Henry County History

Historical Society Schedule

2012 Membership Meetings/Events

April 9, 2012 Board 7:00 pm
April 16, 2012 Membership 6:30 pm

June 11, 2012 Board 7:00 pm
June 18, 2012 Membership 6:30 pm

September 10, 2012 Board 7:00 pm
September 17, 2012 Membership 6:30 pm

October 8, 2012 Board 7:00 pm
October 15, 2012 Membership 6:30 pm

Attention Researchers:

The Henry County Historical Society has custodial care of marriage records in Henry County starting in 1800. (The earliest birth records for the state are 1852 and then only sporadically until 1911 when it became mandatory to record all births.)

For a fee we can provide copies of all documents related to marriages (if available) such as: the bond, the consent, and the minister's return.

Your request for information regarding marriages may be submitted to .

Our 2010 preservation project,
...roof repairs to the only remaining African American school house that exists as originally built.

This building is the only school building that exists as originally constructed. The one in Eminence is a private residence, and the one in New Castle is now a duplex. The building in Campbellsburg is terrible condition. However, it is structurally sound. The historical society, under the leadership of Jim Kleinert, funded the repair of the roof to help stabilize the building from farther deteriation.

The building was surveyed by the Kentucky Heritage Council (KHC) and has been identified as a place of historical significance in Henry County and has been listed in the Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory.

The property is now under the care of Mrs. Jean Fields.

submitted: Karen M. Shannon

Past Events and Exhibits

Flags of the Civil War Exhibit

Carla Gerding and husband John
Historical Society Past VP Carla & John Gerding at the 2008 Henry County Historical Society Gala held at the Smith-Berry Winery.
More Photos submitted by Robert Winburn.

(Mr. Berry is the author of The Memory of Old Jack, Jabber Crow, and The Unsettling of America among numerous other books of fiction, poetry and social criticism.)

Civil War Era Crazy Quilt
Source: Henry County Historical Society Quarterly, June 2002

On loan to the History Center by Rhelda Moore is a Civil War era quilt made by Mary Ann Duvall Hackett Hardwick (1820-1890), the gr-grandmother of: Ruby Brown, Martha Johnson, and Rhelda Moore. Mary Ann Duvall, daughter of Lot Duvall, married first Cornelius K. Hackett in 1839. In 1862 she married Robert Hardwick. Mr. Hardwick served in the Civil War and was killed in 1864 and is buried in Tennessee.
Click here for 3 detail photos of the stitches and "ribbons" used in the construction of this quilt.