Popular Sites Along Kentucky's Dark Tourism Trail
2026-07-21 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | 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:
Marie Mitchell, Mason Smith

America's 250: Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2026-07-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Simpson County Historical Society, 206 N College St, Franklin, KY, 42134-1826
Location:
Simpson County Historical Society

County:
Simpson

Sponsor:
Simpson County Historical Society

Coordinator:
James Snider

Phone:
(615) 594-0413

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-07-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Lexington Senior Center, 195 Life Ln, Lexington, KY, 40502
Location:
Lexington Senior Center

County:

Sponsor:
Lexington Senior Center

Coordinator:
Steve Rogers

Phone:
(859) 278-6072

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

America's 250: Aunt Molly Jackson: Pistol Packin' Woman
2026-07-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Duncan Tavern Historic Center, KSDAR, 323 High St, Paris, KY, 40361-2002
Location:
Duncan Tavern Historic Center, KSDAR

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Duncan Tavern Historic Center, KSDAR

Coordinator:
Judy Owens

Phone:
(859) 948-3746

Presenter:
Anne Shelby

America 250: Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-07-23 17:30 - 18:30 | Rowan County Public Library, 175 Beacon Hill RD, Morehead, KY, 40351-6031
Location:
Rowan County Public Library

County:
Rowan

Sponsor:
Rowan County Public Library

Coordinator:
Cindy Leach

Phone:
(606) 784-7137

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty

The Battle of Blue Licks
2026-07-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Clark County Public Library, 370 S Burns Ave, Winchester, KY, 40391-1876
Location:
Clark County Public Library

County:
Clark

Sponsor:
Clark County Public Library

Coordinator:
Rachel Piercefield

Phone:
(859) 744-5661

Presenter:
Eddie Price

America's 250: Kentucky and the Music of America's Front Porch
2026-07-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Duncan Tavern Historic Center, 323 High St, Paris, KY, 40361-2002
Location:
Duncan Tavern Historic Center

County:
Bourbon

Sponsor:
Duncan Tavern Historic Center

Coordinator:
Judy Owens

Phone:
(859) 948-3746

Presenter:
Michael Johnathon

America's 250: Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2026-07-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Todd County Public Library, 507 S Main St, Elkton, KY, 42220-8807
Location:
Todd County Public Library

County:
Todd

Sponsor:
Todd County Public Library

Coordinator:
Amanda Hayes

Phone:

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

America's 250: Echoes of the Hills: Kentucky's Traditional Music
2026-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Duncan Tavern Historic Center, 323 High St, Paris, KY, 40361-2002
Location:
Duncan Tavern Historic Center

County:
Bourbon

Sponsor:
Duncan Tavern Historic Center

Coordinator:
Judy Owens

Phone:
(859) 948-3746

Presenter:
Ronald Pen

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-07-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Mt Vernon – Rockcastle County Tourist Commission dba Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, PO Box 1467, Mount Vernon, KY, 40456-1467
Location:
Mt Vernon – Rockcastle County Tourist Commission dba Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

County:
Rockcastle

Sponsor:
Mt Vernon – Rockcastle County Tourist Commission dba Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

Coordinator:
Jessica Blankenship

Phone:

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

America's 250: William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2026-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Historic Locust Grove Inc., 561 Blankenbaker Ln, Louisville, KY, 40207-1168
Location:
Historic Locust Grove Inc.

County:
Jefferson

Sponsor:
Historic Locust Grove Inc.

Coordinator:
Jessica Dawkins

Phone:
(502) 897-9845

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-07-27 19:15 - 20:15 | Brown-Pusey House, 128 N. Main Street, Elizabethtown, KY, 42701d
Location:
Brown-Pusey House

County:

Sponsor:
Hardin County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Twylane Van Lahr

Phone:
(270) 765-2515

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2026-07-28 11:30 - 12:30 | Buechel Women’s Club, 3758 Pulliam Dr, Louisville, KY, 40218-1676
Location:
Buechel Women’s Club

County:
Jefferson

Sponsor:
Compass Club

Coordinator:
Louise Stott

Phone:
(270) 350-8816

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

America's 250: Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-07-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Lexington Public Library – Tates Creek Branch, 3628 Walden Dr, Lexington, KY, 40517-2019
Location:
Lexington Public Library – Tates Creek Branch

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Lexington Public Library – Tates Creek Branch

Coordinator:
Heather Prichard

Phone:
(859) 231-5500 x2627

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty

America's 250: Lettice Pierce Bryan: Kentucky Homemaker
2026-07-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Anderson Public Library, 114 N Main St, Lawrenceburg, KY, 40342-1193
Location:
Anderson Public Library

County:
Anderson

Sponsor:
Anderson Public Library

Coordinator:
Melissa Strasser

Phone:

Presenter:
Cynthia Resor

America's 250: Famous Kentucky Flavors
2026-07-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Anderson Public Library, 114 N Main St, Lawrenceburg, KY, 40342-1193
Location:
Anderson Public Library

County:
Anderson

Sponsor:
Anderson Public Library

Coordinator:
Melissa Strasser

Phone:

