Kentucky History

Battle of Tippecanoe & the End of Tecumseh’s Confederacy

It had been about two centuries since the native tribes...
A painting of people and animals in the woods.

Battle of Blue Licks – Worst Massacre in Early Frontier History

Daniel Boone’s son Israel was killed here. It was one...
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3 BROTHERS CARRY FATHER HOME FROM CIVIL WAR

The Civil War had begun just a few months earlier....
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DANIEL & REBECCA BOONE DAR / SAR PATRIOT GRAVE MARKING CEREMONY

The tattered face and torn clothes of an everyday civilian...
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Masonic Brothers in Arms at Stones River?

On this date 160 years ago, December 31, 1862, Union...
Lincoln Impersonator Whit McMahan sits in front of the cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Knob Creek Boyhood Home National Historical Park

LINCOLN’S BOYHOOD HOME DEDICATION CEREMONY!

Lincoln Impersonator Whit McMahan sits in front of the cabin...
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BOONESBORO CIVIL WAR FORT! OBSCURE HISTORY!

Civil War fort at Boonesboro? Wait? I thought Boonesboro was...
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NO! You are NOT Cherokee! The biggest myth in genealogy!

No! You are NOT Cherokee! Your Great-Great Grandma was NOT...
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PIONEER SPY MISSION ON SHAWNEE RUN! HISTORY!

They crept through the forest and waded silently through Shawnee...
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LINCOLN’ S PARENTS MARRIAGE HISTORY! CABIN INSIDE A CHURCH!

Did you know that you can visit and even step...