Carter County Historical Society

Carter County Historical Society A society founded for the preservation and dissemination of the history of Carter County, Kentucky.

Check out this fascinating Spanish 2 reales coin found in Grayson! This coin would have been minted anywhere from 1720 t...
08/27/2026

Check out this fascinating Spanish 2 reales coin found in Grayson! This coin would have been minted anywhere from 1720 to 1745.

Our August meeting will be tonight at 6 pm at the Grayson branch of the Carter County Public library. See you there!Phot...
08/27/2026

Our August meeting will be tonight at 6 pm at the Grayson branch of the Carter County Public library. See you there!

Photo: Karl Bernhardt Grahn (1845-1922), industrialist, newspaperman, and namesake of Grahn, Kentucky.

We are back for our regular meeting this month at the Carter County Public Library. Tonight at 6 pm!There is a lot to di...
07/23/2026

We are back for our regular meeting this month at the Carter County Public Library. Tonight at 6 pm!

There is a lot to discuss between a new historic walking trail in Grayson, Appalachian Settlers Weekend beginning today, plans to demolish the old jail in the courthouse complex, and other items of local interest and importance.

Photo: Carter County Jail, 1935 or after (Goodman-Paxton Photographic Collection, Special Collections, University of Kentucky)

Happy 250th to these beloved United States!Print by Dominque C. Fabronius, 1876.
07/04/2026

Happy 250th to these beloved United States!

Print by Dominque C. Fabronius, 1876.

06/25/2026

Due to health issues among some of our leadership, the our regular June meeting (today, June 25th) is cancelled. We plan to meet as usual next month, July 23rd at 6 pm at the Grayson branch of the Carter County Public Library.

05/28/2026

Meeting tonight at 6 pm at the Grayson branch of the Carter County Public Library!

Our meeting for the month of April will take place tomorrow at the Grayson branch of the Carter County Public Library at...
04/22/2026

Our meeting for the month of April will take place tomorrow at the Grayson branch of the Carter County Public Library at 6 pm!

Please come out and join us! We will sharing some details about the upcoming historic walking trail in Grayson along with several upcoming events.

Photo: Stovall Memorial Hospital, 1950s

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Grayson, KY
41132

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