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Barnyard Fun! Fall Photo Booth

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Saturday, October 30, 2021. 10am to 12pm.

Don your best Halloween costume or fall attire and join us at the Dahlgren Pioneer Barn on the campus of the Oldham County History Center for a fun Fall Photo Booth. The Barn will be decorated with hay bales, pumpkins, mums, and cornstalks as a festive fall backdrop. Special celebrity guests include Elsa from 10am to 11am, and Captain America from 11am to noon! Have your photos taken with these fun characters, or on your own! Bring your camera or camera phone and snap some Instagram worthy shots.

Admission is free and open to the public*.

 

*The Oldham County History Center welcomes professional photographers, but we do request that you become a member of the History Center before taking photos you are charging clients for your service. The History Center is a 501(C)3 organization and depends on donations and membership support to fund family programming such as Barnyard Fun, as well as on-going grounds and facilities maintenance.

 

Harrods Creek Slave Cemetery Walk and Dinner Talk

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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 soldiers earned their freedom from enslavement as they mustered in the Union army. The lecture and dinner will be followed by a walk to a designated slave cemetery with over 20 unmarked graves of enslaved people from Oldham County. All participants must pre-register, $35 per person, includes participation in activities, dinner and drinks. Please call 502.222.0826 for reservations, seating is limited.

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