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New to the Website
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Historic Web Site Links
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Civil War Sites
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McConnell Springs Celebrates Founder’s Day
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Local Re-Enactors lent their presence to Lexington, Kentucky Founder’s Day Celebration at McConnell Springs. In June 1775, William McConnell and his fellow frontier explorers camped at a natural spring in the wilderness of the Virginia territory known as Kentucky. Word came that the first battle of the American Revolution had been fought in Lexington, Massachusetts. In honor of the battle, the group named their future settlement “Lexington”. Photos coming soon!
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Coming Events
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May 24 - 25, 2013 Spirit of Vincennes, Vincennes, IN
May 24- 25, 2013 18th Century Trade Fair - Fort Boonesborough State Park - Includes Fort Boonesborough Foundation Rifle Raffle at 4:00 PM on the 26th - LAST WEEK TO Purchase raffle tickets online.
June 1-2, 2013 Colonial Trade Faire, Oldham County Historical Society, LaGrange KY
June 8, 2013 Blackacre Pioneer Day, Noon to 5PM 3200 Tucker Station Rd., Louisville, KY
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In addition to our front page listings, click on the Calendar of Events to see each months listing in a printable form.
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Have an event to be added to the free calendar? Email information to us or consider advertising here where your ad will be viewed by thousands of people weekly. Ad rates.
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Bardstown Colonial Days Kicks off Spring 2013
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Warm spring days brings folks out to Colonial Days. Click Here for Photos and Newsreel.
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8th Annual Women on the Frontier at Fort Boonesborough State Park
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For many re-enactors and visitors Fort Boonesborough State Parks Women on the Frontier Event is the first time newcomers and visitors get the chance to shoot an 18th century firelock or cook over an open fire. Click here for photos.
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Frank Doughman named Superintendent of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
OMAHA, Neb. Frank W. Doughman has been selected as the new Superintendent of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (NHP) in Vincennes, Ind. Having served in the position in an acting capacity since October 2012, he succeeds Brian McCutcheon, who accepted the position of Superintendent at Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tenn. Doughman began this new assignment on a permanent basis effective May 5.
Read more...
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Frank Doughman, long time friend and contributor to the Pioneer Times
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The Women of Bryan’s Station
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Learn more about the Women of Bryan Station , where in 1782, the women of the station went outside the station walls to obtain water from the spring. The water was necessary because the settlers were already aware of the pending Indian attack. For Women’s History Month we have compiled lists of names of the women at the station and their families.
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Featured Women’s History Articles
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Book Signing Captures the Memories
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Author Ronald R. Van Stockum spoke at the February meeting of The Painted Stone Settlers. His latest book is “Remembrances of World Wars.” Van Stockum himself was born in 1916 one week after his father was killed at the Battle of the Somme and he himself, served in WWII before retiring as a Brigadier General in 1970.
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Welcome to 2013
New Events - New Stories
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Each year in January we start with a new front page to the website. Over the course of the year we continue to add photos and stories as they happen. If you are looking for a story from 2012 all of those stories are still on the site but they have been moved inside so that we begin 2013 with “a clean slate.”
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Blue Sage Mercantile Films Segment for The Local Traveler
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Civil War clothing has been receiving a lot of attention after this year’s blockbuster movie Lincoln reached theaters. Shelly Graves of Blue Sage Mercantile was invited to showcase her clothing on an upcoming episode of The Local Traveler. The episode was filmed at the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, KY. Other area reenactors joined Graves in showing off clothing of the period.
Show host Amy Hess announced today that the episode with Blue Sage and friends will air Saturday, February 16th 11:30pm on WKYT. The Local Traveler™ is a fast paced magazine show that champions Kentucky and Tennessee made products and travel worthy destinations
If you can’t find it on a local channel check out their web site and vimeo link for more information.
www.localtraveler.com
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Some 2012 Events
We Missed!
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In the course of traveling to living history events throughout the year, we can’t always make every event we wish to or sometimes can’t post all of the photos of events we do attend. So we will begin 2013 with a few of these “skipped events and photos.”
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Coming Soon- The remaining photos from the 2012 Fair at New Boston
Also - Video Clips of an interview with Native Interpreter Chingwe (Doug Woods) filmed last summer at The Battle of Blue Licks.
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Fort Boonesborough Foundation
Continues Rifle Raffle to help
Fund Further
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Archaeological Work at Original Fort Site
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“Beyond Photography”
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If you enjoy our photography, watch for our traveling exhibit entitled “Beyond Photography”. This series debuted in 2010 and has appeared at several venues.
“Beyond Photography” is a series of giclee prints framed and signed by the artists. Most of these prints deal with historic settings, log cabins, barns and landscapes. They are printed with archival papers and high quality pigment inks - framed and ready to hang in your home or office.
The print at the left is titled “Cannon Fire” by Jim Cummings. All prints are framed and available for purchase. Click Here for more details or to bring this show to your historic event.
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Looking for a Story that was previously on the Home Page?
Check for past stories here
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