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SUMMARY:History To Chew On Series
DESCRIPTION:Telling the Whole Story: Black History at Ashland\nSpeaker: Eric Brooks \n\nThis presentation will provide some perspective of the people of color\, enslaved and employed\, who lived and worked at Ashland from 1808-1948. This is a story of resistance and resilience. Black people at Ashland had rich and interesting lives and created agency for themselves even though they faced injustice and racism on a constant basis. Black people at Ashland were rarely able to record their stories or preserve evidence of their lives. We have to tease that information from a range of sources\, and it often comes in fragments that we must assemble into stories. \n \n 
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/1150/
LOCATION:McConnell Springs
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SUMMARY:History To Chew On Series - July 8
DESCRIPTION:The Journey of the Osage\nSpeaker: Lou Anna Red Corn \n\nThe presentation will be about the movement of the Osage people from the Ohio Valley to Indian Territory – present day Oklahoma.
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/1562/
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SUMMARY:History To Chew On Series - August 12
DESCRIPTION:Governor Shelby House and Family\nSpeaker: Wesley Francis\n\nThe Shelby family is closely tied to Kentucky’s history\, with Isaac Shelby\, a key figure in the American Revolutionary War\, earning the title “The Hero of Kings Mountain” for his leadership. This fame led to his election as Kentucky’s first governor in 1792. Shelby acquired extensive land through military service and inheritance\, establishing his estate\, Traveller’s Rest\, on the first preemption granted in Kentucky\, reportedly found while he hunted buffalo for Fort Boonesborough.
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/history-to-chew-on-series-aug12/
LOCATION:McConnell Springs
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SUMMARY:History To Chew On Series - September 9
DESCRIPTION:Into The Bluegrass\, Art and Artistry of Kentucky’s Historic Icons\nSpeaker: Mel Hankla\n\n\nUsing artifacts from Kentucky’s early frontier as a foundation\, Dr. Hankla weaves together stories of frontier culture\, history\, pioneers\, and the objects that were crucial for survival\, but that also enriched the lives of early Kentuckians with distinctive beauty. His lecture will strive to elevate our appreciation of Kentucky’s early culture by skillfully knitting together the stories of artifacts and the early Kentuckians who used them. \nMel Hankla is a historical actor/educator\, who worked 23 years with the Kentucky Humanities Council presenting Chautauqua characters of frontiersman Simon Kenton and General George Rogers Clark. \n \n 
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/history-to-chew-on-series-sept9/
LOCATION:McConnell Springs
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SUMMARY:History To Chew On Series - October 14
DESCRIPTION:The Life of Harland Hubbard\, Artist and Shanty Boater on Ohio and Kentucky Rivers\nSpeaker: Jessica Whitehead\n\n\nWriter\, artist\, and sustainability pioneer Harlan Hubbard (1900–1988) lived a quiet\, unassuming life\, and yet he is thoroughly embedded in Kentucky’s historical memory. While some may know of Hubbard’s shantyboat sojourn on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with his wife\, Anna\, or of Payne Hollow\, their hand-built homestead\, few know the full story. After four decades of transformation\, HJenniferubbard emerged in middle age as the rightful heir to the Transcendentalist ethos\, ready to envision a unique existence of simplicity and wild beauty akin to that of the revered Henry David Thoreau. \n 
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/history-to-chew-on-series-october-14/
LOCATION:McConnell Springs
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SUMMARY:Trivia Night at the Springs!
DESCRIPTION:🎉 Think you’re the trivia champ of Lexington? Prove it at Trivia Night on Nov. 15 at 6 PM at McConnell Springs! Bring your crew\, flex your brainpower\, and compete for awesome prizes and swag as part of the 250 Lex Celebration! \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/burgoo-and-trivia-at-the-springs-tickets-1802306640679
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/trivia-night-at-the-springs/
LOCATION:McConnell Springs
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SUMMARY:2026 Barrel Tasting for the Springs
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis year our 19th wine barrel tasting event. At wineries that produce their wine on site\, you will be able to have a tasting of their latest from the barrel. At wineries that produce off site you will be sampling from bottles. Each winery has its own way of being part of our event so you will want to plan your route and try as many as you can from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 28th. \nVisit the Barrel Tasting webpage. \nBuy your ticket.
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/2026-barrel-tasting-for-the-springs/
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SUMMARY:Friends of McConnell Springs Annual Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a catered lunch and hear about activities and events happening at McConnell Springs Park. The luncheon wll be catered by Dupree Catering featuring delicious appetizers and entrees such as Harvest Panzanella\, Torn Buttermilk Cornbread\, Winter Spice Fried Chicken w/ Spicy Maple Syrup\, Smoked Gouda and Roasted Red Pepper Mac and Cheese.
URL:https://mcconnellsprings.org/event/friends-of-mcconnell-springs-annual-luncheon/
LOCATION:Tates Creek Ballroom\, 1400 Gainesway Drive\, Lexington\, KY\, 40517\, United States
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