Madison County Historical Society

05/28/2026

Hi folks!

The Madison County Historical Society will be having a yard sale June 5 and 6!
The yard sale will be at our physical location at 121 Aspen Avenue from 8-2.
Please see the attached photos for examples of some things we will have!
We are fundraising to repair and clean 10 historic portraits from courthouse. Come out and support us!

05/11/2026

Please join us in welcoming Dr.Coy for another fantastic presentation!
“The Last Mission: A WWII Story”
WHEN: May 21, 2026 6:30 PM
WHERE: Madison County Public Library Richmond Branch

From Dr. Coy:
“This year we are experiencing the 250th anniversary of our young country…and like our own personal lives our country has had to deal with troubled times, difficult times.
But what I have learned in my 84 years is that difficult times can make you stronger if you can manage to come out on the other side.
I am convinced that like the blacksmith, the Great Depression hammered, heated and cooled our parents, and grandparents like the blacksmith’s well tempered iron rod…..into a generation of people that allowed seemingly ordinary people …men…women…even children…to BEND and NOT BREAK…to come together…and save Western Civilization during WW II.
Ordinary people became capable of doing extraordinary things…..I hope this presentation can remind us of this.”

05/11/2026

We would like to invite you to attend this lovely exhibition Thursday, May 14 at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Wi******er, KY. More info will be in the first image below.

A “Thrifty and Respectable” Folk: Colorful Likenesses of Early Clark County
By Sally Grant and Harry Enoch
A Display of Paintings from Mack Cox’s Collection

04/16/2026

Hello all!
We need your help.
We are searching for names of these women who were midwives in Madison County, KY around 1920s - 1930s. This a photo that was apparently associated with a report from the Madison County Health Department.
If anyone recognizes a family member in this photo or knew of a family member who served as a midwife in the county, please contact us at [email protected] with any information.

04/16/2026

Event Notice!
This is a special presentation! We will still be doing our monthly talk on April 16th.

This presentation will Thursday, April 23rd at the Madison County Public Library (Richmond Branch) at 4:00PM.
UK senior anthropology major Laylah Gilmore will present her findings on Samuel Stone, whose iron casket was found in 2007 construction.
Free and open to the public! Please come out and support Ms. Gilmore as she presents her studies.

04/07/2026

Please join us for our April talk! Janet Wells will be presenting: “Wandering Cemeteries: What a Genealogist Can Learn”. This talk will discuss the information that a researcher can find by looking at grave markers!

Thursday, April 16, 2016. 6:30 PM
Richmond Branch of the Madison County Public Library.

There is another event happening at the library that evening, so you are advised to park at Robert’s Insurance by the library. We hope to see you there!

03/11/2026

Please join us for our March historical talk next week!
On March 19th, we welcome Sallie Clay Lanham as she shares about the history of some of Kentucky’s suffragists.
We hope to see you there!

02/14/2026

We hope that you can join us for February’s talk with John Lovell!
Join us Feb 19, 6:30 PM at the Richmond Branch of the Madison County Public Library!

01/10/2026

Here’s some info on a fun upcoming contest! If you think you’ve got what it takes, enter before the deadline on March 10!

More info and rules at garrardarts.org

12/30/2025