Andrew Jackson's Hermitage

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Since The Hermitage opened as a museum in 1889, more than 15 million people have crossed the threshold of its mansion. The Hermitage, Home of The People's President, is one of the largest and most visited presidential homes in the United States. Since opening as a museum in 1889, more than 15 million people have visited. Today, The Hermitage is a 1,120-acre National Historic Landmark with more tha

n 20 historic buildings; a one-acre English garden that serves as the final resting place for Jackson, his wife and many family members; a walking trail; and more. The Hermitage is considered by many historians to be the best preserved early U.S. The mission of the Andrew Jackson Foundation is to preserve the home place of Andrew Jackson, to create learning opportunities and to inspire citizenship through experiencing the life and unique impact of Jackson.

08/31/2026

๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ

Join our Collections Aide, Tony, as he takes us Behind the Glass for an inside look at the Bird Room, one of The Hermitageโ€™s most distinctive guest bedroomsโ€”and one of the Mansionโ€™s most remarkable examples of historic preservation.

Known for its exotic wallpaper, the Bird Room is ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ in the Mansion where the original wallpaper from Andrew Jacksonโ€™s era remains preserved today. That makes this room part of something truly rare: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ. More than a decorative detail, this remarkably preserved wallpaper offers a rare glimpse of the Mansion as Jackson and his guests would have encountered it nearly 200 years ago.

The Bird Room was one of the finest guest bedrooms at The Hermitage and was reserved for important visitors. Following the 1834 Hermitage fire, it received the ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž of the eight new beds purchased for the mansion. With only one bed, it also offered guests greater privacy than the other bedrooms.

Among those who visited were ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐š๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ง, ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Š. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค, ๐’๐š๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ซ. The room also features a writing desk and several Napoleon-related items, including images of Napoleonโ€™s brother, Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleonโ€™s trusted general Marshal Michel Ney, and a depiction of Napoleonโ€™s deathโ€”reflecting Andrew Jacksonโ€™s admiration for Napoleonโ€™s military skill and the historical figures who captured his interest.

Step Behind the Glass with Tony and discover the Bird Room, where original wallpaper, remarkable preservation, and the objects and people connected to the room offer a glimpse into the world of Andrew Jackson and his guests.

08/29/2026

๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ• ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐’ ๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐‹ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ÿ“๐“๐‡ ๐€๐๐๐”๐€๐‹ ๐Ÿ•๐“๐‡ ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐Ÿ•๐Š! ๐Ÿƒ

To celebrate being just ๐Ÿ• ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ, enjoy ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ% ๐Ž๐…๐… ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—โ€“๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ“! ๐ŸŽ‰

Run on a one-of-a-kind 7K course across the historic grounds of Andrew Jacksonโ€™s Hermitage. Your route will take you along paved paths, through open fields, and past some of the propertyโ€™s most historic landmarksโ€”including ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก, and ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, where youโ€™ll cross the finish line surrounded by more than 200 years of history. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐ŸŒณ

Prefer to take it at a slower pace? A 2-mile walking course is also available, giving you the chance to enjoy the scenery and historic landscape along the way.

๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ% ๐Ž๐…๐… ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—โ€“๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ“
๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ•๐Š ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ-๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค

Register NOW: https://thehermitage.com/event-calendar/event/4079893

08/27/2026

๐’๐„๐„ ๐ˆ๐‘๐„๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐…๐…๐„๐‘๐„๐๐“๐‹๐˜.
๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ | ๐ด๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘™ 18-26, 2027 ๐Ÿ€โœˆ๏ธ

What if your next great adventure was a journey through Ireland with Andrew Jackson's Hermitage?

Join fellow travelers and The Hermitage for an unforgettable ๐Ÿ—-๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ through Ireland, exploring vibrant Dublin and Belfast, the breathtaking Giantโ€™s Causeway, the Andrew Jackson Cottage, and more.

Ireland holds a special connection to The Hermitage. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š. Journey with us to explore the places, people, and heritage connected to the Jackson familyโ€™s origins before their story continued in America.

