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The Pillars and Little Courthouse

Visit us on Facebook

Did you know the best way of spreading the word in today’s fast pace world? Facebook! With millions of users, our members, our friends and their friends can keep up with events, special tours and Hardeman County history, too, just by checking our Facebook page. All you have to do is “Search” for “The Pillars and Little Courthouse” or click here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pillars-and-LittleCourthouse/147939817299 Right now our chapter’s Facebook site has 300 members. I wish all were paying members, but every time they “Like” something on our Facebook page, their friends will see it, too. Now that is a fast way to get the word out. We need to get more of our friends and family interested in APTA and preserving our historic sites and their history. Facebook is one tool to get the word out to our friends and family. Check our site often and hopefully “Like” what you see, it will spread the word quicker!

Currently, there are 11 chapters that administer 14 sites. APTA sites include: Belle Meade Plantation, Nashville The Athenaeum Rectory,Columbia Buchanan Log House, Nashville Crockett Tavern Museum, Morristown Glenmore Mansion, Jefferson City Ramsey House Plantation, Rachel H. K. Burrow Museum, Arlington Historic Post Office, Arlington Blacksmith Shop Site, Arlington The Pillars, Bolivar The Little Courthouse Museum, Bolivar Lee House, Memphis Woodruff-Fontaine House, Memphis

When was the last time you visited our sites? Bring a friend next time! Discover Tennessee and visit some of our APTA sites. They are free to explore for our members and you will be helping to preserve history.

The APTA is the oldest statewide nonprofit historic preservation organization in the State of Tennessee and the fourth oldest in the nation. Since 1951 APTA has been preserving and maintaining historic sites that play an important role in Tennessee’s rich cultural heritage. The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities’ mission is to promote and encourage active participation in the preservation of Tennessee’s rich historic, cultural, architectural and archeological heritage through restoration, education, advocacy and statewide cooperation.

WE STILL NEED ALL MEMBER’S EMAIL ADDRESS SAVE TIME, MONEY & TREES!!!

Issue 2 · Fall 2013 · Hardeman Co. APTA 3


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