Wednesday, July 24, 2013

THIS SATURDAY: Songwriter's Night at the Castle!

 Be sure to join us this Saturday, July 27th, for
an evening of great musical talent and entertainment!
 
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Gates Open at 5PM | $3 Cover Charge
Food & Beverages available for purchase!

Featured artists include...
Charlie Garcia &
Aaron Reynolds!

Songwriter's Night Teaser Video
This gives you a taste of what our Songwriter's
Nights are all about here at the Castle! 




We hope to see you this Saturday at the Pavilion
for some good music and good times!


Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Sumner County Museum Visit

                                                                                                                                Pictures by Haley Carter

On Monday, the staff of Historic Rock Castle set aside part of the day to visit the Sumner County Museum in Gallatin and to take a private tour with John Garrott, local historian who helped in founding the museum nearly forty years earlier.

It was such an honor to listen and speak with him about Sumner County's history, his own history. He took us through all of the three levels of the museum and explained a great deal of artifacts and their histories to us. Towards the conclusion of our tour, Mr. Garrott showed us an item very special to him... the car he first drove nearly seventy years ago. He showed us a photograph of a younger him standing in front of the same car he stands in front of in the picture above. It was such a special moment to see him light-up talking about that car that stood only feet away from him.



There are so many different artifacts in the Sumner County Museum, that it would be a true shame if every resident in the Sumner County area did not at least try to visit such an extraordinary place while they can.

It was great for our site's staff to meet with Mr. Garrott and talk to him about his extensive knowledge of various artifacts of interest to the history of our city and region.

If you would like to schedule a tour with the Sumner County Museum, or would like to take a self-guided tour of their exhibits, you can find out more by following this link: http://www.sumnercountymuseum.org/Home

 We'll see you soon!

Sunday, July 14, 2013

2013 Walter Durham Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations, Zachary Smith!

Site Exec. Director Sara Beth Gideon and Scholarship Recipient Zachary Smith

Zachary Smith, 2013 Recipient of the Walter Durham Scholarship.

To learn more about the Walter Durham Scholarship, please visit our website: http://www.historicrockcastle.com

Group of Teens Volunteer at the Castle

 
Recently, we had a group of teens all the way from Tulsa, Oklahoma come to the site for a full week to volunteer their time and service. The group of teens were on a mission trip to Tennessee with the Fellowship Lutheran Church earlier this month.

Volunteers clean-up along the Nature Trail

During their week of service for our site, they were able to clear a beautiful beach area on the lake, trim and clean our Nature Trail, as well as clear a significant portion of overgrown wooded area at the front of our entrance!


 
 
It was wonderful having such a great group of students here on the property and we're so grateful for the work they did. If you or your group would like to volunteer here at the Castle, please email us at info@historicrockcastle.com to arrange details.


Thank you, FLC Tulsa Teens!

A Visit from Fox17 News

This past Thursday our site was visited by Erin Como and members of the Fox17 News crew for an all-new episode of Road Trippin' on Tennessee Mornings!

Site Executive Director Sara Beth Gideon is interviewed by Fox17's Erin Como

Como interviewed our site's Executive Director Sara Beth Gideon, as well as Barry Young from Sumner County Tourism. The episode featuring our site will air on July 25th, so be on the look-out!


 

We'll see you guys soon!

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Stay Connected to the Castle!

Ever wonder what's going on at the Castle or want to get involved in what we're doing? 

Well, now you can stay updated on all that our site has to offer through a variety of different  outlets!

We've found that connecting with the public through social media and networking has become an invaluable asset to our site. You can now stay connected with our site through the multiple ways shown below.
Find us on Facebook:
"Historic Rock Castle"


Follow us on Instagram:
@ historicrockcastle 

  
Follow our blog, "The Surveyor":
 www.historicrockcastle.blogspot.com


Visit our website:
www.historicrockcastle.com


We'll see you soon!

We're Toast of Sumner County 2013 Award Recipients!

2013 Toast of Sumner County 
"Best Historical Site" & "Best Wedding Venue"


We would like to say thanks to everyone who voted for our site in the recent 2013 Toast of Sumner County Readers' Choice Awards, sponsored by the Gallatin News Examiner and Hendersonville Star News! We're very proud of the work done by our site's staff and board to make Historic Rock Castle the wonderful place it is to visit and enjoy in our community. We work hard to preserve this beautiful site for the generations to come.

If you would like to schedule a tour of our award-winning historic home, be sure to give us a call at (615) 824-0502 during regular business hours. Tour times and contact information can be found at the top of this page.
Thanks once again, Sumner County!