And while youโ€™re discovering Jacksonโ€™s Irish roots, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. Along the way, discover Irelandโ€™s rich history, culture, landscapes, and regional heritage with expert guides, local historians, and opportunities to trace your own family history and connect with the places your ancestors may have called home. ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŒฟ

๐๐จ๐ญ ๐š ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ! You donโ€™t have to be a history buff to enjoy this incredible trip. With stunning landscapes, iconic destinations, fascinating culture, and unforgettable experiences around every corner, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž. ๐Ÿ€

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ:
โœจ 7 nights of hotel accommodations
โœจ Luxury motor coach transportation
โœจ Admissions to included sites & experiences
โœจ Daily breakfast
โœจ Optional roundtrip group airfare

$๐Ÿ‘,๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง | ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ
$๐Ÿ’,๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง | ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ
โœˆ๏ธ Optional group flight: $1,199*

Ready to join us? Reserve your spot with a fully refundable $300 deposit by ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Go to the link in our bio for more information. ๐Ÿ€

*๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ $1,199.

08/25/2026

Today, weโ€™re remembering and honoring the extraordinary legacy of Dolly Parton. ๐Ÿฉทโœจ

Dollyโ€™s impact reached far beyond Nashville. Through her music, generosity, storytelling, and unmistakable spirit, she touched millions of lives around the world and left a lasting mark on American culture.

Dolly brought that spirit to Andrew Jacksonโ€™s Hermitage, filming a music video on our grounds as part of her 1976โ€“1977 variety television series, ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. During that time, she also filmed the music video for โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ดโ€ in front of the Hermitage mansion.

Nearly 50 years later, weโ€™re sharing a few clips from those moments. Itโ€™s a special glimpse into a time when one of country musicโ€™s most beloved stars brought her talent and energy to The Hermitage.

Weโ€™re honored that The Hermitage was a small part of Dollyโ€™s incredible story and that we can look back on these moments today as we celebrate her life and legacy.

Her music will live on forever, and the kindness, joy, and love she shared with the world will remain in all of our hearts. ๐Ÿฉท

We will always remember you, Dolly. โœจ

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ: ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ What can an account book reveal about the people and daily operation...
08/25/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ: ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐

What can an account book reveal about the people and daily operations of a plantation?

Andrew Jacksonโ€™s ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ, an account book dating from 1817 to 1832, documents expenses, revenues, and other details related to the operation of The Hermitage plantation. The pages featured here come from an 1829 inventory, likely conducted by overseer ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ž. While the journal does not explain why the inventory was made, its timing offers an important clue. Jackson was preparing to leave for Washington to begin his presidency, and taking a complete inventory of The Hermitage was likely part of those preparations.

Among the ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“ ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž recorded in the inventory are families whose names and relationships give us a glimpse into the community that lived and labored at The Hermitage. ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐ก, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—, is listed with her son ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ. ๐’๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ, appears with his wife, ๐†๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฒ, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, and their children ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง, ๐Ÿ’, ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ, and ๐€๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, approximately ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐จ๐ฅ๐.

Other entries include ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—, and her children, including ๐†๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, as well as ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ, and ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฒ, ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ. Together, these entries document ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“ ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, with approximate ages ranging from ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ— ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ to just ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐จ๐ฅ๐.

The final page shifts from the enslaved families to an inventory of livestock and farming equipment: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฉ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ, and ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฌ.

The Farm Journal records a plantation through the details of its operationโ€”but within those records are the names, ages, and family relationships of people whose lives were part of The Hermitageโ€™s history.

Today, the Farm Journal remains part of The Hermitageโ€™s collection, providing an important source for understanding the people, labor, and systems that shaped life on the plantation.

08/20/2026

๐ŸŽจ SOLD OUT๐Ÿท

๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž & ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ | ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐.๐Œ. - ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐.๐Œ.

Unwind, sip, and get creative at Andrew Jacksonโ€™s Hermitage! Join us for a relaxing Thursday evening with nationally exhibited artist and experienced instructor ๐„๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง, who will guide you step-by-step through creating your own watercolor painting.

Whether youโ€™re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to build your skills, this beginner-friendly workshop is designed for artists of all skill levels. No experience necessaryโ€”just bring your creativity!

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ:
๐ŸŽจ Three hours of hands-on instruction with Elaine Allen
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ All painting materials
๐Ÿท One complimentary glass of wine or soft drink
๐Ÿก Your finished watercolor paintings to take home

Andrew & Rachelโ€™s Cafรฉ will also remain open throughout the evening with wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, and light fare available for purchase.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง | $๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
Advance registration is required.

Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/45HIY0X

08/18/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐›: ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐Ÿ“š

Join us for our September Virtual Book Club as we explore ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›: ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘› ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ด๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ป๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ by Norah O'Donnell and Kate Andersen Brower.

This thought-provoking book shines a light on the women whose courage, leadership, and determination helped shape American historyโ€”many of whose stories have been overlooked or forgotten.

