Candlelight Cemetery Walks

Fall Candlelight Cemetery Walks

 Oldham County History Center

Sept.28, Sept. 29, Oct. 5, Oct. 6, Oct. 12, Oct. 13, Oct. 19, Oct. 20

This year our cemetery tours have branched out into more special places in Oldham County. Each tour emphasizes a special history of the area and includes selected stories about some of the famous and infamous people buried at each site. From murder victims, writers, soldiers, activists, slaveholders, enslaved laborers, and many more, participants learn the stories of intrigue and deeds of people from Oldham County’s past.

The tours include:

Harrods Creek Cemetery:  located by the Harrods Creek Christian Church in Brownsboro this cemetery goes back pre-Civil War through current time. Sept. 28 and Oct. 5

Harrods Creek Farm Slave Cemetery:  located on private property, the cemetery contains the remains of over 25 enslaved laborers from prior to the Civil War. Sept. 28 and Oct. 5

Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery:  A cemetery established by the Confederate Veterans Home in Pewee Valley in 1904. Contains remains of 313 Confederate soldiers who resided at the veteran’s home. Oct. 12 and Oct. 13

Pewee Valley Cemetery East:  African American cemetery, directly situated across from the Confederate Cemetery, a pre-Civil War cemetery through current time. Oct. 12 and Oct. 13

Floydsburg Cemetery:  One of the oldest cemeteries (close to Crestwood) in the region that was created in 1799 by the William Boulware family.  In those years, Floydsburg was an important stop on a stage coach route from Frankfort to Louisville.  Sept. 29 and  Oct. 6

The Valley of Rest Cemetery: in LaGrange was created in the mid-19^th Century when LaGrange was an important railroad town that included the Kentucky Masonic College attracting both boys and girls from not only Kentucky but surrounding states.  Oct. 19 and Oct. 20

Note:

Sept.. 28 and Oct. 5: The Harrods Creek Cemetery and Harrods Creek Farm Slave Cemetery are given together on the same tour- these 2 cemeteries are several miles apart and require driving to each site.

Sept. Oct. 12 & Oct. 13: The Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery and Pewee Valley East Cemetery are given together on the same tour

Floydsburg Cemetery:  Sept. 29 and Oct. 6

Valley of Rest Cemetery:  Oct. 19 & 20