Membership
Dues
- Single - $10
- Husband &
Wife - $12.50
- Centennial Club
- $100
- Patron - $500
- Room - $5000+
Officers
- President - Jolene
Cooper
- Vice-President -
Jewell Keen
- Secretary - Wayne
Weaver
- Treasurer - Joyce
Weaver
Meeting
Information
The regular monthly meeting
is held at 7 PM, the 3rd
Monday of each month at the museum, 301
North Fourth Street. If you are in the area
the day of the meeting, the Historical Society
invites you to be their guest for the evening.
The Museum and Research Room hours:
Monday-Thursday
11am-4pm. Or call 270-237-3026 for an
appointment
Genealogical
Research Materials located at the Historical Society
A partial
listing of materials located in the Research Room.
Contributed by Freddy Brown
Bring
a Piece of Allen County into Your Home
These
Items are for sale at the Historical Society, and
help underwrite the operating expenses of the
Museum and Research Room. To order, send
request and check made payable to :
Allen
County Historical Society , P.O. Box 393,
Scottsville, KY 42164-9757
(Kentucky Residents include Sales
Tax). All items are available at the
Museum.
Allen
County Commemorative Christmas
Ornaments -
Reproductions of
local historic sites, made into attractive
Christmas tree ornaments. They can also be
mounted in an attractive shadow box frame for
display and keepsake. Each metallic
ornament is about 4 inches long and 3 inches
tall, with a ribbon attached for tying onto the
tree. There is to be a series of these
articles made commemorating our "special
places". These ornaments may be
ordered from the following address: Allen
County Historical Society, P.O. Box 393,
Scottsville, KY 42164-9757. Each
ornament is $17.50 which
includes postage and handling.
1996 Christmas
Ornament - Jacksonian Hotel
(1919-1973) |
1997 Christmas
Ornament - Allen Co. 2nd
"Octagonal Shaped" Courthouse
(1818-1903) |
1998
Christmas Ornaments - Allen
County High School and Scottsville
High School |
1999 Christmas
Ornament - Old "Tabernacle"
on the Holland Road |
2000
Christmas Ornament - 3rd Courthouse, built 1903,
demolished 1965. |
2001
Christmas Ornament - Old City Jail -
known to some as "The Red
Top". It was torn down in 1965,
when the City County Building was completed. |
2005
Christmas Ornament - Allen County
Historical Society |
*Inquire about availability of ornaments
from past years* |
Allen
County Historical Calendars
Allen County Calendars
of Pictorial Histories (yearly since 1976, with the
exception of 1996 & 2002) composed by The
Historical Calendar Committee of the Scottsville
Woman's Club. These are drawing of
historical buildings and landmarks in Allen
County done by the art students of Allen County
Scottsville High School, and other themes.
The 2001 Calendar honored Allen County Civil War
Veterans. No 2002 calendar will be
available. There are some copies still
available of past years.
These calendars may be
ordered from the following address: Allen
County Historical Society, P.O. Box 393,
Scottsville, KY 42164-9757. Each
calendar is $10.00 which
includes postage and handling.
Allen
County Historical Society Publications
Limited
copies of the following publications are still
available
Family History Book
Crescent Hill Cemetery
Pictorial History of Allen County
various Prints and Note Cards
Allen
County Historical Society Tree Committee
The
Tree Committee of the Allen
County Historical Society has been
working to measure, photograph, and record the
big trees of Allen County. They measured 97 large
trees during the past 2 years. On December 16,
2005, the members of the Tree Committee (Bobby
Reynolds, Arles Weaver, Larry Gerald, and Glen
Conner) were presented certificates by the
Kentucky Divison of Forestry that designated 3
trees of Allen County as the largest of their
species in Kentucky. Those Champion Trees were:
The Kentucky
Champion Southern Red Oak stand
along KY100 on Ricky Hall's farm in the
Flatwoods community of southeastern Allen
County. It is 20 ft 9in in circumference,
102ft high, with a crown spreading 117ft
at the widest |
The Kentucky
Champion Pecan stands on the
Kimble Willoughby farm near the Railey
Ford on KY1332 in the Bailey community of
northwestern Allen County. It is 20ft and
7in in circumference, stands 124ft tall,
and has an average crown spread of
128.5ft |
The Kentucky
Campion Pig Hickory stand on the
Blane Brooks farm on Brooks Road in the
Midway community in far southeastern
Allen County. It is 14ft 3in in
circumference and 148ft tall with an
average crown spread of 142ft. |
Grave Line Tour - A guided, historic
lantern tour of Scottsville Old City
Cemetery. Held each October. Contact the
Allen County Historical Society or
Scottsville/Allen County Chamber of Commerce
for dates and detais.
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