Evening Book Club
History Research Center 114 Main Street, Harrodsburg, KY, United StatesAugust pick: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich. Copies are available for checkout at the circulation desk. We are always accepting new members!
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Author Talk:100 Years of Herrington Lake
History Research Center 114 Main Street, Harrodsburg, KY, United StatesEnjoy stories and photos from Mercer and surrounding counties as author Mike Holdren talks about his new book, Herrington Lake: Kentucky's Marvel of Architecture, Waterpower, & Nature. Mr. Holdren is a Kentucky native who has taught art history for thirty five years at the collegiate and secondary level. His love of Lake Harrington began in the 1970s…
Revolutionary War in a Trunk
History Research Center 114 Main Street, Harrodsburg, KY, United StatesMeet living historian Geoff Baggett and get hands-on with history at “Revolutionary War in a Trunk,” an event for all ages.Dressed in 18th Century attire, Geoff will speak and show off interesting items from the Revolutionary War period that he brings with him in his old wooden trunk. The materials include reproductions of 18th Century weaponry, camp…
Evening Book Club
History Research Center 114 Main Street, Harrodsburg, KY, United StatesJuly pick: The Secret Book of Flora Lea. Copies are available for checkout at the circulation desk. We are always accepting new members!
Host a Historian: Kentucky in the Civil War
History Research Center 114 Main Street, Harrodsburg, KY, United StatesDr. James Bartek, Programs Manager at the Kentucky Military History Museum, will discuss Kentucky’s response to the secession crisis and political decisions made by state leaders, the various military actions around Frankfort, as well as how the conflict came to be remembered afterward. Special attention will be given to analyzing and understanding the Confederate attack on the city in June 1864 and its successful defense by…