KHS’s Boone Day Celebration Packed with Family History, Children’s Activities

Frankfort, KY - May 30, 2007 This year's Boone Day celebration, a proud Kentucky Historical Society tradition for more than a century, is scheduled for June 16 from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort.

Visitors are encouraged to bring the family for a fun-filled day and learn about their family traditions and those Kentuckians who have made the Commonwealth their home throughout history.

Activities are open to the public, except where otherwise noted in the schedule (see below). Admission to all museums and exhibitions: $4 adults, $2 youth (6-18), children under 5 free. Members receive complimentary admission.

Morning Schedule
9:00 a.m. - noon
Registration

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
By Invitation Only: Morning Coffee with the Executive Director
for "Enduring Supporters"

9:00 a.m. - noon
Family Activity: Intergenerational Family Take-Away Scrapbook
Come ready to recall and share your family’s food, holidays, and special ceremonies. Work together with your children and grandchildren to “grow” a family tree. Leave with a finished family scrapbook to celebrate your family history and memories of your Boone Day 2007 experience.

Learn about the holiday traditions of Kentucky immigrant families by making your own piñatas and Chinese paper cuts.

Choose to learn sessions. Adult sessions. Register upon arrival. Space is limited:

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
How to Care for your Family Documents and Photographs

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Introduction to Family History

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Members only: Behind-the-Scenes Tour

11:00 a.m. - noon
Museum Theatre: Birds of Passage: Vincent Scopa of "Tallie Holler."
Learn about the struggle of Italian immigrants to survive in the coal fields of eastern Kentucky.

Noon - 1:00 p.m.
For members and donors only.
Global luncheon featuring cuisine brought to Kentucky by immigrants throughout the Kentucky’s history. Special Luncheon Presentation: Learn the inside story of immigrant families featured in the Our New Kentucky Home: Immigrant Experiences exhibition told by the featured family members in their own words.

Afternoon Schedule

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Scrapbooking for Adults

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Our New Kentucky Home: Immigrant Experiences Exhibition: Meet the featured families in the gallery.

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
In the Demonstration Garden: Play games immigrant families have brought to Kentucky.

1:30 p.m.
Museum Theatre: "Necessity Knows No Law": Lives and Liberties of Bloody Monday. Relive the drama of Bloody Monday in nineteenth century Louisville.

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Introduction to Family History

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Members only: Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Throughout the Day:

HistoryMobile Open—The Legend of Daniel Boone on exhibition

Our New Kentucky Home: Immigrant Experiences Exhibition

A Kentucky Journey Exhibition

Old State Capitol Tours on the hour

Kentucky Military History Museum

In the Garden: Foodways, Music, Dance Demonstrations, Global refreshments including Italian ice, Mexican soft drinks, and more.

By invitation only: Scheduled Brick Dedications

For more information on how to become a member of the Kentucky Historical Society and enjoy free admission, behind-the-scenes tours, and a complimentary global luncheon featuring cuisine brought to Kentucky by immigrant families, contact our membership coordinator at (502) 564-1792, ext. 4490.

Held annually at the Kentucky Historical Society since 1897, Boone Day celebrates June 7, 1769, when Daniel Boone first saw Kentucky.

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