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Preservation, revitalization, and promotion of places with historic and cultural significance.

10/24/2026

Celebrating 10 Years of Haywood Heritage!

For ten years, Haywood Heritage Foundation has worked to preserve the places, stories, and character that make Haywood County special. From protecting historic landmarks to revitalizing meaningful places and advocating for preservation, our mission has always been about honoring our past while building a future rooted in our heritage.

Our current Heritage Hall project represents our most ambitious preservation effort yet—and a wonderful reminder of what can be accomplished when a community believes its history matters.

As we celebrate this milestone, we are grateful to the supporters, donors, volunteers, and community partners who have helped make these ten years possible. Our heritage belongs to all of us, and preserving it is an investment in generations to come.

Here's to the first ten years—and to all that lies ahead!

Preserving Our Heritage. Enriching Our Community. Building Our Future.

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10/24/2026

Ever wonder what farming looked like in generations past? The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center brings our rich agricultural heritage to life through displays like this middlebuster plow—a reminder of the tools, hard work, and traditions that helped shape our rural communities.

Preserving our agricultural heritage keeps the stories of our past alive for generations to come!

The middlebuster plow, used from the 1850s through the 1940s, prepared soil for planting by using two curved moldboards to push soil to either side of a row. Also known as a two-mule shovel plow, it remained a common farming tool even after newer plows and tractors were introduced.

10/22/2026

Follow-Up: Public Notice Regarding Core Family Cemetery

This is the public notice dated October 7, 2026, referenced in our preceding post, as published in the Brownsville States-Graphic.

The notice concerns the proposed relocation of graves from the Core Family Cemetery in Stanton, Haywood County. We’re sharing this newspaper clipping in hopes of reaching family descendants or others who may have knowledge of the cemetery or those buried there.

Please share to help spread the word and reach anyone who may have a family connection or information to contribute.

Update: Family members have been found and contacted. They will be talking with the attorney regarding the proposed relocation.

10/15/2026

On the scene at the new Main Street–Haywood Heritage headquarters in historic downtown Brownsville TN!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our October 8 Open House. We look forward to many more gatherings with friends and supporters as we continue working together to celebrate our heritage, showcase community artists, support local business, and revitalize downtown.

Thank you to the Brownsville States-Graphic for sharing the story! ❤️ photos by Hayes & Archer

10/09/2026

Exciting to see Brownsville-Haywood featured in Forbes! So proud of our hometown native Joe Sills, along with Tom Orr, Sonia Outlaw-Clark, and all our community advocates. The Uptown Alley gets prominent recognition, and our Heritage Hall (the historic Masonic Lodge building) gets a mention, too!

Our collective efforts in downtown revitalization, historic preservation, and heritage tourism are helping put Brownsville, Tennessee, on the map!

🔗 Read the Forbes article

The birthplace of Tina Turner has been on hard times for decades. But an hour east of Memphis, “Soul Town, Tennessee” is finding hope in finding its voice.

09/16/2026

Haywood Heritage Friends and Supporters, please join us on October 8 for an Open House celebrating our new office and community space, shared with Main Street Brownsville 2.0. We’d love to see you there!
Come enjoy some w**e and appetizers, visit our new space, and see what’s happening on the Square in Historic Downtown Brownsville. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Thursday, October 8th, Main Street Brownsville 2.0 and Haywood Heritage Foundation will have an open house to celebrate our new offices from 4:30 PM until 6PM.
Stick around for Uptown Alley Music Series with Bobby Stokely and guests for live music from 6PM until 8PM in the alley. This is all part of Brownsville Restaurant Week happening October 5th through October 11th. Come out and plan on spending the evening on the square! Start at 17 S. Lafayette, then visit your local food and beverage establishment, then take in the music at 42. S. Washington.

05/31/2026

Pretty Old Places is in Brownsville spotlighting this historic beauty on West Main in the College Hill Historic District.

The Bond House, also known as Whitehall, was built in 1868. This was a wedding gift to Kathryn Bond from her father. The Bond family lived here for over 60 years.

The home has been a Bed and Breakfast and an antique store and is now a private residence once again.

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Address

17 S Lafayette Avenue
Brownsville, TN
38012

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17317722193

Website

http://haywoodheritage.org/

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