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Event Series Event Series: Homeplace Double Pen House, TN

Homeplace Double Pen House, TN

October 22, 2023 - October 27, 2023

Free

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Start: October 22, 2023
End: October 27, 2023
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Cost: Free
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Website:
https://historicorps.org/homeplace-double-pen-house-tn-2023/

Venue

Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and Living History Museum
4512 The Trace
Dover, TN 37058 United States
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Phone
931-232-6457
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:

Located near the Kentucky-Tennessee state border, Homeplace evokes the Civil War era in U.S. history through replicating a two-generation farm spanning the scenic, rolling landscape of northwest Tennessee. These days, interpreters in period clothing reenact daily chores on a real, working farm, where attention to details, routine, and craftsmanship is of the utmost importance.

Learning and working alongside expert HistoriCorps field staff, volunteers and applying the traditional skills necessary to restore the Homeplace Double Pen House:

  • Repair or replace oak shake roof on the Northwest corner of the Double Pen House and porch
  • Install chimney flashing and porch roof gutters
  • Hot Log Crib log repair and replacement

SESSION DATES: October 15-20, October 22-27, October 29-November 3, and November 5-10

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