Friends of the William Edmondson Homesite Park

06/14/2026

A beautiful ceremony on a beautiful day.

06/14/2026

Grateful to be able to join in the memorial bench unveiling ceremony for the 3000 enslaved who are buried in unmarked graves at . Thank you .thorpe , , , , .leawms , , , and everyone else who planned and participated in this deeply symbolic and meaningful remembrance.

06/13/2026

Grateful to be able to join in the memorial bench unveiling ceremony for the 3000 enslaved who are buried in unmarked graves at . Thank you .thorpe , , , , .leawms, , , and everyone else who planned and participated in this deeply symbolic and meaningful remembrance.

06/08/2026

Honoring the enslaved who are buried at Nashville City Cemetery. In the Edmondson Homesite Park on Saturday, Nashvillians gathered to honor those who history tried to forget, by painting rocks with the names of those whose names are known. This Saturday join us for the dedication of a memorial garden and bench, and see the 1700 rocks lovingly inscribed all over the city over the last few weeks.

06/05/2026

Join us Saturday at the Edmondson Homesite Park to honor the enslaved buried at Nashville City Cemetery.

06/04/2026

I’ve been invited to speak about William Edmondson and his art, in a pop-up talk and Q & A this Saturday afternoon, in the Edmondson permanent gallery in the mansion. Part of their Community Celebration starting Thursday.

Should be a lot of fun. Cheekwood members free, others half-off your admission. Please come see me! Details below.

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Cheekwood invites the community to gather for a four-day festival celebrating Arts and Music in America. Daytime guests can enjoy the American paintings exhibitions in the Historic Mansion, the expanded outdoor train display America the Beautiful: National ...

06/03/2026

A meaningful activity for the family THIS SATURDAY MORNING, June 6.

Join us under the big pavilion next to the playground in the William Edmondson Homesite Park & Gardens, and paint a memorial stone to honor the forgotten who are buried in .

Part of the Nashville City Cemetery Association’s Enslaved Memorial Project to honor the memory of approximately three thousand enslaved men, women, and children who were buried in the Nashville City Cemetery between its founding on January 1, 1822, and the arrival of emancipation in Tennessee in 1865. Sponsored by and Organized Neighbors of Edgehill.

05/29/2026

Thanks to Metro Beautification and our awesome volunteers, including a big crew from Ascension St. Thomas. This week we installed borders for our flower beds at the Wm. Edmondson Homesite Park.

05/24/2026

The origins of Memorial Day.

A federal holiday since 1971, the roots of Memorial Day go back ove...