News & Announcements

Saturday Tours of the Historic District are available by appointment. Call the office at 252-398-5922 to plan your tour. Book your tour soon! You may wish to consider a self-guided walking tour. Booklets are available at the MHA Office for $7.00.

The Jefcoat Museum's annual Pork Fest was held Saturday, May 18, 2013. Photos of the winners of this year's cookoff will be displayed soon.

Bingo and the Hot Fudge Booth will be featured at the Watermelon Festival during July 31 through August 3, 2013. Jefcoat Museum will host their Barbecue/Fried Chicken Dinner on Friday night, August 2nd. Mark your calendar for a fun weekend.

The date for the Civil War Living History/Reenactment is October 12 & 13, 2013. For additional information on this year's event and to view photographs of last year's activities go to the Civil War web page.

November 12, 2013 is the date for the annual Soup & Sandwich day featuring delicious homemade vegetable beef soup, pimento cheese sandwich, dessert and iced tea.

Our Candlelight Christmas Tour is scheduled for December 5 & 6, 2013. The theme for this year's tour is "Christmas in Wonderland." Read more about the Tour on the Christmas Tour webpage.

King's Landing -- Would you like to read past issues of the King's Landing? The back issues are now available to view as a PDF (portable document format) file.

Major improvements have been made to the gardens at the John Wheeler House. Mr. Gene Hardin has been working to keep the garden beautiful and he is doing a fantastic job! If you would like to donate herbs and/or period specific plants, contact Laurie Brook, site manager, at 398-5922.

Dale Neighbors, former MHA Executive Director, has started a blog about Murfreesboro history. A blog allows others to read and post, thus creating a network of people interested in the same topic. Perhaps you have historical knowledge of our town and would like to share and preserve it. If so, log on and join Dale. Help make this idea a success.

The Murfreesboro Historical Association Wins Gold For Web Site Design!
MHA has been awarded a 2008 GOLD MarCom Award for Overall Web Site Design in the Non-Profit/Pro-Bono category. Read all about it!