Oldham County History Center
Get to know Oldham County, Kentucky
Saturday, October 10th 11am - 2pm. Must call for reservations. The History Center has conducted archaeology research on this site which is now recognized by the National Park Service as a site on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The site honors Henry Bibb who escaped enslavement by William Gatewood and described by Bibb […]
Thursday, October 14, 2021. 7pm. Make plants to take a candlelight cemetery walk of the Valley of Rest Cemetery in LaGrange was created in the mid-19th Century when LaGrange was an important railroad town that included the Kentucky Masonic College attracting both boys and girls from not only Kentucky but surrounding states. Visitors will be introduced to […]
Saturday, October 16, 2021. 10am to 12pm. Join us for hands-on, family activities at the Dahlgren Pioneer Barn on the campus of the Oldham County History Center and hunt for natural objects to cast in salt dough. The History Center campus is full of nature if one stops to investigate! Admission is free and open […]
Wednesday, October 27, 2021. 7pm. Make plants to take a candlelight cemetery walk of the Floydsburg Cemetery. Floydsburg Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the region that was created in 1799 by the William Boulware family. In those years, Floydsburg was an important stop on a stage coach route from Frankfort to Louisville. […]
Thursday, October 28, 2021. 7pm. Make plants to take a candlelight cemetery walk of the Valley of Rest Cemetery in LaGrange was created in the mid-19th Century when LaGrange was an important railroad town that included the Kentucky Masonic College attracting both boys and girls from not only Kentucky but surrounding states. Visitors will be introduced to […]
Saturday, October 30, 2021. 10am to 12pm. Don your best Halloween costume or fall attire and join us at the Dahlgren Pioneer Barn on the campus of the Oldham County History Center for a fun Fall Photo Booth. The Barn will be decorated with hay bales, pumpkins, mums, and cornstalks as a festive fall backdrop. […]
