Clinton County Historical Society & Museum

05/28/2026

Can you help us with this guessing game??😀

We need some help identifying these fine folks from the courthouse.

Please comment below if you can tell us who they are. :)

05/25/2026

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day!!

Mother’s Day actually began as a women’s movement to better the lives of Americans. Its forgotten origins spring from two lifelong activists who championed efforts toward better health, welfare, and peace. Know your Mother’s Day history—and get inspired.

Mother’s Day was officially established in the U.S. in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson, following a campaign by Anna Jarvis to honor her mother’s legacy. While rooted in earlier 19th-century peace movements, the modern holiday was first celebrated in 1908 as a day for honoring personal sacrifices, typically marked by white carnations.

Origins and Key Figures:
Ann Reeves Jarvis (1830s–1905): During the Civil War era, she created "Mothers' Work Clubs" to improve health, care for soldiers on both sides, and address community issues.

Julia Ward Howe (1870): Following the Civil War, she issued a "Mother’s Day Proclamation," a call to action for women to unite for peace, attempting to establish a "Mother's Peace Day".

Anna Jarvis (1864–1948): After her mother’s death in 1905, she dedicated her life to establishing an official holiday. She held the first official Mother’s Day service at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, in May 1908.

Official Recognition and Evolution1910–1914: West Virginia became the first state to adopt the holiday. By 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation declaring the second Sunday in May as a national holiday.

Today, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in many countries to honor mothers, grandmothers, and guardians

05/08/2026

We recently welcomed children and staff from Victory Christian Academy. These cuties were given a grand tour of the museum and learned how to make toys and marbles during their visit.

04/06/2026

Heads up!!

Do you know anyone from the family of Clark Vedito Threlkeld? They lived in Frankfort, likely in the late 1800's to early 1900's (per the items listed). Ebay has a large group of items for sale pertaining to this family. It appears that they have letters, photos (with NAMES!!) and a variety of other items. Looks like a real treasure trove of items, so if you know someone from that family, please give them a heads up. :)

04/05/2026

03/30/2026

03/29/2026

Does anyone see their ancestor in this photo?

03/28/2026

We have just come into the possession of some fabulous Clinton County history. :)

In 1994 The Frankfort Times published four Centennial editions elaborating on "Moments, Memories and Milestones" in honor of the papers 100th year of publication (1894). We have three of the four Centennial editions and would like to share some of these fabulous stories with you. If anyone has the missing one, it is the "How We Grew" and we would love to see it.

The first photo shows the three editions that we have. George Young (GY) Fowler, who, with his brother Finley Fowler, established the newspaper in 1894, is pictured on the bottom page of "How we brought it all to you". George married Christina Kramer, of the Kramer Lumber Co. They had three sons-Raymond Finley Fowler, George Maxwell (Max) Fowler and Walter Scott Fowler. Max took over as editor after his father died in 1914.

We will share more photos from this fabulous edition in the next few weeks.