Join us for our annual Victorian Christmas Open House!

We're not joking. Look--

It's also Joel Chandler Harris' 163rd birthday! We'll have cake and everything. The party is on Sunday, December 7th from 12 - 4 pm. And it's totally free. Here, behold the details.

Still not sold? Check out the pictures from last year's celebration.

Did you miss the 2008 Decatur Book Festival?

Catch up with the pictures. They're great.

We told stories, sold books, and released Vernacular–our high school literary journal–into the world.

Are you restoring your museum?

We are. Feel free to follow our progress.

We sort of know what we're doing, and the Wren's Nest will be open throughout the entire process.

Did you pick up the July 22nd edition of the AJC?

We're in it!

Check out "Remembering the J.K. Rowling of His Day" and read about Joel Chandler Harris and the Harris Family Reunion.

If you need more proof, we put some pictures online for you.

What about the July '08 issue of Paste Magazine?

Our article, "Dummies in the Attic," was one of the big features. Like, four pages big. I didn't think house museums had that much street cred.

It's also the one time we'll be mentioned in the same breath as My Morning Jacket.

Do you have opinions about controversial advertisments?

We thought so. If we had an advertising budget, our Joel Chandler Harris ads would be pasted up all over town.

Click here to see 'em on our blog, and please leave your thoughts in the comments. And hey—don't be shy. We're not here to judge. That's your job, remember?

Did you know that the Wren's Nest has an awesome theme song?

Well, we do. Just click play to listen!

And now you know. Joel Chandler Harris did write stories that are super fly. Thanks, Duck and Herring Company!