Historic Mansker's Station

02/21/2025

Mansker's Station and the Bowen House will be closed for tours on Friday, February 21st from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Tours will resume after this period.

02/20/2025

02/19/2025

Experience Heritage Days on April 15th to April 17th, 2025. This unique frontier experience is open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm all three days. Admission is only $8 for guests aged three and above. Groups with five or more guests can secure their spot by booking in advance at www.hmsheritagedays.com. Bring a blanket, have a picnic on the Bowen House lawn, or anywhere in Moss-Wright Park for a delightful day out. It is sure to be a highlight of your year!

02/19/2025

Safe and Stay Warm!

02/19/2025

Due to inclement weather, Mansker's Station and the Bowen House and the Goodlettsville Visitor's Center will be closed today until noon.

02/17/2025

On this day, in order to celebrate President’s Day, we thought we’d ask a trivia question: Can you name the three American presidents who called Tennessee home?

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine's Day!

02/12/2025

Why are historical text posts so fun? In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we thought we would post some text conversations that Totally Happened between three historic Middle Tennessee couples. Can you guess who they are?

02/10/2025

To get in the spirit of Valentine’s Day this week, we thought we’d remind you of the first recorded wedding in the Cumberland area. It was between Captain James Leeper and Susan Drake in August of 1780. It is said that though corn was scarce at the time, James was somehow able to procure some, and along with a little bit of salt and water, the first Cumberland wedding cake was made.

02/07/2025

Heritage Days, our annual event that brings history to life, is coming up in just a few months. April 15th, 16th, and 17th will see our historic sites transformed into a living history venue. If you've ever wondered how carpenters worked in the 18th century, or what a Civil War-era cannon looked like, or why longhunters came to this area in the first place, this is the event for you! School groups, homeschool groups, adults, children, visitors and locals...everyone is invited to come!

02/05/2025

Here’s a jewel we pulled out from the Mansker Archives! It is a sketch done by David Wright of the original idea for our blacksmith shop.

02/03/2025

Come take a tour of Mansker’s Station and the Bowen House, one of the only historic sites where you can visit two sites in one! Tours are given every weekday from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

02/01/2025

Two hundred and eighteen years ago today, on February 1, 1807, William Bowen Campbell was born in Tennessee. The grandson of William and Mary Bowen would have a long political career to look forward to, including service in the Mexican War, several years as a U. S. Congressman, and one term as the Governor of Tennessee. When the Civil War broke out, Campbell was a Unionist who tried to convince Tennesseans to stay in the Union. Though he was overruled, Abraham Lincoln made him a Brigadier General in the Union Army for his efforts.

01/30/2025

Be sure to make plans to come to our annual Heritage Days event, this year on April 15th, 16th, and 17th. Come see history come alive before your eyes through the skills of knowledgeable demonstrators and historians. You don't want to miss it!

01/28/2025

On this day, January 28, in 1813, Pride and Prejudice was published anonymously by an author that we would later come to find out was named Jane Austen. Its enduring success has lasted to the present day and promises to continue in its appeal for future audiences.

01/22/2025

Have you ever been interested in knowing how flax becomes linen? Here is a fun vintage video from 1960 that will tell you all about it!

Illustrates the cultivation, growth, harvesting and weaving of flax into various designs of linen. Talks about Ireland, one of the main sources of flax. W...

01/20/2025

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, we thought we would share a quote from his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” that everyone can keep in mind when wondering what to do with each moment of their lives: “The time is always ripe to do right.”