History steps into the room
Special events at the Parsonage
The Old Parsonage continues its long tradition as a place where people meet, listen, learn and make memories together.
Kentucky Chautauqua®
Meet Kentucky history face to face.
Kentucky Chautauqua® is the living-history program of Kentucky Humanities. A trained performer appears in costume and speaks in the first person as a notable Kentuckian. After the presentation, audiences can ask questions first of the historical character and then of the performer. It is history with a pulse .... personal, immediate and wonderfully suited to an eighteenth-century gathering place.
July 12 · 2–3 p.m.Jemima Boone
Life on the Frontier · portrayed by Betsy B. Smith
Full event page →August 9 · 2–3 p.m.William Wells Brown
How I Got My Name · portrayed by Virgil Covington Jr.
Full event page →September 13 · 2–3 p.m.Mary Todd Lincoln
Mrs. President: A Nation Divided · portrayed by Catherine Gaffney
Full event page →October 11 · 2–3 p.m.Adolph Rupp
The Coach · portrayed by Edward B. Smith
Full event page →November 8 · 2–3 p.m.Mary Settles
The Last Shaker at Pleasant Hill · portrayed by Janet Scott
Full event page →December 13 · 2–3 p.m.Loretta Lynn
Mem’ries of a Coal Miner’s Daughter · portrayed by Lisa Woods
Full event page →An annual storytelling tradition
When autumn evenings grow darker, the stories get wonderfully stranger.
Ghostly Tales
The parsonage’s seasonal Ghostly Tales programs bring professional storytellers and audiences together in a setting made for a good Kentucky tale. The program celebrates folklore, imagination and the old custom of gathering close to hear stories after dark.
Explore the Ghostly Tales tradition →
Reservations and current information
Schedules and availability may change. Call 859-358-8427 or follow the parsonage on Facebook before traveling.