Kentucky Humanities

Loretta Lynn: 'Memries of a Coal Miner's Daughter
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park, 303 Bluegrass Ln, Clay City, KY, 40312-9588
Location:
Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park

County:
Powell

Sponsor:
Red River Historical Society

Coordinator:
Gail Ann Smith

Phone:
(606) 663-9690

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

Henry Clay: Divided We Stand
2026-01-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101-7639
Location:
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

County:
Boyd

Sponsor:
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

Coordinator:
Kim Jenkins

Phone:
(606) 329-8888

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty, Bo List

Americans Opens at Henderson County Public Library
2026-01-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Henderson County Public Library, 101 S Main St, Henderson, KY, 42420-3520
Location:
Henderson County Public Library

County:
Henderson

Sponsor:
Henderson County Public Library

Coordinator:
Donna Barron

Phone:
(270) 827-3712

Presenter:
Tressa Brown, A. Gwynn Henderson

Traveling the Paranormal Highway
2026-01-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Lexington Public Library, 140 E Main St, Lexington, KY, 40507-1318
Location:
Lexington Public Library

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Lexington Public Library

Coordinator:
David Bryant

Phone:
(859) 231-5500

Presenter:
Marie Mitchell, Mason Smith

Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-01-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Cassidy Elementary School, 1125 Tates Creek RD, Lexington, KY, 40502-2206
Location:
Cassidy Elementary School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Cassidy Elementary School

Coordinator:
Katie White

Phone:
(859) 333-6280

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty, Bo List

Lettice Pierce Bryan: Kentucky Homemaker
2026-01-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Somerset Community College, 808 Monticello St, Somerset, KY, 42501-2973
Location:
Somerset Community College

County:
Pulaski

Sponsor:
Somerset Community College

Coordinator:
Erin Johnson

Phone:
(606) 451-6763

Presenter:
Cynthia Resor

Antarctica: Landscapes of ice and Light (and Penguins!)
2026-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch, 401 Kenton Lands RD, Erlanger, KY, 41018-1861
Location:
Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch

County:
Kenton

Sponsor:
Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch

Coordinator:
Mary Burkey

Phone:
(859) 962-4149

Presenter:
Libby Falk Jones

Jemima Boone Calloway: Life on the Frontier
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Alexander Arthur Museum, 2215 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY, 40965-2832
Location:
Alexander Arthur Museum

County:
Bell

Sponsor:
Bell County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Jes’Ann Givens

Phone:
(606) 524-0733

Presenter:
Betsy B Smith

Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2026-02-09 09:30 - 10:30 | Breckinridge Elementary School, 2101 Saint Mathilda Dr, Lexington, KY, 40502-1127
Location:
Breckinridge Elementary School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Breckinridge Elementary School

Coordinator:
Morgan Ehrmantraut

Phone:
(859) 381-3273

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2026-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Meadowthorpe Elementary School, 1710 N Forbes RD, Lexington, KY, 40511-2113
Location:
Meadowthorpe Elementary School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Meadowthorpe Elementary School

Coordinator:
Madison Wallace

Phone:
(502) 758-0541

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

Justice John Marshall Harlan: The Great Dissenter
2026-02-10 12:20 - 13:20 | Madisonville Community College
Location:
Madisonville Community College

County:
Hopkins

Sponsor:
Madisonville Community College

Coordinator:
James Bowles

Phone:
(270) 824-8588

Presenter:
Edward B Smith

Colonel Charles Young: Bridge Builder
2026-02-11 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-02-26 09:30 - 10:30 | Holy Spirit School, 322 Cannons Ln, Louisville, KY, 40205
Location:
Holy Spirit School

County:
Jefferson

Sponsor:
Holy Spirit School

Coordinator:
Lacy Williams

Phone:
(502) 592-0460

Presenter:
Michael Jones

Abraham Lincoln: Attorney at Law
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Madisonville Community College
Location:

County:

Sponsor:
Kentucky League of Cities

Coordinator:
Amy Stout

Phone:
(859) 404-4104

Presenter:
Bo List, Forrest Loeffler

Charlotte Dupuy: Suing for Freedom
2026-02-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Ashland Middle School, 2800 Kansas St, Ashland, KY, 41102-5915
Location:
Ashland Middle School

