Oldham County History Center
Get to know Oldham County, Kentucky
Saturday, April 17th 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 […]
Beginning on April 28, 2021, in celebration of the WWII Road Warrior Statue Dedication on May 29, 2021, The Oldham County History Center will feature a temporary exhibition Patriotic Quilts: A Show by the Log Cabin Quilters. The local quilter's group has been making quilts and donating them to veterans at the VA Hospital for […]
Saturday, May 15, 2021. 10am to 12pm. Join us monthly for fun themed, hands-on, family activities at the Dahlgren Pioneer Barn on the campus of the Oldham County History Center. Admission is free and open to the public. May will have a quilt theme as we explore how quilts were made and the different patterns […]
Sunday, May 16th 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 […]
The Road Warrior Sculpture Dedication featuring WWII Marine Veteran E. Bruce Heilman (1926-2019) is set for Saturday, May 29, 2021. Activities begin at 11am on the Oldham County History Center campus.
The following activities are planned on the Oldham County History Center to celebrate Juneteenth Day, Saturday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 10 a.m. – Noon: Hands-on activities for children at the Dahlgren Barn 10:00 a.m.- 10:45 a.m.: Cemetery Walk at the Historic African American Cemetery where Civil War soldiers are buried along with other prominent […]
