CHRISTMAS TOURS & BOOK SIGNING

The Mabry-Hazen House invites you to join us for our Annual Christmas Tours. Rooms and other areas will be decorated by well known Knoxville decorators including Samuel Franklin, The Flower Pot, Scott Morrell of Flowers, Pamela Deathridge, as well as volunteers and museum staff. The event is free of charge and light refreshments will be served. Christmas Tours are scheduled for Saturday, December 15th from 5-8pm and Sunday, December 16th from 2-5pm. On Saturday, local author Margery Weber Bensey will be signing copies of Park City: A Knoxville Neighborhood History, a perfect holiday gift for your local history enthusiast. The home will remain decorated and open for regular tours until December 20th.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Margery (Meg) Weber Bensey is a writer, editor and teacher living in the Park City Historic District of Knoxville, Tennessee. She is a member of Knox Heritage and the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable, as well as the East Tennessee Historical Society. She has been researching the history of her house, its families and Park City since 1989.  Her essays, poems, articles, histories, short stories and illustrations have been published in literary and academic newsletters, four anthologies and a history book. She has a master’s degree in literature from the University of Tennessee, where she worked as a writer and editor for twenty years. She is now a writing instructor for local community colleges and a freelance editor.

ABOUT PARK CITY: A KNOXVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY

Park City’s tree-shaded streets frame a neighborhood with an identity all its own. The distinctive homes designed by famed architect George Barber lend Park City its unique visual appeal and local flavor. Yet behind the well-preserved, innovative architectural designs is a history that stretches back to Knoxville’s earliest beginnings. Knox County’s first sheriff, Robert Houston, was a Park City resident, establishing the county’s first court in the late 1700s.

Since then, Park City residents have helped shape Knoxville’s history by shaping their community. Longtime Park City resident and local historian Margery W. Bensey tracks the history of its development from village to vibrant residential neighborhood. From stories of the first settlers and community events to the dramatic tale of a neighborhood duel, this is the complete Park City chronicle.