Fort Boonesborough Foundation

09/02/2026

September is here so mark your calendar for the 19th and 20th and make plans to visit Fort Boonesborough State Park and the re-enactment of the 1778 Siege. All parking is in the KY388 lot across from the entrance to the picnic area with free shuttles provided to the Fort. Admission: Adults $8.00, Seniors and Children 6-12 $5.00, 5 and under are free. Gates open at 9:00am. Come early and enjoy the cabins, visit the interpreters, see the video, visit the camps and traders, have lunch, and enjoy the battle each day at 2:00pm.

08/25/2026

https://fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org/registration.html

Re-Enactor Registration for events at Fort Boonesborough State Park.

08/24/2026

https://fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org/registration.html

08/19/2026

06/25/2026

Thank you to all who attended Gathering of Descendants on June 20,2026. The weather was perfect and visitors from 11 states registered for the day interested in gathering family information. . We thank all the family groups and organizations who were there to help our visitors find information about their families. Thank you Nancy O’Malley and Randell Jones for their presentations, all the volunteers helping make the day possible and the park staff for help getting everything set up. Mark your calendars for June 19,2027 and we’ll do it all again.

06/17/2026

The Gathering of Descendants scheduled for Saturday, June 20,2026 has a full day planned, see if you can find more information about a relatives, hear Randell Jones tell the story of the capture of the girls , enjoy lunch at the concession tent, visit the cabins and experience life at Fort Boonesborough. At 2 p.m. take the shuttle down to the original fort site on the Kentucky River and hear Nancy O’Malley tell the story of discoveries during the archeological “dig”. Admission Adults $8, Children 7-12 $5, Children 5 and under free. Open 9-4:30 Free shuttles to the fort from the parking lot on Hwy388. Sponsored by Fort Boonesborough Foundation and The Society of Boonesborough.

06/03/2026

Come for the genealogy and family history information and learn about land grants, hear author Randell Jones speak and visit the original fort site and hear archeologist Nancy O’Malley! A full day with lunch available at concession tent, cabins open and interpreters ready with interesting information. Fort Boonesborough Foundation will have T -shirts, books and 250th items for sale AND have the opportunity to enter the R***e And Axe raffles. Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission: Adults $8, Children 6-12 $5.00 and Children 5 and under free.

05/05/2026

SAVE the DATE!! Gathering of Descendants on Saturday, June 20 , 2026 for our Genealogy Day with speakers, genealogy help, concessions, book sales, T-Shirts, and free shuttle from lower parking lot, and great staff in the cabins. Regular admission: Adults $8, Children 6-13 $5, Children 5 and under free.

03/27/2026

The Fort AT Fort Boonesborough opens for the season on Wednesday , April 1. Hours are Wednesday -Sunday 9a.m. -4:30 p.m. Admission: Adults $8 Children 6-12 $5 Children 5 and under free.