That theme has a meaningful connection to The Hermitage, where the stories of women who shaped this historic place are part of our own history. Visit our exhibit, ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ข๐œ๐ค๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ€”๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ญ, to discover how a determined group of Nashville women founded the Ladies Hermitage Association in 1889 and organized to save Andrew Jacksonโ€™s home.

The LHA repaired buildings and grounds, acquired Jackson family objects, raised money to support the property, and opened it to visitors. They didn't just save The Hermitageโ€”they created the institution that would shape its future.

๐Ÿ“… ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ•™ ๐Ÿ•:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ–:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐.๐Œ.
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅโ€”๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž!

๐Ÿ“– Read along, join the conversation, and explore the remarkable women whose determination helped preserve history and shape how we remember the past.

The book is available through major booksellers, libraries, and in audiobook and Kindle formats.

Free to attendโ€”reserve your spot here: https://thehermitage.com/event-calendar/event/6212977

08/17/2026

๐Ÿ‘ป ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐†๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐žโ€ฆ

Youโ€™ve seen The Hermitage by day. But after darkโ€ฆ the story changes. ๐ŸŒ™

This fall, dare to step into the shadows of Andrew Jacksonโ€™s Hermitage for a lantern-lit journey through the Mansion, historic grounds, family cemeteryโ€”and stories that have lingered here for more than 200 years.

Hear chilling tales of ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ passed down through generations while discovering the fascinating history of death, mourning, funerary customs, and superstitions of the late-Regency and early-Victorian eras.

More than a Ghost Tour, this is a rare after-hours experience where ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ collide.

๐Ÿ“… ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•โ€“๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ• | ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌโ€“๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ
โฐ ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. & ๐Ÿ–:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ.
๐Ÿšถ ๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ | $๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐๐จ๐ง-๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ‘ป ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ!

Ghost Tours sell out quickly, so donโ€™t wait. Reserve your spot now: https://thehermitage.com/nashville-ghost-tours

๐ŸŽƒ And before your tour, enjoy ghostly treats and specialty drinks from Andrew & Rachelโ€™s Cafรฉโ€”the perfect way to start your night.

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐คโ€ฆ? ๐Ÿ‘ป

08/14/2026

Meet Samson, one of the gentle giants who calls The Hermitage home! ๐Ÿด

At just 5 years old and nearly 18 hands tall, Samson is a Belgian horse with a big presence and a sweet personality. He came from an Amish farm and now spends his days helping visitors experience the property in a whole new way.

Horses were a big part of Andrew Jackson's life, so it's pretty special to see horses like Samson still roaming the historic grounds today.

Want to meet Samson in person? Come out for a Scenic Carriage Ride and see where he takes you! He'll help carry you through scenic areas of The Hermitage that aren't typically seen by visitors on foot. ๐ŸŒณ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Scenic Carriage Rides run every Thursday-Sunday and are $20 per person. Upgrade your ticket when you arrive at The Hermitage!

08/12/2026

in 1788, a young Andrew Jackson fought his first known duelโ€”but the story is not quite what you might expect. โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ“œ

Before he became America's seventh president, Andrew Jackson was already developing the reputation that would follow him throughout his life. Yet his first known duel was not fought over politics, power, or revengeโ€”it began with an argument in a courtroom.

At the time, Jackson was a young lawyer in Jonesborough, a settlement that was then part of North Carolina and would later become Jonesborough, Tennessee. There, Jackson found himself arguing a case against Waightstill Averyโ€”the very man he had once sought out as a legal instructor when beginning his legal career. โš–๏ธ

As the case grew heated, Avery responded to Jackson's arguments with sarcasm, prompting an angry outburst from the young attorney. The disagreement soon moved beyond the courtroom when Jackson formally challenged Avery to a duel.

The two men met in a hollow north of Jonesborough shortly after sundown. When the signal was given, both men fired simultaneously into the air. Neither intended to harm the other, and the carefully arranged outcome allowed both men to satisfy the era's expectations around honor without bloodshed.

With the matter settled, Jackson approached Avery, declared that he had nothing further to resolve, shook his opponent's hand, and walked away.

Despite the many stories surrounding Jackson's reputation as a duelist, this was his first known duelโ€”and only one of two documented duels in his lifetime.

Want to learn more about 19th-century dueling practices? ๐Ÿ‘€ Join us at Andrew Jacksonโ€™s Hermitage in August, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, for live dueling demonstrations at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m.

These demonstrations are included with general admission! ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

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