How Old Is Your Quilt?
May 2, 2024
Ol’ Iron Rundown
May 15, 2024
June 9
Broadway Street Revival with Mercer Ministerial Association (7-10 pm, West Broadway St.)
June 10
Broadway Street Revival with Mercer Ministerial Association (7-10 pm, West Broadway St.)
June 11
Broadway Street Revival with Mercer Ministerial Association (7-10 pm, West Broadway St.)
Premiere of Michael Breeding's new documentary, The Harrodsburg Legacy: 250 Years in the Making (7:00 pm, Mercer County High School, 1124 Moberly Road)
June 12
Old Fashioned Camp Meeting, sponsored by the African American Historical Society (7:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
June 14
Jane Coomes, portrayed by Allison Dorty (10:00 am, Fort Harrod)
Guided Walking Tour: Historic Downtown Churches (11:00 am, 220 S. Chiles)
Gallery Talk & Exhibit Opening, "Threads of the Revolution" (11:00 am, Fort Harrod)
Tea with health care leader Anna Elliott Bohon, portrayed by Annie Denny (12:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Picnic in the Park with live music by Jon Hagee (12:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Pioneer Cooking with Monica Martin (1:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Tea with the Queen of Bohemia, Zoe Anderson Norris, author & social reformer, presented by Eve Kahn (2:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Flag Day, flag retirement ceremony by the S.A.R. (2:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
African Americans of Mercer County, book signing with Anna White (3:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Native Captives with Jon Hagee (3:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Children's games of the 19th century (3:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Tea is for Treason with Pam Eddy (4:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Tea with James Harrod, portrayed by Ken Hill (5:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
State Naturalist Robert Myers (5:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Juneteenth Celebration, sponsored by the African American Historical Society (5:00 pm, West Lane Park)
Music by Green River Band (6:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Music by J. D. Shelburne (6:30 pm, Main St.)
Banquet for the Ragged Edge Klub at Beaumont Inn [reservation required, $35, 859-325-9028] with presentation about Zoe Anderson Norris by Eve Kahn
The Trial of James Bridges, a play. Bridges was accused of murdering James Harrod on a hunting trip. (7:00 pm, Mercer County Fiscal Court, 207 W. Lexington)
Ghost Walk with David Brantley (8:00 p,, 220 S. Chiles)
Council Fire in Native Camp (8:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Music by Noah Thompson (8:00 pm, Main St.)
Music by Runaway June (9:30 pm, Main St.)
June 16
Reenactor encampment (All day, Fort Harrod)
Church service at Old Mud Meeting House; tour of cemetery (Reservation recommended, limited seating. 10:00 am, 720 Dry Branch Rd. [CR 1915])
Church service with Don Drewry (10:00 am, Fort Harrod)
S.A.R. ceremony honoring veterans at Old Mud Meeting House cemetery (11:30 am, 720 Dry Branch Rd., [CR 1915])
The Grinnin' Possum: poetry & old time music with Maurice Manning (Old Mud Meeting House)
Laundry on the Frontier, with Sam Powell (12:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Pioneer Cooking, with Monica Martin (12:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Daniel Boone, with Steven Caudill (1:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Showing of Michael Breeding's new documentary The Harrodsburg Legacy: 250 Years in the Making (2:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Speakers (3:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Burial of Time Capsule (3:45 pm, Fort Harrod)
Recognition of contest winners and dignitaries (4:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Songs by Community Chorus (4:15 pm)
Native Flute Music by Fred Keams (4:25, Fort Harrod)
Harrodsburg Birthday Cake (4:45 pm, Fort Harrod)
Events and Programs for Harrodsburg's 250th Anniversary Celebration, June 2024
June 8
S.A.R. ceremony to honor Revolutionary War soldiers and James Harrod (9:30 am, Fort Harrod)
Parade (11:30 am, Fort Harrod to Main St.)
