| 1959-1961 | National Trust restores property |
| 1961 | Shadows opens to the public as National Trust Historic Site |
| 1977 | Shadows Service League volunteer group is formed and “Charley at the Shadows” education program for 1st graders is offered for the first time |
| 1980 | Friends of the Shadows membership program begins |
| 1983 | Architectural-based education program is presented at 5th-grade level |
| 1988 | Conservation Survey of entire collections is completed resulting in improvements to storage and care of collections, including annual conservation work |
| 1989 | Historic Structures Report detailing history of construction, architectural changes, restorations by Weeks Hall and later by the National Trust is produced |
| 1991 | National Endowment for the Humanities funds a self-study to direct research and program efforts utilizing extensive documentation in the Weeks Family Papers |
| 1992 | African-American Oral History class for high-school students starts |
| 1993 | National Endowment for the Arts funded Historic Landscape Report is completed resulting in decision to rehabilitate the Weeks Hall era landscape |
| 1995 | Revised Furnishing Plan is produced |
| 1999-2003 | Capital Campaign is launched to purchase property at 320 East Main for a Visitors Center. Former bank building is renovated and Shadows Visitors Center opens in May 2003. |
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