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Forkland Community Center plans annual genealogy workshop
Contributing WriterA genealogy workshop featuring five speakers on various topics will be held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 25 at Forkland Community Center on Ky. 37 in western Boyle County. This will be the fourth time the workshop has been sponsored by Forkland's Lincoln Museum...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Arts and Culture
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Lincoln Museum opens in Forkland
Contributing WriterFORKLAND, Ky. - The Lincoln Museum at Forkland Community Center has new exhibits for the summer, said Wayne Thurman, museum director. Thurman said the museum has research materials about Forkland families and others in the surrounding area and new...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Separation of Church and State, Weddings, Arts and Culture
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Former Lexington mayor guest speaker at Second Thursday event
A former Lexington mayor will spotlight that city’s Hunt-Morgan House at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the March 14 Second Thursday program at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum. H. Foster Pettit, mayor of Lexington from 1972 to 1978 and a partner with Wyatt,...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Nobel Prize Awards, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Francis Scott Key
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"Growing Kentucky" Exhibit set for Saturday, March 23
The “Growing Kentucky: Agricultural Exhibitions and Conversations” showcase has been rescheduled for 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at The Bluegrass Heritage Museum at no cost. The exhibit will be presented by the museum along with...
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McDowell House Museum opens new room to honor enslaved African-Americans
McDowell House Museum officially has opened a new room on its tour during African American History Month to honor the enslaved African-Americans that lived at the house in the early 1800s. McDowell House recently has made several conscious changes to...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Slavery
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Hobbies on a Budget: Get motivated to work on your hobby
Contributing WriterWhen it’s sunny and warm, most of us feel pretty motivated. We can get our house clean, our jobs done and our hobbies even see progress. But when the weather is gray, cold or rainy it’s harder to be motivated or feel inspired. Many times that...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Media, Lobbying, Hobbies, Human Interest
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Untold stories of the West: Community Arts Center exhibit celebrates Black History Month with Buffalo Soldiers Exhibit
mariel@communityartscenter.netWhen you hear the words “Wild West,” characters like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and the Lone Ranger spring to mind, galloping across the open prairie with guns blazing. However, the true American West was a far different place, where many...Tags: Black History, John Wayne, U.S. Army, African-American History Month, Clint Eastwood
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Local briefs: Feb. 7, 2013
Palmer speaking to Democrats Feb. 25 The Clark County Democratic Executive Committee will host an open meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 at the Clark County Public Library. Senator R.J. Palmer will speak and make a special presentation. All...
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Museum, farmers market team up for exhibition detailing the lives of early Clark County residents
The Bluegrass Heritage Museum and the Winchester Farmers Market are joining forces to host a showcase of life in Clark County in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The exhibition and demonstrations of Kentucky’s early life is entitled “...
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Local Briefs: February 6, 2013
Palmer speaking to Democrats Feb. 25 The Clark County Democratic Executive Committee will host an open meeting on Monday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Clark County Public Library. Senator R.J. Palmer will speak and a special presentation will be made. All...
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Local Briefs: February 5, 2013
Higgins heads museum program The February program at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum will feature Chad Higgins on Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Higgins will talk about his gospel singing group, “In Spirit and In Truth,” based in Lexington. The group has...
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Local Briefs: February 4, 2013
Kiwanis meeting time set The Winchester Kiwanis Club will meet at noon Wednesday at Taste of China. Michael Collins of the Thessenkrupp Elevator Co., will speak. Dr. Steve Dotson will be program chair. Open house date changed The open house at Winter...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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