Native American Friendship Dance (1:15 pm, Fort Harrod)
National Guard Interactive Event (1:15 pm, Fort Harrod parking lot)
Pageants: Miss Historic Harrodsburg, etc. (1:30 -7:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Choir concert (2:00 pm, St. Peter AME Church; Bobby Harris, director)
Tour of Maple Grove Cemetery (5:00 pm, 407 Cornishville St.)
Advocate Brass Band (7:00 pm. Fort Harrod)
June 13, 14, 15
Tour Morgan Row, HQ of the Harrodsburg Historical Society; view historical exhibits (10 am - 5 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Historical Scavenger Hunt (10 am- 4 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Historical photo booth (9 am -5 pm, Mercer Co. Public Library, 109 W. Lexington)
Historical exhibits (9 am -5 pm, Mercer Co. Public Library, 109 W. Lexington)
June 13
Canoe Trip on Kentucky River (10:00 am, Fort Harrod)
Guided walking tour: Big Spring to Fort Harrod (11:00 am, near 450 E. Factory St.)
Tea with pioneer matriarch Jane McMichael McAfee, portrayed by Amalie Preston (12:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Tea with Civil War witness Lizzie Hardin, portrayed by Bonnie Moore (2:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Children's games of the 19th century (3:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Tea with Uncle Phil West, African American employee and caretaker of Shaker Village (3:30 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Laundry on the Frontier, with Sam Powell (4:00 Pm, Fort Harrod)
Tea with lawyer, legislator, and local historian W. W. Stephenson, portrayed by Jerry Sampson (5:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Pioneer Cooking with Monica Martin (5:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Music by Hunter Flynn (6:00 pm, Main St.)
Long Rifles of Harrodsburg, with Mel Hankla (6:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Music by Drew Baldridge (7:00 pm, Main St.)
Ghost Walk with David Brantley (8:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Music with Dillon Carmichael (8:30 pm, Main St.)
June 15
Reenactor encampment (All day, Fort Harrod)
Juneteenth Celebration (All day, West Lane Park)
Dedication of Plaque to Mr. Iverson Wilson, caretaker of Pioneer Cemetery at Fort Harrod. (9:30 am, Fort Harrod)
The Trial of James Bridges, a play about the man accused of killing James Harrod (10:00 am, Fort Harrod)
Guided walking tour: Big Spring to Fort Harrod (11:00 am, near 450 E. Factory St.)
Native American Stories with Russell Morris (11:00 am, Fort Harrod)
Tea with Mary Clelland, African American teacher & principal of West Side School, portrayed by Almetra Taylor (12:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Long Rifles of Harrodsburg with Mel Hankla (12:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Tales from the Wild Frontier with David Owens (1:00 pm. Fort Harrod)
Tea with Dutch American pioneer Peter Canine, portrayed by Chris Canine (2:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
Music with Chayse Abrams (3:00 pm, Main St.)
Raid on the Fort (3:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Music with Katie Colosimo (4:00 pm, Main St.)
Tea with James Isenberg, "Citizen Ideal," portrayed by Simon Louallen (4:00 pm, 220 S. Chiles)
The Trial of James Bridges, a play about the man accused of killing James Harrod (4:00 pm, Mercer Co. Public Library, 109 W. Lexington)
Daniel Boone portrayed by Steven Caudill (4:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Tour of Kentucky's oldest street: Broadway. (5:00 pm, Fort Harrod parking lot)
Music with Daniel Cain (5:00 pm, Main St.)
Pioneer Simon Kenton portrayed by Jon Hagee (5;00 pm, Fort Harrod)
From the Pioneers to the Beatles: American History in Popular Song, with Harrodsburg Community Chorus (6:00 pm, United Presbyterian Church, 136 S. Main St.)
Music with Femmes of Rock (7:00 pm, Main St.)
Meal for reenactors (7:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Ghost walk with David Brantley (8:00, 220 S. Chiles)
Tavern night concert by Hogeye Navy Band (8:00 pm, Fort Harrod)
Music with Journey from the Heart (9:00 pm, Main St.)