County:
Boyd

Sponsor:
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

Coordinator:
Kim Jenkins

Phone:
(606) 329-8888

Presenter:
Elizabeth Lawson

Charlotte Dupuy: Suing for Freedom
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101-7639
Location:
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

County:
Boyd

Sponsor:
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

Coordinator:
Kim Jenkins

Phone:
(606) 329-8888

Presenter:
Elizabeth Lawson

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-02-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Bluegrass Heritage Museum, 217 S Main St, Winchester, KY, 40391-2455
Location:
Bluegrass Heritage Museum

County:
Clark

Sponsor:
Bluegrass Heritage Museum

Coordinator:
Sandra Stults

Phone:
(859) 745-1358

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

Madeline McDowell Breckinridge: "Votes for Women!"
2026-02-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Cassidy Elementary School, 1125 Tates Creek RD, Lexington, KY, 40502-2206
Location:
Cassidy Elementary School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Cassidy Elementary School

Coordinator:
Katie White

Phone:
(859) 333-6280

Presenter:
Kelly Brengelman

Mary Todd Lincoln: Mrs. President: A Nation Divided
2026-02-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Wilmore Free Methodist Church, 1200 Lexington RD, Wilmore, KY, 40390-9632
Location:
Wilmore Free Methodist Church

County:
Jessamine

Sponsor:
Wilmore Free Methodist Church

Coordinator:
Daryl Diddle

Phone:
(859) 354-5013

Presenter:
Bo List, Catherine Gaffney

Mary Settles: The Last Shaker at Pleasant Hill
2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church – Maysville, 21 W 3rd St, Maysville, KY, 41056-1103
Location:
First Presbyterian Church – Maysville

County:
Mason

Sponsor:
DAR Limestone Chapter

Coordinator:
Kate Zweigart

Phone:
(606) 584-2915

Presenter:
Janet Scott

Henry Clay: Divided We Stand
2026-02-20 08:45 - 09:45 | Crossroads Elementary School, 475 Cross Roads Blvd, Cold Spring, KY, 41076-2342
Location:
Crossroads Elementary School

County:
Campbell

Sponsor:
Crossroads Elementary School

Coordinator:
Kim Visse

Phone:
(859) 441-9174

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty, Bo List

Full of Faith; Full of Hope: The History and Legacy of the Underground Railroad in Northern Kentucky
2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch, 401 Kenton Lands RD, Erlanger, KY, 41018-1861
Location:
Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch

County:
Kenton

Sponsor:
Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch

Coordinator:
Mary Burkey

Phone:
(859) 962-4149

Presenter:
Eric R. Jackson

William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2026-02-24 09:30 - 10:30 | Mapleton Elementary School, 809 Indian Mound Dr, Mount Sterling, KY, 40353-1151
Location:
Mapleton Elementary School

County:
Montgomery

Sponsor:
Mapleton Elementary School

Coordinator:
Kristi Garrison

Phone:
(859) 497-8752

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

Americans Opens at the Carroll County Public Library
2026-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Carroll County Public Library, 136 Court St, Carrollton, KY, 41008-1090
Location:
Carroll County Public Library

County:
Carroll

Sponsor:
Carroll County Public Library

Coordinator:
Leslie J Sutherland

Phone:

Presenter:
Tressa Brown, A. Gwynn Henderson

Mary Settles: The Last Shaker at Pleasant Hill
2026-03-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Central Christian Church, 205 E Short St, Lexington, KY, 40507-1904
Location:
Central Christian Church

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Central Christian Church

Coordinator:
Sharon Walker

Phone:
(859) 269-1631

Presenter:
Janet Scott

The Mindful Compass: Navigating Your Communication Toward Peace and Personal Harmony
2026-03-01 15:00 - 16:00 | The Church of the Holy Trinity, 209 S Broadway St, Georgetown, KY, 40324-1340
Location:
The Church of the Holy Trinity

County:
Scott

Sponsor:
The Church of the Holy Trinity

Coordinator:
Andrew Durham

Phone:
(502) 863-0505

Presenter:
Marshall T. Fields

Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 | New Castle FRC, 182 S Property Rd, New Castle, KY, 40050-2563
Location:
New Castle FRC

County:
Henry

Sponsor:
New Castle FRC

Coordinator:
Karen Wilson

Phone:
(502) 845-8622

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty, Bo List
