The Old Sorrel Weed House Museum & Tours

06/10/2026

Our weekly YouTube video is up!

To have your own experience at our museum, come visit us in Savanna...

06/07/2026

Where is Matilda buried? A mystery solved!

Matilda Moxley Sorrel
George Wayne Anderson Mausoleum, Plot 504
Laurel Grove Cemetery North
Savannah, G.A.

Although there is a memorial plaque for Matilda on the Sorrel family mausoleum, it has been confirmed that she is buried in the George Wayne Anderson family vault. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Sorrel were successful business partners and presumably close friends. We speculate that with Matilda’s untimely death and the Sorrel family mausoleum not completed, she was alternatively buried in their vault. Conveniently, Matilda also had a son named George Wayne Anderson Sorrel.

We would like to thank Mr. Paschal of Shannon Scott Tours & Events and his close work with the people of Laurel Grove Cemetery for helping us finally lay this question to rest.

06/03/2026

Our weekly YouTube video is up!

To have your own experience at our museum, come visit us in Savanna...

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

We've got some new display cases in our lower level showcasing hardware of the home, unique finds discovered on the property, and items of importance to the history of Southern Antebellum Savannah!

05/23/2026

Revisiting a museum that is constantly changing is like playing the game "Spot the Differences" so let's go through each room and list some of the changes made this past year!

Laundry Room: Clothes wringers, clothes pins, baskets, walls, laundry day write up, coal and coal stove write up, new display cases coming soon

05/22/2026

Revisiting a museum that is constantly changing is like playing the game "Spot the Differences" so let's go through each room and list some of the changes made this past year!

Gentlemen's Parlor: No more book case, piano music display, lamps, desk articles, table chairs

05/21/2026

Revisiting a museum that is constantly changing is like playing the game "Spot the Differences" so let's go through each room and list some of the changes made this past year!

Dining Room: Silver sets, candlesticks, goodbye George Washington, hello mirror, palm trees, side seating, a historical write-up on Southern Antebellum dining etiquette

05/20/2026

Revisiting a museum that is constantly changing is like playing the game "Spot the Differences" so let's go through each room and list some of the changes made this past year!

Women's Parlor: Center couch, tea sets, china cabinet displays, oil lamps, creepy dolls, portraits of Lucinda and Matilda Moxley, 1870 swiss cylinder music box (that still works! Ask your guide to play it on your next visit!)

05/18/2026

Do you work in hospitality or tourism? No reservation needed, just join us between 12-8 pm on June 4th!