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Barnyard Fun!

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Saturday, August 21, 2021. 10am to 12pm.

Join the Oldham County History Center as we explore the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.” Special activities will include storytime with special guest readers from the Oldham County Public Library, campaign button making, and campaign sign making with the Be Kind Sisters. Admission to the exhibition is free for all from 10am to noon, and guests are encouraged to cast their vote for Oldham County’s favorite ice cream flavor on a real voting machine on loan from the Oldham County Clerk’s Office!
“Voices and Votes” has been made possible at the Oldham County History Center by the Kentucky Humanities Council.
“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. It is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.

Barnyard Fun!

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Saturday, July 17, 2021. 10am to 12pm.

Join us on Oldham County Day for a hearth cooking demonstration at the Dahlgren Pioneer Barn on the campus of the Oldham County History Center. Using fresh, seasonal items from the History Center garden, discover how home cooks in the 1800s created meals in their hearth ovens. Guests can take a copy of the recipe used home to test out in their own kitchen. Admission is free and open to the public.

Celebrating Juneteenth Day at the OCHC

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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 Oldham County historic figures: pre-registration is required.  

11:00 a.m.:  Kentucky Ancestors Town Hall Video featuring Ruby Diane Booker and her search for Alex Beaumont in the Rob Morris Chapel Education Building with comments by Josiah Bishop. 

11:45 a.m.:  Robert Bell Presentation: “Tracing the Roots of Oldham County’s 209 Black Union Soldiers” on the History Center campus (this will take place outdoors weather permitting- people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.) 

12:30p.m.:  Reception on the lawn, weather permitting. 

Suggested Registration for the Cemetery Walk please call:  502-222-0826 (this is for special parking information for participants). 

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