Kentucky Humanities

Madeline McDowell Breckinridge: "Votes for Women!"
2026-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 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

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

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

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

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

Colonel Charles Young: Bridge Builder
2026-02-11 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
2026-01-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-16 13:00 - 14:00 | 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

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

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

Henry Clay: Divided We Stand
2026-01-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-08 14:00 - 15:00 | 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

Loretta Lynn: 'Memries of a Coal Miner's Daughter
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 | 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

Lettice Pierce Bryan: Kentucky Homemaker
2025-12-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Spindletop Hall, 3414 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY, 40511-8451
Location:
Spindletop Hall

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
DAR Lexington Chapter

Coordinator:
Judy Owens

Phone:
(859) 278-9180

Presenter:
Cynthia Resor

Loretta Lynn: 'Memries of a Coal Miner's Daughter
2025-12-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Pisgah Presbyterian Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY, 40383-9215
Location:
Pisgah Presbyterian Church

County:
Woodford

Sponsor:
Woodford County Woman’s Club

Coordinator:
Ellen Hellard

Phone:
(859) 351-1234

Presenter:
Lisa Woods

Mary Todd Lincoln: Mrs. President: A Nation Divided
2025-11-26 14:30 - 15:30 | Wesley Village Senior Living Community, 1125 Lexington RD, Wilmore, KY, 40390-9631
Location:
Wesley Village Senior Living Community

County:
Jessamine

Sponsor:
Wesley Village Senior Living Community

Coordinator:
Alan Beuscher

Phone:
(859) 509-6893

Presenter:
Bo List, Catherine Gaffney

Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2025-11-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-24 08:00 - 09:00 | South Laurel Middle School, 223 S Laurel RD, London, KY, 40744-7914
Location:
South Laurel Middle School

County:
Laurel

Sponsor:
South Laurel Middle School

Coordinator:
Ashley Kirby

Phone:
(606) 309-3109

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

Americans Opens at Hickman County Public Library
2025-11-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Hickman County Public Library, 110 Craig Ln, Clinton, KY, 42031-1400
Location:
Hickman County Public Library

County:
Hickman

Sponsor:
Hickman County Public Library

Coordinator:
Laura Pool

Phone:

Presenter:
Tressa Brown, A. Gwynn Henderson

Savory Memories
2025-11-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 230 Lexington Green Cir STE 300, Lexington, KY, 40503
Location:
Joseph-Beth Booksellers

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Altrusa Club of Lexington

Coordinator:
Ginny Smith

Phone:
(859) 552-2611

Presenter:
Jacqueline Kohl-Hamilton

Jemima Boone Calloway: Life on the Frontier
2025-11-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Mills Presidential Residence, 336 E Main St, Georgetown, KY, 40324-1739
Location:
Mills Presidential Residence

County:
Scott

Sponsor:
Scott County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Glen Edward Taul

Phone:
(502) 868-7585

Presenter:
Betsy B Smith

Music and Musicians in the American Civil War
2025-11-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Shelby County Public Library, 309 8th St, Shelbyville, KY, 40065-1209
Location:
Shelby County Public Library

County:
Shelby

Sponsor:
Shelby County Public Library

Coordinator:
Brooklyn Dzwir

Phone:
(502) 633-3803

Presenter:
Michael Turney

Reflections on Five Wars: A Soldiers Journey to Peace
2025-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Somerset Community College, 808 Monticello St, Somerset, KY, 42501-2973
Location:
Somerset Community College

County:
Pulaski

Sponsor:
Somerset Community College

Coordinator:
James H. Taylor

Phone:
(606) 451-6820

Presenter:
Fred Johnson
