The community is invited to join the Doak Family on Friday, June 24, to celebrate the legacy of the Doak family and the Doak House Museum in the community.
The event, which will begin at 5 p.m., will feature a catered picnic, followed by the museum’s monthly old-time music jam session, Pickin’ at the Doaks, beginning at 6 p.m.
The museum’s staff will be providing free house tours and collecting contact information for a future oral history project that will document Tusculum College and family history.
“In the next year, the museum department will begin an oral history project that focuses on the Doak family and the relationship that community members have to Tusculum College and the Doak House,” said Dollie Boyd, director of museums. “Over the years, the people in this area have visited the historic home as guests of the family, worked on one of its restorations, dined in the home when it was a restaurant, visited on field trips and had their pictures made here to document important life moments.
“We also want to hear from alumni and college community members about their time at Tusculum. Preserving local history is an important aim of this project.”
The museum is located at 690 Erwin Highway, Greeneville, TN. The event is free and open to the public, although RSVPs are appreciated.
Contact the museum at 423-636-8554 or email dboyd@tusculum.edu for more information.
Pickin’ at the Doaks jam sessions draw musicians from around the area and spectators alike.