Me At Oaklands Halloween Part 1

The Flashlight Tours

Part 1 - Friday Night, 2015

Here I am at the front door.


As you can see, it is decorated for Halloween. 
There are "spider webs" covering the front door.















This is the lady of the house. Sally Hardee Murfree Maney. She was born in 1793 and died in 1857. She had eight children, four of whom died within four months of one another in 1838-9. The children's death was due to cholera, which is a water-born disease.  This portrait was complete in 1839, when she was in mourning's second-stage. This is evident because she is wearing a white bonnet, collar, and cuffs.

On Friday evening, I was stationed in the back parlor, which was the fancy parlor at the time of Sally's death. This would have meant that she was laid out if the parlor where her portrait now resides.

 This is Dr. Maney, the man of the house. Apparently, the doctor was incredibly religious and would not allow dancing or alcohol in the house.


It is interesting that four of his children died. This meant that diseases effected the wealthy as well as the poor, the white as well as the black, and the educated along with the non.

This is a portrait of Governor Cannon. He was the eighth Governor of Tennessee, and the first Whig Governor of Tennessee.

This gorgeous lady was the wife of Governor Cannon, and mother to the young lady who married the Maney's son.

A grand table set for a dinner in the back parlor.

The same location, but I took the photo without the flash. This is how the room was lighted. You could really only see the photographs and other details with the flashlight.  


























While not covered for the event, mirrors would have been covered if the family was in mourning.

Here you can also see silver pitchers and crystal and silver spice rack.

Gorgeous marble mantle with a coal stove in front. 

Visit Oaklands Historic House Museum!

Cannonsburgh Village Part 2

Leeman House, University House, and

 Rockvale Home Mutual Telephone Company House

Murfreesboro, TN

This little dog-run house was surprisingly roomy!

This is the only picture not taken by me.
It is from the Cannonburgh's site.

Original Cards!!!

Yep, the walls were covered with newspapers!

See, Other people frame their lace, too!
Oh, and it is in an historic house, not a new one...

Another!

Upstairs room. I couldn't get the whole room in the picture. But, it's about a little over double this part.

Upstairs room on the other side of the stairs!
This does not include the boys rooms, which were not open to tour.

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I couldn't get a picture on the outside of the house. But, basically, it is another dog-run.

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 Plaque Reads: 

Mrs. Ana Rowland Molton

 Cannonsburgh built the Telephone Office in honor of the Late Mrs. Ada Rowland Molton. As a telephone operator, she was known as "Miss Ada."

... It is not furnished exactly as it was in 1918, the restored switchboard and much of the furniture that Miss Ada used is here. She did all of the embroidery and crochet. The built and pillow cases, and aided a touch of color to the kitchen towel. She treasured the sewing machine. It was bought in .... by her mother about 1894. The rugs are loom-woven.

May 30, 1890, Miss Ada was born in Byersboro, Tennessee, as Ada Richardson, and, when a child, made her first visit to Middle Tennessee in a covered wagon. 

In 1918 the Home Mutual Telephone Company of Rockvale, Tennessee, asked Miss Ada to be their first regular operator. Being a widow with a small child, she accepted, and the Telephone office became home.

Miss Ada was the operator day and night for 25 years, and retired because of poor health.

In loving memory, all furnishings, both original and replacements, are furnished by Miss Ada's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Burns.

This is the best that I could do for the kitchen area.
But, man, was this super cute!