The Wren's Nest
This Nation's Most Exciting House Museum.
Information
Location:
Atlanta, GA, 30310
Phone:
404-753-7735
Tues - Sat:
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
 
Ren Davis

Ren Davis Photo while working on revisions to our book, Atlanta Walks
Ren and Helen Davis

Judy

Judy Just read the article in the AJC. I grew up hearing the stories and was never aware that they were suppose to be making fun of anyoneuntil I was grown. I thought that Brer Rabbit was extremely smart, and would have loved to have someone in my family who told stories as well as Uncle Remus. I am glad that the house and stories are taking their rightful place.

Thu at 12:04pm · Report
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The Wren's Nest
Thanks, Judy!

You're right: Joel Chandler Harris wouldn't have painstakingly recorded the stories and their dialect to merely make fun of folks. I'm glad you found the article and found us on Facebook!
Thu at 12:36pm
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The Wren's Nest wants to give a shout out to the struggling Herndon Home.

Source: www.wrensnestonline.com
The Herndon Home is the historic home of Alonzo Herndon, the one-time slave who became the first African-American millionaire in Atlanta. The house doesn’t have much funding, doesn’t offer many tours, and doesn’t employ an executive director at the moment.
The Wren's Nest
The Wren's Nest
Word.

I don't know anything about their board, but they will need a full time staff member who has some room to breath if they're going to get anything done. Let's hope that comes sooner rather than later!
Fri at 10:06am
Melinda
Melinda
I could do that.
Fri at 11:55am
Vickie Minton Whitehead

Vickie Minton Whitehead I just read the article in the AJC about The Wren's Nest - I visited there as a child and loved it. I also took my children there in the 80's and was saddened by the state of disrepair the house was in. I'm so glad I'll be able to take my grandsons there before too long. The article caught my eye because I'm in the process of reading Georgia Stories by J.C. Harris.

Thu at 10:31am · Report
Pam Cottingham

Pam Cottingham I just read an article about the Wren's Nest in the newspaper and am so happy to see that it is still there. I remember about 50 years ago as a Girl Scout coming there on a field trip and the joy and awe i felt. i grew up in Marietta but now live in Alabama but this article just brought me back with a happy memory. Thanks.

Carol J. Bramblett Pritchard

Carol J. Bramblett Pritchard I would sit on my Daddy's lap and he would read me the Uncle Remus Stories. Daddy was from the mountains of Georgia and he could read them like it was Uncle Remus telling them. I will always have those memories.

Ken Russell

Ken Russell I have loved Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus since I was a kid when I saw "Song of the South" for the very first time. Watching it always takes me to my "Happy Place".

Linda Keene

Linda Keene I grew up in Athens, GA and never knew there was an Uncle
Remus museum until today when I read the article in the paper. I can't wait to go to Atlanta and visit. I think Song of the South was possibly one of the first films I ever saw and I love it. My daddy used to read Uncle Remus stories to us and we loved them. Thanks for bringing Uncle Remus back!

Nancy Reiter Lauritzen

Nancy Reiter Lauritzen Thanks for bringing back happy memories of an innocent time in my life when I had no idea how hurtful these stories might be and just loved them as a child. We all could use just a little innocence today and sharing these stories might be a very healing thing for the next generation.

Richard Howell

Richard Howell Great article in the Savannah Morning News today.

November 1 at 4:10am · Report
Penny J Pettigrew
Penny J Pettigrew
Article appeared in today's Huntsville (AL) Times as well.
November 1 at 6:24pm
Pam Cottingham
Pam Cottingham
and in Tuscaloosa Ala
November 3 at 6:15am
Jill

Jill I grew up in Atlanta and remember going to the Wren's Nest back in the '70's. Such a great part of historic Atlanta.

Gina Hodges Martin

Gina Hodges Martin Glad to see you on here. I've been a fan of Brer Rabbit since I was a little girl, and I'm glad to see you fighting for his place in our literary heritage. Thanks for your tireless efforts!

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The Wren's Nest wants to know what's going on with Ruth Warrick's hair. Err, hat.

Source: www.wrensnestonline.com
Luana Patten, Ruth Warrick, and Bobby Driscoll join Joel Chandler Harris, Jr. and Richard B. Russell for the premier of Disney’s Song of the South.
Cheryl Renee Gooch
Cheryl Renee Gooch
Which one is JCH, Jr.?
October 29 at 1:59pm
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The Wren's Nest
He's the old guy on the left.
October 29 at 3:06pm
Lauren Lee
Lauren Lee
It's a hat and I want it! Nice going, Ruth!
October 30 at 5:03am
Trevor Beemon
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