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Award Winning 2010!

2010 AWARDS Historic Paris Bourbon County did well at the Kentucky History Awards given on November 5, 2010 at the Old State Capital in Frankfort, Kentucky. God's Acres: Private Graveyards in Bourbon County, Kentucky won an Award of Merit in the publication category. Historic Paris Bourbon County/Hopewell Museum won the Director's Award of Excellence as Outstanding Museum of the Year. Ron Carter accepted the award for HPBC with Nancy Smith Director, Rogers Barde and Kenney Roseberry compilers of God's Acres - smiling on the Capitol steps.
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Textiles:  The Fabric of Life, School Spirit:  African American Education in Bourbon County

Textiles: The Fabric of Life, School Spirit: African American Education in Bourbon County

Textiles: The Fabric of Life The history of early settlement is woven into the story of fibers and textiles. This exhibit explores the many-faceted world of textiles from production to construction and the inventions that revolutionized the textile industry.  Clothing, bedding and table linens and decorative items showcase both the utilitarian and the luxurious. School ...