Oldham County History Center
Get to know Oldham County, Kentucky
Join us Sunday, May 15 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 is […]
This year's week-long Archaeology Field School at the Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation will be July 11-15, 2022. Since 2007 the Oldham County 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 […]
Celebrate International Underground Railroad Month at the Public Archaeology Dig at the Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation site. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, 11 am.to 2 p.m. Register by calling the History Center: 502.222.0826.
Join the Oldham County History Center for the last public archaeology dig of the season at the Henry Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation, on Sunday, October 15, 2022 from 11am to 2pm. This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by calling 502.222.0826.
These tours are lead by Dr. Nancy Theiss who wrote the book A Tour of the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River (2020, The History Press). As Executive Director of the Oldham County History Center, Theiss has led research and programs that have been identified significant by the National Park Service to the National Underground Railroad […]
UPDATE - The Date for this event has been moved from May 14 to Saturday, May 13. Public Archaeology Dig. Join Oldham County History Center staff and professional archaeologists for a public dig at the Henry Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation. This dig site is a part of the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to […]
