Oldham County History Center
Get to know Oldham County, Kentucky
Join us on Saturday, September 4 from 10am to Noon and explore the Colonial Garden with Jan. She'll be working on transplanting herbs and thinning strawberry plants and guests can take starts home. Learn about planting fall/winter crops, and how to close a garden down for the season. This event is free and open to […]
Join us September 11 as we say goodbye to the Smithsonian exhibit "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America". Historic re-enactor Amy Liebert will be cooking a meal inspired by the exhibit in the Dalhgren Pioneer Barn's hearth kitchen. Activities are from 10am to 12pm. Barnyard Fun programming is free to the public.
Sunday, September 12th 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 […]
Morris Mount Roberts Fellowship Recipient Robert Bell will present his research “The 206 African American Union Soldiers from Oldham County” followed by dinner and a walk to the Harrods Creek Slave Cemetery. Bell’s research details the names, regiment and company of these soldiers who participated as Union soldiers in the Civil War. Many of the […]
Saturday, September 18, 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 learn all about the letter press. Admission is free and open to the public.
Saturday, September 25, 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 learn the rules of some fun historic yard games to challenge your friends! Admission is free and open to the public.
Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 11am. In Spring 2021, the Oldham County History Center designated a room in the J. Chilton Barnett Library & Archives as the Mount Parlor to educate visitors about the activities of the Mount family and enslaved people that lived in the household. Local interior designer Breck Morgan has carefully selected […]
Wednesday, September 29, 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. […]
Saturday, October 2, 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. The Antique Iron Club will have tractors and other historic vehicles here to discover, including a working corn sheller for demonstrations. Admission is free and open to the […]
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