Log House

Exhibits and speakers will be presented Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21-22 in observance of Black History Month. The programs will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.  Boyle Landmark Trust will present “Boyle County African-American Education Trail” at Grayson's Tavern both days, and The Boyle County Public Library will have an exhibit of items from the Doric Masonic 18 AF&FM Lodge as part of the observance. “We want to re-emphasize the importance of Professor Bate and other early teachers who have worked to improve education for students,” said Barbara Hulette, president of Boyle Landmark Trust.

Visitors to the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort and Constitution Square in Danville will have an opportunity to explore "Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln" when they visit the 300-square-foot exhibit housed in the HistoryMobile, an experience provided by the Kentucky Historical Society. And several lucky visitors may even have their respective moments replayed on television. Mo Rocca, a popular contributor for CBS's "Sunday Morning," will join the HistoryMobile in Frankfort from 1-4:30 p.m. Wednesday and will follow the traveling exhibit to Constitution Square in Danville on Thursday, Jan. 15. The HistoryMobile will be in Constitution Square from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.

A Danville woman who has worked to preserve historic sites in Boyle County for more than 15 years was recognized Sunday by the Boyle Landmark Trust at its first annual membership meeting. Julie Rodes was presented the Cecil Dulin Wallace Memorial Award, a newly-established honor given to those who have helped raise awareness of historic preservation. The late Mrs. Wallace established Landmark Trust in 1971 to make people more aware of preserving historic buildings. She is credited with helping save several properties, including the Willis Russell log house on East Walnut Street.

FRANKFORT ? Explore Kentucky's rich history ? from Lincoln to Luthiers ? Aug. 20-30 at the 2009 Kentucky State Fair in Louisville. Get a taste of the commonwealth's fine decorative arts, as well as its complex military history. Visit the Kentucky Historical Society exhibit to learn about all things Kentucky and to enjoy regularly scheduled performances and presentations. "We're recreating the KHS history campus in the educational exhibit area," said Kent Whitworth, executive director of KHS. "We're going to give visitors an opportunity to learn about Kentucky's fascinating history and to have a lot of fun in the process.

Two hundred persons filled a portion of Main Street Sunday to dedicate Stanford's latest building renovation. The former Harvey Helm Library, originally a log meeting house, received $500,000 in state grants for the makeover that started early summer. "We pay tribute and reverence to our ancestors and their ancestors standing in awe of this modest building," said Lincoln County Historical Society President Steve Dozier during the dedication. Moments earlier, Rev. Jim Baughman arrived by mule to deliver a sermon in the fire-and-brimstone style of the Rev. David Rice, the early circuit preacher in Lincoln County.

Senior citizens center to honor veterans LIBERTY - The Casey County Senior Citizens Center will honor World War Il veterans with a special program 10 a.m. Tuesday. The program will include Casey County High School Air Force JROTC and recognition of World War Il veterans by Claud Wyatt, 5704 Post commander, and Brian Duffy, Honor Flight Program coordinator. For more information or to reserve a seat for Tuesday's program, call Tommye Allen at (606) 787-9919. AARP plans event at Kroger Representatives of the Boyle County AARP Chapter and the Danville-Boyle County Senior Citizens Center will be at the Danville Kroger on senior day Wednesday.

STANFORD - Progress on the Logan's Fort project is quietly progressing “behind the scenes,” Logan's Fort Foundation President Irene Jaggers told city council members Dec. 6. Recent steps forward for the reconstruction project include the donations of multiple items that demonstrate how much people are interested in rebuilding the fort, Jaggers said. One recent donation is a 10-foot-long "whip saw" that is believed to be one of the first saws ever used in Lincoln County, Jaggers said.

Patrons at the opening of "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" Friday at the Boyle County Public Library will have an opportunity to explore "Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln," an exhibit on wheels. An experience provided by the Kentucky Historical Society, the HistoryMobile will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the library's temporary location in the old ATR building on the Danville bypass. A mobile museum housed in a 45-foot tractor-trailer, the HistoryMobile features exhibits on Kentucky history.

A historic log house on North Third Street that was built about 1820 is being dismantled, and some of the materials will be used in a new house planned by Ed and Patricia Hays, who recently bought the property. The Hays couple looked at the Dunlap House for several years before deciding to purchase it. They had mixed emotions on whether to restore it or to take it down. They decided to raze the house because of its deteriorating condition and build a new one that will have a similar facade on the front.

Boyle Landmark Trust is raising funds to finance a historical roadside marker to be placed on East Walnut Street near the Willis Russell  House. “Our mission is to highlight the importance of early education by Willis Russell at the log house, and those who were educated there,” said Barbara Hulette, president of Boyle Landmark Trust. Deadline for donations is Oct. 1, she said. The marker will be installed in June 2013. Donations may be mailed to Boyle Landmark Trust, P.O. Box 1693, Danville, KY 40423.