Contact
Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage
4580 Rachel’s Lane
Nashville, TN 37076
Phone 615-889-2941
Fax 615-889-9909
615-889-9289
Meet the Panelists
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Erin Adams
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Erin is the Director of Education at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, overseeing the visitor experience, K12 learning initiatives, youth development, teacher training, and lifelong learning programs. She has been with The Hermitage since 2013.
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Catherine Foreman-Gray
HISTORIAN AND PRESERVATION OFFICER
Cherokee Nation citizen, Catherine has been employed as a history and preservation officer for the Cherokee Nation for over 10 years. Catherine serves as a historian on Cherokee Nation's Advisory Committee on History and Culture and also on the board of directors for the U.S. Marshals Museum as the official representative for the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes. She has been a speaker at numerous conferences and events where she enjoys presenting on the outlaw and lawman history of Cherokee Nation and Indian Territory.
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Daniel Sharfstein
PROFESSOR
Daniel is the Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law and Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, where he teaches courses on American legal history, federal Indian law, and property. He is the author of Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War and The Invisible Line: A Secret History of Race in America.
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Robin von Seldeneck
PRESIDENT & CEO
Robin von Seldeneck is the President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum. Robin received her undergraduate degree from Mary Baldwin College where she double majored in History and Political Science; and her Masters in Public Administration from James Madison University.
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Resource Pages
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Slavery is part of American history until 1865 that should not be ignored. We realize that slavery and racism are directly tied to each other. Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage supports racial justice. We do not stand for racism, and our desire is to bring to light the stories of the enslaved workers who lived at The Hermitage during Jackson’s time. We believe it is our responsibility to educate our visitors on the past to make better decisions about our present and future in terms of equity and justice. Then, we will be able to pave a better way forward.
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Today, The Hermitage shares Jackson’s belief in the value of education with a wealth of excellent and challenging educational opportunities for K12 Groups, Lifelong Learners, Youth Leaders, Homeschool and Scouting groups and Educators.
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Thousands of Andrew Jackson’s papers survive, including letters, military orders, presidential and other government records, and business and legal papers. Most of these are held by libraries, museums, archives and private collectors around the world.