Bullitt County History Museum

06/18/2026

The Bullitt County History Museum will be closed tomorrow, June 19th, 2026 for Juneteenth. Enjoy your weekend and we will see you next week!!

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06/12/2026

The DAR will be dedicating a Tulip Poplar tree on Sunday, June 28th at 2:00 PM at the Pioneer Graveyard. Mark your calendars!

06/10/2026

Mark your calendars!!!

06/10/2026

Don't forget to mark June 27th on your calendar!!!

06/02/2026

📣 Help Bullitt County Make History!

What will people in 2076 think about life in Bullitt County in 2026?

As part of the America 250 celebration, Bullitt County is creating a community time capsule that will be opened 50 years from now—and we're inviting residents to help tell our story.

Visit the Bullitt County Tourism booth at Bullitt Blast, June 27th from 4-10pm! You can sign a commemorative scroll, write a note to future generations, or donate a small item for consideration in the America 250 Time Capsule.

We're seeking items that reflect life in 2026—our culture, community, technology, daily routines, and the things that define this moment in time.

Examples include:

• 2026 school sports highlights and memorabilia
• Event tickets, flyers, invitations, and programs from Bullitt County community events
• Small election materials and campaign items
• A wristwatch set to the date and time the capsule is sealed
• 2026 fashion and home magazines
• Technology items such as a smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, and charging accessories
• Popular toys and collectibles, including Squishmallows, Bluey or other character toys, LEGOs, Matchbox or Hot Wheels vehicles representing 2026 models, and fidget spinners
• Other small items that capture what it was like to live, work, learn, and play in Bullitt County in 2026

Please note that all donated items will be reviewed, and only those deemed appropriate, relevant, and suitable for the capsule will be included. Items must be relatively small due to space limitations. These items will not be returned.

Can't make it to Bullitt Blast? Donations will also be accepted at the Bullitt County History Museum through June 26. The museum is open Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Once completed, the time capsule will be preserved at the History Museum until it is opened in 2076.

What piece of 2026 would you want future generations to discover?

05/26/2026

Hi there Museum Friends!!!! It is time to make sure you have marked June 27th on your calendar!! I need you to come to the museum and do a scavenger hunt with your children. It will be on the second floor of the museum in the new military section. You can help your child fill out their sheet, and then we will draw for 10 (ten) $10 Walmart cards. I know this isn't much, but kiddos will love to win. I would like to draw for the Wal-Mart cards about 5:30.

ALSO!!! At 5:00 George Washington (Mayor, Jose Cubero) will read a portion of the Declaration of Independence and after he finishes, Abraham Lincoln (Larry Elliott) is going to give the Gettysburg Address with some history tied to it. Abraham's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln (Gwinn Thompson) will also be present. This will take place on the first floor on the courthouse steps inside. We want a crowd there!!

Please come to the museum and play along with us for a couple hours before you walk over to the Shepherdsville City Park for the rest of the America 250 celebrations and the fireworks for Bullitt Blast!!!!

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05/22/2026

Hi there Museum Friends - Just wanted to let you know that the Bullitt County History Museum will be closed on Monday, May 25th to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Have a great holiday weekend and remain safe!!

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05/21/2026

Happy anniversary and many thanks to Bullitt County History Museum Executive Director Sheri Hatter!
This day marks four years that she has served in that position.
Thank you, Sheri, for all you do!

05/19/2026

Save the date of June 27th and plan on joining us for some fun celebrating the birthday of our Country. America turns 250 and we are throwing a party!!! The Bullitt County History Museum is working together with the City of Shepherdsville and Bullitt County Tourism!!

04/30/2026

Hey history mystery buffs, here’s another mystery perhaps you can help me with.
I recently learned that there was apparently a community in Bullitt County named “Ogdensville”, but I can find no evidence of it beyond these few clues:
1. A genealogical query at the Bullitt County History Museum has a record of a family ancestor who was born at Ogdensville in Bullitt County.
2. Various hints suggest that it was indeed in Bullitt County, south of the Salt River. (Originally part of Nelson County).
3. It might be connected to Rev. Benjamin Ogden, who lived in Bullitt County for a while.
4. The community would have likely existed around 1800 and must have never been more than maybe a farm and a small store that came and quickly faded away. None of our Bullitt County History maps show that community, and I have nothing on it so far except a biography of Rev. Ogden on our museum web site at
https://bullittcountyhistory.org/bchistory/benjamin-ogden.html #:~:text=In%20the%20first%20four%20years,the%20life%20of%20Benjamin%20Ogden.
(Thanks to Charles Hartley for that link.)
5. Rev Ogden was a big part of Bullitt and Kentucky history. He was a founding father of Bullitt County and a well-know missionary preacher and founder of Davidson Memorial Methodist Church in Shepherdsville. But right now it is only a hunch that he is connected with Ogdensville.

So, history sleuths, find me Ogdensville. We’ve solved several mysteries before.
Let’s do it again! 🙂

In the first four years of Bullitt County's existence (1797-1800) 60 marriages were performed here. Of these Benjamin Ogden performed 29, Simeon Hall performed 27, and the remaining 4 were officiated by James Rogers. Today, we will look at the life of Benjamin Ogden.