Engage with us through tours & programs that honor the stories of the Croghan & Clark family, the enslaved community, the Indigenous peoples, & more.
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Locust Grove and Kentucky Shakespeare will partner again to bring you the 10th annual Frankenstein at Locust Grove! Experience Mary Shelley’s timeless tale of…
How Louisville Transformed America
Join architect-historian Steve Wiser, FAIA, and Farmington docent David Green as they show how Louisville helped shape the nation. Three U.S. Presidents and…
Louisville Symphonies: The Life and Music of Mildred Jane Hill
Did you know that the Happy Birthday song was written in Louisville? Yes, the most-sung melody in the world (copyright 1893) was penned right here in our…
Colliding Worlds: George Croghan’s America
Among America’s historic figures are many whose names faded into obscurity, while men of lesser merit became national heroes. George Croghan (c.1718-1782) is…
Colonel Clark’s Derby
In Louisville and Southern Indiana, the Clark name is everywhere: schools, bridges, roads, town names… But one Clark left his name on Louisville like no other.…
“Those Browns”: Discoveries into Kentucky’s Founding Family
Gain new insight into one of Kentucky’s most influential families with John Walker, Curator of Collections at Liberty Hall Historic Site. Home to Senator John…
“A Wicked Contradiction”: Religion, Slavery, and the American Revolution
In 1818, former President John Adams wrote, “The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people, a…
Pathways to Freedom: Kentucky and the Underground Railroad
Join Locust Grove in welcoming Dr. Alicestyne Turley to discuss the history of the Underground Railroad in Kentucky. There is documented evidence of slave…
“Of Stature”: The Commissions and Career of Artist Ed Hamilton
Join Locust Grove in welcoming Ed Hamilton, renowned sculptor, and Sarah Battle, archive collections consultant of Ed Hamilton Studios and Visitor Center, for…
“This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark”
Come to Locust Grove to hear Craig Fehrman, author of This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark, a major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark…