2021-05-10T14:42:52-07:00 2020-12-31 582361357 GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC 50 LENOX POINT SUITE C ATLANTA GA 30324 990 2020-01-01 580966186 JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS ASSOCIATION DBA THE WRENS NEST JOEL 4047537735 1050 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD ATLANTA GA 30310 DEAN BAKER Executive Director 2021-05-10 true DEAN BAKER 999009999 GREGG S BOSSEN P01444127 4048929513 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 1050 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD ATLANTA GA 30310 190418 false X wrensnest.org X 1984 GA The Wren's Nest is the historic home of Joel Chandler Harris, the author and editor who penned the Brer Rabbit stories, also known as the Uncle Remus stories. The Wren's Nest is governed by the Joel Chandler Harris Association which strives to uphold the legacy of Joel Chandler Harris and the heritage of African American folklore through storytelling, tours, and student publishing. The Wren's Nest, a National Historic Landmark, is a Queen Anne Victorian home that has been a museum since 1913, having been originally funded by President Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, and thousands of school children. One hundred years after the death of Joel Chandler Harris, it remains an international tourist destination. 16 16 5 12 0 209009 181491 15467 1139 0 18709 7057 243185 189687 0 0 69402 59537 0 13263 120172 118141 189574 177678 53611 12009 349952 364979 79243 82261 270709 282718 The Wren's Nest is the historic home of Joel Chandler Harris, the author and editor who penned the Brer Rabbit stories, also known as the Uncle Remus stories. The Wren's Nest is governed by the Joel Chandler Harris Association which strives to uphold the legacy of Joel Chandler Harris and the heritage of African American folklore through storytelling, tours, and student publishing. The Wren's Nest, a National Historic Landmark, is a Queen Anne Victorian home that has been a museum since 1913, having been originally funded by President Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, and thousands of school children. One hundred years after the death of Joel Chandler Harris, it remains an international tourist destination. false false 124915 For the year ended December 31, 2020, The Wrens Nest operated the following programs:(i)Tours & StorytellingDuring 2020, The Wren's Nest offered new virtual tours of the home following being open two days a week and by appointment the rest of the week for the start of 2020, until we closed as a COVID-19 response in March 2020. Additionally, our Wrens Nest Ramblers, professional storytelling troupe performed the Brer Rabbit stories for different audiences during the first part of the year, shifting to virtual storytelling in March 2020. We did introduce new themes for Februarys Black History Month and Marchs Womens History Month. The storytellers were not able to perform outside of The Wren's Nest due to the COVID-19 related lockdown. The Wren's Nest also participated in Phoenix Flies, a citywide celebration of historic sites coordinated by the Atlanta Preservation Center, where tours and storytelling were offered free to the public(ii)The Scribes Writing Program2020 marked the tenth year of Scribes, our writing program at KIPP Strive Academy, near our home in the West End neighborhood. The Wrens Nest pairs middle school students with communications professionals and graduate students to help write a story based on a theme. With the help of their mentors, students conduct research, learn the elements of developing a story and its characters, and dramatically improve their writing skills. This year, due to the COVID-19 lockdown and the difficulty in transitioning the program to a virtual format in 2019, we paused for a year and are looking forward to restarting the program for 2021. (iii)EventsThe Wrens Nest hosted a less elaborate version of the free annual Victorian Holiday Open House, which celebrates Joel Chandler Harris' birthday with traditional holiday decorations, and limited food, due to CDC recommended restrictions. The Wrens Nest hosted occasional virtual book talks through the year. We also hosted 10 nights of virtual ghost-hunting seminars that drew a number of people to the Nest. We are looking forward to reopening The Wrens Nests back yard for community events such as the annual West End Neighborhood Development concert and a series of concerts produced by the music nonprofit Jazz Matters which attracted more than 2,500 spectators.(iv) Upcoming AdditionsIn 2020, The Wrens Nest worked to affiliate with Dolly Partons Imagination Library, a program that will get fully underway in 2021. 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