Friends of the Bridal House

08/09/2026

Our next "If These Logs Could Talk" presentation will be held on Sunday, August 23rd at 2:00 at the Bridal House. The subject will be James Robertson (1742-1814), frontiersman, soldier, and founding father of Nashville. Rob McDonald who has produced a documentary on this subject will be the presenter. Admission is $5.00 for visitors 12+ and free to members of the Friends of the Bridal House. The program will be held in the air-conditioned meeting room. The address is 2315 Highway 25 West in Cottontown.

07/30/2026

The next Open House at the Bridal House will be August 8th from 10-3. Tours are free and we will be glad to share our future If These Logs Could Talk presentations for August-October. The address is 2315 Hightway 25 West in Cottontown.

07/15/2026

Our next "If These Logs Could Talk" presentations will take place on Sunday, July 26th at 2:00. Debra Maggart, Regent of the General Jethro Sumner DAR chapter and Friends of the Bridal House board member, will share the incredible story of Mary Draper Ingles, her 6th great grandmother, captured by the Shawnee Indians in 1755 and her escape and perilous 800-mile journey home. The address for the Historic Bridal House is 2315 Highway 25 W in Cottontown, TN. Admission fee is $5.00 for ages 12+ and free to members of the Friends of the Bridal House. The presentation is held in the air-conditioned meeting room.

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07/05/2026

The Bridal House will be open on Saturday, July 11th from 10-3 for tours. We hope you will plan to visit us. As usual the tours are free and the house has a great air conditioner! The address is 2315 Highway 25 West in Cottontown. We will also have a booth at the "Let Freedom Ring" America 250! event on the Gallatin Square.

06/26/2026

Dont miss Friends of the Bridal House 's "If Logs Could Talk" this Sunday June 28th at 2pm. Ehrin Ehlert will be speaking about Kasper Mansker: How Legends are Born. You might have seen Ehrin at County Sumner Irish Fest this past March! You wont want to miss this.

06/11/2026

Our next presentation for "If These Logs Could Talk" will be on Sunday, June 28th at 2:00 pm. The talk will be held by Ehrin Ehlert, historian and president of the Bledsoe's Lick Historical Assoc. The subject will be Kasper Mansker: How Legends are Born. Join us in the air conditioned meeting room at the Bridal House located at 2315 Highway 25 West in Cottontown. The admission is $5.00 for 12+ and free to members of the Friends of the Bridal House.

05/31/2026

The Bridal House will be open on Saturday, June 6th from 10-3. Admission is free so come and see what is new at the Bridal House.

The address is 2315 Highway 25 West in Cottontown.

05/12/2026

Just a reminder that our first If These Logs Could Talk presentations will be this Sunday, May 17th at 2:00 in the meeting room at the Bridal House. I hope you will join us.

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05/10/2026

Today during our open house we were thrilled to have an installation of a Little Library on the Bridal House property. It was established by Kellie Taylor of the Safe Harbor Standardbreds, a non-profit, all-volunteer network of foster farms in middle Tennessee and south central Kentucky that is dedicated to transitioning retired racehorses into new careers and forever homes. The library will be stocked with horse-themed books and classic children's literature. The Little Library was painted by Kellie and I know we have the most beautiful Little Library in the state! Come check it out. I am sure your children will enjoy it. The address is 2315 Highway 25 West.

04/28/2026

The Historic Bridal House will be open for tours on Saturday, May 9th from 10-3. If you didn't get a chance to come in April to see how wonderful the new chinking looks, please join us on the 9th. On Sunday, May 17th, our series of history presentations aptly named, "If These Logs Could Talk" will start at 2:00 in the Bridal House meeting room. Our first presenter will be Leigh Branham, a Gallatin native, and great-great grandson of Josephus Conn Guild, of Rose Mont. His subject will be "When Sumner County was the Center of the Universe for Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing". You will not want to miss this interesting talk. The address is 2315 Highway 25 West in Cottontown. Admission is $5.00 for ages 12+ and free to members of the Friends of the Bridal House. A wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!