Davies Manor Association

Upcoming Events

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Quilting Club
There is a regular quilting club that meets Wednesday morning at Hillwood at 10:30. Bring your own projects and join our regular group of gals who come for the quilting and stay for the company. For more information, please call the office at 901-386-0715.

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Historical Speaker Series
February 29th, enjoy this first lecture in the Davies Manor Historical Speakers Series. Local author- historian Dwight Fryer returns to Davies Manor to speak on “Slavery to Freedom: Our Tennissippi Story” in the historic Davies Manor. This story will cover the contexts and causes of slavery as well as the lessons we can learn from exploring the past, especially in terms of African American genealogy. The Manor house will be open from 2-5 pm for tours, the talk will go from 3-4 pm. Light refreshments will be offered. Tickets can be purchased here.

Tea at the Manor

This year Davies Manor will host four teas throughout the year. Each themed tea will include a selection of teas and snacks. Like an afternoon tea, these snacks will offer several types of sweet and savory goodies with an emphasis on allergy friendly baking. If you are interested in learning more about what type of allergy friendly goodies will be prepared, please call the office at 901-634-6328 and ask for Kat. Tickets will go on sale closer to the time of the event.

Saturday July 25th- A Tomato Tasting Tea

Sunday September 13th- A Grandparent’s Day Tea

Saturday November 28th- A Cup of Christmas Tea

Annual Quilt Show

Here are the winners of the 2019 quilt show held November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Each picture features the winning quilt of each category as well as the name of the winner.

Blue Challenge QuiltsCarolyn Benoit

Our 24th annual quilt show will be held 10:00 am – 4:00 pm each day the first full weekend of November, on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of November 2020. We will update the entry and vendor form in August of 2020.  If you have quilts that you would like to exhibit, please fill out the entry form, and either mail or fax it to our office. If you would like to be a vendor for the quilt show, please fill out the vendor form, and either mail or fax it to our office. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Christmas in the Country

Both Hillwood Hall and the Manor house will be open for our annual Christmas Open House on Sunday December 8th 2-4 pm. Admission to the Manor will be free. Free food and drink will be offered at Hillwood as we wrap up our year and thank our community.

Beginning Tuesday, May 19, the Davies Manor log-house museum will be open for appointment-only tours between the hours of noon and 4 p.m. Tours must be no larger than six people and will be subject to necessary spacing guidelines initiated by Davies Manor staff. The Hillwood event rental facility will also be open for small tours starting May 19. To schedule a time to tour either the museum or rental facility, please contact Cyndy Osborne at Hillwoodatdaviesmanor@gmail.com, or at (901) 386-2546. We appreciate your ongoing support of Davies Manor and look forward to the time we can safely reopen in full!