Team Bramble

Team Leader: Ms. Rachel

(updated 4/15)

"The function of the historian is neither to love the past nor to emancipate himself from the past, but to master and understand it as the key to the understanding of the present." -- E.H. Carr

The Bramble Bulletin

**Check back weekly to see how we are doing.  Team members stamp counts will be listed, as well as our accomplishments!

Our weekly average:  177!! 

Olivia:  307 stamps!!!

Anna:  133 stamps

Maddie:  91 stamps

Remember...

... and I know these same reminders have been up for a while, but NO ONE on our team has given any mock tours yet.  Come on, Bramble - let's step it up!!

...It's time to start giving Mock Tours.  Let me know when you are ready!  If you want to practice while you are here, feel free to ask!  We want to have every Junior Docent out on the grounds - in costume, if possible - giving tours this summer.

...If you are interested in becoming a Museum Sales, Living History, or Collections Specialist, let me know!

Mark Your Calendar...

...Junior Docent Appreciation Party, August 13!  More details to come...

Did You Know...

Want to learn something cool about Belle Meade?  Look for it here...

During the Union occupation of Nashville, William Giles Harding was imprisoned in Michigan.  In mid-July, his wife, Elizabeth wrote to him:

“Mag and myself have just returned from town, having endured one of the hottest days, in two years; at least Maj. Graham told me [the] day before yesterday was the hottest … and I am sure today is much more sultry; the thermometer stood at 98 in the shade, 90 in your Father’s back gallery, and in the sun, 100 and upward, whew, the thought, makes me perspire.  A spare breeze from Mackinaw would be welcome indeed; if we, accustomed to it all our lives, feel the heat so sensibly, how do you imagine the federal soldiers, from the far north-west endure it?  Not patiently, or healthfully, I should judge, as I saw one faint, on his post today, on College Street, and another so near it, he was taken to the hospital.”

You can read more of this letter or the many others we have written by several members of the Harding-Jackson family next time you are here.

Team Leader Trivia

So, who is Ms. Rachel?  Look here for fun facts about your fearless leader! 

My favorite thing about summer is all the fresh fruit!  I love the bright red watermelon, juicy peaches and sweet cherries that are everywhere this time of year!  Yum!!

Remember to check the website regularly for updates, important reminders, and some fun facts!