by hmadmin | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
By Nancy O’Malley, 2013 Free people of color in Bourbon County Free people of color constituted a very small percentage of the African-American population in antebellum Kentucky. In Bourbon County where the African-American population was one of the highest in the...
by hmadmin | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog
Reorganizing and establishing the club 1920-1921 The newly organized Bourbon County Woman’s Club (formerly the Paris-Bourbon Federation of Women’s Clubs) met August 9 of 1920 with many of the same women who were part of the original Federation. Now, rather than having...
by hmadmin | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog
Origins of the women’s club movement The women’s club movement really gained momentum during the Progressive era (1890s-1920s) around the United States primarily as agents of social reform. During this period clubs were mostly organized by white, middle class, and...
by hmadmin | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog
If you grew up in Bourbon County, are a big University of Kentucky or Cleveland Browns football fan, or just love football history then you may already know the name Blanton Collier. If you (like me) are none of those things, then his name is probably not one that you...
by hmadmin | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
Introducing, Tales From the Tomb! For those who have followed our Tales From the Tomb posts on Facebook or Instagram, these posts will be allow us to share more information about the material items related to people, events, and places that have been part of Paris,...
