History, Events, Exhibits & More

Join us on April 1st for one of our most popular annual events! Kick your Mule Day off…

Join the Polk Home and the Maury County Master Gardeners for a morning of specially designed homeschool activities…

Tennessee State Museum Chief Curator Richard White joins us for an overview of the Mexican-American War. One of…

Dr. Tim Johnson, guest curator of the exhibit “Shaping a Nation: Tennessee Volunteers & the Mexican-American War” will…

Join us on February 2nd at 6pm at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbia as we welcome Myers…

Rachel Helvering, Executive Director Rachel joined the Polk Home in August 2021 after 8 years at the Tennessee…

From the White House to the volunteer infantry, Tennesseans played a pivotal role in the Mexican-American War, which…

Call for artists! The Polk Home is seeking six (6) Middle Tennessee artists to participate in an outdoor,…

Guided, candlelight tour of the Polk Home focused on Victorian Christmas traditions. The tour will be followed by…

Dr. Timothy Johnson, curator of “Shaping a Nation: Tennessee Volunteers & the Mexican-American War will lead a lecture…