12/09/2025
Thank you to all our volunteers, artisans, and visitors for making Christmas and Crafts at the Tabor House a huge success. Our visitors enjoyed seeing and purchasing Cherokee crafts, and seeing demonstrations of early settler crafts like spinning yarn, sewing with a pedal sewing machine, and "Leather Bean" food preservation. The children were excited to be able to make and take home crafts. We also had the privilege of being able to display two J. D. Nelson rifles made around 1870. A SPECIAL thank you to Santa and Mrs. Clause for topping off a great time for the children.
12/03/2025
John Daniel Nelson was a local clock maker, blacksmith, gunsmith, Civil War Surgeon, marble quarry businessman, and farmer. Nelson Georgia was named for him.
As a gunsmith, he made Half Stock, Percussion Long Rifles with an octagon shaped barrel. One of his rifles is on display at the Atlanta History Center.
Tim Nelson, a great grandson of John, will bring two JD Nelson rifles to display at the Christmas and Crafts event at the Tabor House History Museum. Both rifles are 62 inch long muzzleloaders.
Come and see these unique guns that were made by a gunsmith from Gilmer County.
Christmas and Crafts at the Tabor House
Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 11 AM to 3 PM.
11/15/2025
Christmas and Crafts at the Tabor House History Museum on Saturday, December 6th from 11:00 to 3:00. Cherokee and Early Settler Craft Demonstrations. Kids crafts to make and take home. Period-dressed volunteers sharing live music and the history & heritage of Gilmer County. Refreshments.
Special Guests: Santa and Mrs. Claus!!!
10/13/2025
Go see Scarecrow Invasion at Harrison Park. Please vote for #11, Tabor House Museum.
10/13/2025
It was a privilege to honor Gladys Spivey by planting a tree at the Tabor House Museum in her honor. She will be greatly missed. Below is the Times Courier newspaper article covering the tree dedication ceremony.
09/18/2025
The Southern Ghost Girls Tours and Paranormal Investigations are coming to the Tabor House for the last time this year on Saturday, September 20th. Join us for a fun and interesting evening!
For more information and tickets, go to https://southernghostgirls.com/events/
09/15/2025
The Southern Ghost Girls Tours and Paranormal Investigations are coming to the Tabor House for the last time this year on Friday, September 19th and Saturday, September 20th. Join us for a fun and interesting evening!
For more information and tickets, go to https://southernghostgirls.com/events/
09/18/2025
09/15/2025