and the Army leading up to the Battle of more...
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Burials and Bereavement: Funeral Customs at The Hermitage
November 13, 2014
On June 8, 1845 America said farewell to one of the country’s most legendary figures, President Andrew Jackson. With nearly three thousand people in attendance, more...