Kentucky Humanities

The Gist Boys: Sequoyah & Gratz
2026-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Woodford County Public Library, 115 N Main St, Versailles, KY, 40383-1203
Location:
Woodford County Public Library

County:
Woodford

Sponsor:
Woodford County Public Library

Coordinator:
Tommy Dennison

Phone:

Presenter:
Terry Foody

America's 250: Quilt Art: Examining the Narrative in Kentucky Quilts
2026-05-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Maysville Mason County Library, Historical and Scientific Association DBA: Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, 215 Sutton St, Maysville, KY, 41056-1186
Location:
Maysville Mason County Library, Historical and Scientific Association DBA: Kentucky Gateway Museum Center

County:
Mason

Sponsor:
Maysville Mason County Library, Historical and Scientific Association DBA: Kentucky Gateway Museum Center

Coordinator:
Tandy Floyd

Phone:
(606) 564-5865

Presenter:
Pearlie M. Johnson

Rascals, Heroes, and Just Plain Uncommon Folks from Kentucky
2026-05-25 18:30 - 19:30 | Bullitt County Public Library – Mt. Washington Branch, 214 N Bardstown RD, Mt Washington, KY, 40047-7693
Location:
Bullitt County Public Library – Mt. Washington Branch

County:
Bullitt

Sponsor:
Bullitt County Public Library

Coordinator:
LaDonna Thompson

Phone:
(502) 797-9365

Presenter:
James C Claypool

Who Remembers Erma Bombeck?
2026-05-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Shelby County Homemakers, 1117 Frankfort Rd, Shelbyville, KY, 40065-9447
Location:
Shelby County Homemakers

County:
Shelby

Sponsor:
Shelby County Homemakers

Coordinator:
Elizabeth Coots

Phone:
(502) 633-4593

Presenter:
Jacqueline Kohl-Hamilton

America's 250: Homemaking on the Kentucky Frontier
2026-05-28 17:30 - 18:30 | Pike County Public Library – Lee Ave Branch, 126 Lee Ave, Pikeville, KY, 41501-2047
Location:
Pike County Public Library – Lee Ave Branch

County:
Pike

Sponsor:
Pike County Public Library – Lee Ave Branch

Coordinator:
Maggie Salisbury Justice

Phone:
(606) 794-9978

Presenter:
Eddie Price

Americans Opens at the Highland Museum and Discovery Center
2026-05-30 08:00 - 17:00 | 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:
Heather Whitman

Phone:

Presenter:
Tressa Brown, A. Gwynn Henderson

Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 | KY Museum, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY, 42101-1000
Location:
KY Museum

County:
Warren

Sponsor:
KY Museum

Coordinator:
Christy Spurlock

Phone:
(270) 202-7915

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty

Wild Edibles
2026-06-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Pike County Public Library – Lee Ave Branch, 126 Lee Ave, Pikeville, KY, 41501-2047
Location:
Pike County Public Library – Lee Ave Branch

County:
Pike

Sponsor:
Pike County Public Library – Lee Ave Branch

Coordinator:
Maggie Salisbury Justice

Phone:
(606) 794-9978

Presenter:
Valerie Askren

Abraham Lincoln: Attorney at Law
2026-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Friends of Corbin Public Library, PO Box 2036, Corbin, KY, 40701
Location:
Friends of Corbin Public Library

County:
Whitley

Sponsor:
Friends of Corbin Public Library

Coordinator:
Sheila Tye

Phone:
(606) 523-0521

Presenter:
Forrest Loeffler

Mary Todd Lincoln: Mrs. President: A Nation Divided
2026-06-05 10:00 - 11:00 | West Jessamine High School, 2101 Wilmore RD, Nicholasville, KY, 40356-8917
Location:
West Jessamine High School

County:
Jessamine

Sponsor:
West Jessamine High School

Coordinator:
Angela Burton

Phone:
(859) 744-0427

Presenter:
Catherine Gaffney

Sharing a Life through Memoir and Verse
2026-06-05 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:
Shannon Lesovoy

Phone:
(859) 962-4000

Presenter:
Kevin Lane Dearinger

America's 250: Let the Earth Breathe
2026-06-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Barr Memorial Library, 62 W Spearhead Division Ave Bldg 400, Fort Knox, KY, 40121-5742
Location:
Barr Memorial Library

County:
Hardin

Sponsor:
Barr Memorial Library

Coordinator:
Nancy Chiara

Phone:
(502) 624-1232

Presenter:
Stephen Allten Brown

Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-06-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Kentucky Historical Society, 100 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY, 40601-1931
Location:
Kentucky Historical Society

County:
Franklin

Sponsor:
Kentucky Historical Society

Coordinator:
Megan Sauter

Phone:
(502) 782-8084

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty, Bo List

Jean Ritchie: Damsel with a Dulcimer
2026-06-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Kentucky Historical Society, 100 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY, 40601-1931
Location:
Kentucky Historical Society

County:
Franklin

Sponsor:
Kentucky Historical Society

Coordinator:
Megan Sauter

Phone:
(502) 782-8084

Presenter:
Rachel Rogers

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-06-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Holler Girl Community Day (Cliff to Creek Resort), 1480 Wagersville Rd, Irvine, KY, 40336d
Location:
Holler Girl Community Day (Cliff to Creek Resort)

County:

Sponsor:
Holler Girl Music Festival Inc

Coordinator:
Jessy Workman

Phone:
(606) 229-0862

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

Colonel Charles Young: Bridge Builder
2026-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208
Location:
Tates Creek High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Michael Jones

Adolph Rupp: The Coach
2026-06-09 11:30 - 12:30 | Ballard County Elementary School, 3383 Paducah RD, Barlow, KY, 42024-9703
Location:
Ballard County Elementary School

County:
Ballard

Sponsor:
Ballard County Elementary School

Coordinator:
Kevin Estes

Phone:
(270) 665-8400

Presenter:
Edward B Smith

America's 250: Quilt Art: Examining the Narrative in Kentucky Quilts
2026-06-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Harrodsburg Historical Society, PO Box 316, Harrodsburg, KY, 40330-0316
Location:
Harrodsburg Historical Society

County:
Mercer

Sponsor:
Harrodsburg Historical Society

Coordinator:
Ian Nagy

Phone:
(906) 396-0188

Presenter:
Pearlie M. Johnson

Mary Todd Lincoln: Mrs. President: A Nation Divided
2026-06-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208
Location:
Tates Creek High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Catherine Gaffney

William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2026-06-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208
Location:
Tates Creek High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-06-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208
Location:
Tates Creek High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-06-11 13:10 - 14:10 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208
Location:
Tates Creek High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

It All Comes from Dirt: Creating from the Land
2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Fleming County Public Library, 202 By Pass, Flemingsburg, KY, 41041-7934
Location:
Fleming County Public Library

County:
Fleming

Sponsor:
Fleming County Public Library

Coordinator:
Judy Kelley

Phone:
(606) 748-6785

Presenter:
Amy Richardson

America's 250: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge: "Votes for Women!"
2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Garrard County Public Library, 101 Lexington St, Lancaster, KY, 40444-1155
Location:
Garrard County Public Library

County:
Garrard

Sponsor:
Garrard County Public Library

Coordinator:
Emily Combs

Phone:
(859) 792-3424

Presenter:
Kelly Brengelman

Henry Clay: Divided We Stand
2026-06-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208

Jemima Boone Calloway: Life on the Frontier
2026-06-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40517-3208
Location:
Tates Creek High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Betsy B Smith
