Oldham County History Center
Get to know Oldham County, Kentucky
August 5: Friday Evening, 6:30PM Presentation by Joe McGill on upcoming book “Sleeping with the Ancestors” (Hatchett Press, release date Fall 2022). Includes appetizers, cash bar $10 per person. Audience: Adult. Held at the Roots 101 African American Museum, 124 N. First Street, Louisville, KY. Pay at the door, no pre-registration.
August 6: Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: “Freedom Seekers: Storytelling with Joe McGill and Dontavius Williams" from the Slave Dwelling Project with additional hands-on activities. Includes tours of the Mount Parlor Room and Root Cellar. Children receive a National Park Service Underground Railroad activity book and Junior Ranger Badge. Free, open to the public, […]
6:30 p.m.: Campfire Storytelling Presentation by Joe McGill and Dontavius Williams at the Harrods Creek Farm Slave Cemetery Site. Encampment by the 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. The 12th U.S. Colored Calvary represents a group that reconstituted the 12th and conduct encampments for special events. The soldiers represent African Americans from Kentucky who fought for […]
Join us Saturday, August 13 for Barnyard Fun - Root Cellar Day from 10am to Noon. We'll be exploring the root cellar and learning about how these structures were used in the preservation of food. This program is free and open to the public.
Join us Saturday, August 20 for Barnyard Fun - School Days. We'll take a look at what school was like in Oldham County in days gone by. How was school is the late 1800s and early 1900s different from school today? This program is from 10am to noon, and is free and open to the […]
Join us Saturday, August 27 for Barnyard Fun: The Art of Canning from 10am to Noon. Learn how to preserve your late summer produce for enjoyment all winter long! This program is free and open to the public.
The Oldham County History Center will be closed starting September 3, 2022 for the Labor Day weekend, and will be closed the following week for our annual inventory. We will reopen on Wednesday, September 14.