Presenter:
Blair Thomas Hess

America's 250: Echoes of the Hills: Kentucky's Traditional Music
2026-07-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Highlands DO!zeum, 1620 Winchester Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101-7639
Location:
Highlands DO!zeum

County:
Boyd

Sponsor:
Highlands DO!zeum

Coordinator:
Kim Jenkins

Phone:
(606) 329-8888

Presenter:
Ronald Pen

Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-07-31 14:30 - 15:30 | Van Lear Historical Society Coal Miners’ Museum, 78 Millers Creek Rd, Van Lear, KY, 41265d
Location:
Van Lear Historical Society Coal Miners’ Museum

County:

Sponsor:
Johnson County Public Library

Coordinator:
Christy Terry

Phone:
(606) 789-4355

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

America's 250: Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2026-08-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Clark County Public Library, 370 S Burns Ave, Winchester, KY, 40391-1876
Location:
Clark County Public Library

County:
Clark

Sponsor:
Clark County Public Library

Coordinator:
Rachel Piercefield

Phone:
(859) 744-5661

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

Lettice Pierce Bryan: Kentucky Homemaker
2026-08-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Mt. Zion Christian Church, 830 Battlefield Memorial Hwy, Richmond, KY, 40475-8346
Location:
Mt. Zion Christian Church

County:
Madison

Sponsor:
Madison County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Sharon Graves

Phone:
(859) 544-5446

Presenter:
Cynthia Resor

Fancywork: Needlework, Quilting, and Crafts in the 1800s
2026-08-04 17:30 - 18:30 | Estill County Public Library, 184 Broadway St, Irvine, KY, 40336-1059
Location:
Estill County Public Library

County:
Estill

Sponsor:
Estill County Public Library

Coordinator:
Tiffany Reynolds

Phone:
(606) 723-8363

Presenter:
Cynthia Resor

Famous Kentucky Flavors
2026-08-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Bullitt County Public Library, 740 Conestoga Pkwy, Shepherdsville, KY, 40165-6670
Location:
Bullitt County Public Library

County:
Bullitt

Sponsor:
Bullitt County Public Library

Coordinator:
Haleigh Wells

Phone:
(502) 543-7675 x2558

Presenter:
Blair Thomas Hess

America's 250: William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2026-08-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Bank Street AME Zion Church, 564 E 5th St, Russellville, KY, 42276d
Location:
Bank Street AME Zion Church

County:

Sponsor:
Logan County Genealogical Society

Coordinator:
Denise Shoulders

Phone:
(270) 726-8179

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

These Stories are Unbelievable!
2026-08-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Trimble County Public Library, 35 Equity Dr, Bedford, KY, 40006-7839
Location:
Trimble County Public Library

County:
Trimble

Sponsor:
Trimble County Public Library

Coordinator:
Stacy Pollock

Phone:
(502) 255-7362

Presenter:
Jacqueline Kohl-Hamilton

William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2026-08-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Old Parsonage of Andrew Tribble, 2181 Boonesborough Rd, Richmond, KY, 40475-9324
Location:
Old Parsonage of Andrew Tribble

County:
Madison

Sponsor:
Old Parsonage of Andrew Tribble

Coordinator:
Russell R Cavendish

Phone:
(859) 358-8427

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

Jemima Boone Calloway: Life on the Frontier
2026-08-12 12:30 - 13:30 | Hunter Shelter – Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, 10299 Maysville Road, Carlisle, KY, 40311d
Location:
Hunter Shelter – Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park

County:

Sponsor:
Blue Licks Battlefield State Park

Coordinator:
Matthew Dollar

Phone:
(859) 289-5507 x2017

Presenter:
Betsy B Smith

Aunt Molly Jackson: Pistol Packin' Woman
2026-08-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Estill County Public Library, 184 Broadway St, Irvine, KY, 40336-1059
Location:
Estill County Public Library

County:
Estill

Sponsor:
Estill County Public Library

Coordinator:
Tiffany Reynolds

Phone:
(606) 723-8363

Presenter:
Anne Shelby

America's 250: Loretta Lynn: "Mem'ries of a Coal Miner's Daughter"
2026-08-14 14:30 - 15:30 | Hickman County Library, 110 Craig Ln, Clinton, KY, 42031-1400
Location:
Hickman County Library

County:
Hickman

Sponsor:
Hickman County Library

Coordinator:
Laura Poole

Phone:
(270) 653-2225

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

America's 250:William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2026-08-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Spencer County Public Library, 168 Taylorsville RD, Taylorsville, KY, 40071-8723
Location:
Spencer County Public Library

County:
Spencer

Sponsor:
Spencer County Public Library

Coordinator:
Sara Williams

Phone:
(502) 477-8137

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

Jemima Boone Calloway: Life on the Frontier
2026-08-15 14:30 - 15:30 | Kentucky Historical Society, 100 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY, 40601-1931
Location:
Kentucky Historical Society

County:
Franklin

Sponsor:
Kentucky Historical Society

Coordinator:
Olivia McCants

Phone:
(502) 782-1460

Presenter:
Betsy B Smith
