Pioneer Days at the Oldham County

History Center : March 24 and 25

In celebration of our new permanent exhibit: Return of an Oldham County Native, The American Bison, the Oldham County History Center will host activities on March 24 and 25 , 2006. On March 24 th from 4 until 8 p.m. there will be free demonstrations on dutch cooking, butter churning and cider making in conjunction with the new root cellar exhibit, Waste Not: Want Not that features how people preserved and cooked food in the 18 th and 19 th century. Visitors can taste samples of bison chili made in the dutch ovens.

From 10 a.m. till Noon, the Painted Stone Settlers will present an 18 th Century Military Drill representing the men of Moses Kuykendall's Fort in 1782. Ft. Kuykendall was located on Harrod's Creek and was one of the first settlements in Oldham County. The Fort was established by Moses Kuykendall who was a member of Captain William Harrod's company in 1780 near the Falls of the Ohio. Many artifacts have been found around the site that indicate it was under frequent attack from Indians.

From Noon until 2:00 p.m. Anthony Redfeather Nava will give programs and demonstrations on traditional Native American Culture introducing music, dance, artifacts and skills that are vital to native cultures. Today there are 562 Native American tribes in the United States that share 327 different spoken languages. Mr. Nava will relate the local native culture and its contribution to Oldham County's history.

Admission is free to all activities