The Wren’s Nest: Not Your Mother’s House Museum.

…actually, it probably was.

And still is.

Sigh.

Anyway, one of the cool things about working in a house museum like the Wren’s Nest is that it’s actually not boring. Okay, stop laughing. Seriously, on top of the million problems that need to be solved or ignored on a daily basis, there is controversy! What more can a young professional (ha) ask for!

Joel Chandler Harris lived, wrote and died a long time ago. Before you were born, even. He made a good run of it from 1845-1908, but his work is still talked about today…and especially recently. Example: Up and Coming Magazine, an alternative weekly in North Carolina, ran this article just yesterday.

Some pretty heated name-calling in there. Watch out! Anyway, I have more reserved than just one mere blog post on this topic, but why don’t you, dear reader, mull it over while I pick through the mess of papers sitting at my feet. I’ll get back to you.