Bullitt Memories

David Strange, our museum director, and Charles Hartley, our webmaster, have been writing "Bullitt County Memories" articles for the Louisville Courier-Journal that appear in their Neighborhoods Section for Bullitt County on Wednesdays.

The following link will take you to the most recent article available on the Courier-Journal web site.

Old Stone Jail Still Stands [May 16, 2012]

The following articles are archived here with additional information for your reading enjoyment.

Old Stone Jail Still Stands [May 16, 2012]
The Last Great Tree of Shepherdsville [May 2, 2012]
World War I Memorial Plaque [Apr 25, 2012]
Courthouse Bell Mystery Explored [Apr 18, 2012]
Huber's Station [Apr 11, 2012]
Legislation in 1900's Tried to Stop 'Devil Wagons' [Apr 4, 2012]
How Bell's Mill Road Got Its Name [Mar 28, 2012]
Getting Rowed up Salt River [Mar 21, 2012]
Father Bertello and St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Church [Mar 14, 2012]
Paroquet Springs Remembered [Mar 7, 2012]
John Floyd and How Floyds Fork Got Its Name [Feb 29, 2012]
Iron Manufacturing in Bullitt County [Feb 22, 2012]
The Battle of the Kettles [Feb 15, 2012]
The worst train wreck in Kentucky history [Feb 8, 2012]
Did Hagan, Barbour feud lead to murder? [Feb 1, 2012]
Traditional dueling was a serious matter in Kentucky [Jan 25, 2012]
Brass plate marks Bullitt high-water mark during the 1937 flood [Jan 18, 2012]
Glass House Restaurant served people of Bullitt [Jan 10, 2012]
2012 is a year of anniversaries at Bullitt museum [Jan 3, 2012]
Sugar Valley has a deep history [Dec 26, 2011]
Train wreck of 1888 has lasting message [Dec 20, 2011]
Tree traditions fades but story remains [Dec 13, 2011]

The Bullitt County History Museum, a service of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is located in the county courthouse at 300 South Buckman Street (Highway 61) in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The museum, along with its research room, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday. Admission is free. The museum, as part of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization and is classified as a 509(a)2 public charity. Contributions and bequests are deductible under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code. This page was last modified on 20 May 2012 .

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