Oldham County History Center
Get to know Oldham County, Kentucky
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 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.
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 […]
THIS JUNE 17TH Juneteenth is an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War, and has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s. The Oldham County History Center held its first Juneteenth Celebration in 2004. The Juneteenth Committee of the Oldham County History Center presents an […]
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 Freedom. 11AM to 2PM. This program is free to the public, but reservations are required by calling […]
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 Freedom. 11AM to 2PM. This program is free to the public, but reservations are required by calling […]
