Day Camps
Make, play, and investigate history at our signature week-long program for ages 6-12. Participants explore KHS exhibits, meet special guest speakers, collaborate with new friends, create art inspired by history, and engage in hands-on games and activities. With small class sizes, quality supplies, and top-notch teachers, campers will have a great time learning about Kentucky's history.
Summer Camp 2023: Week One - Pros of the Past
Date and time: June 12 – 16, 9 am – 4 pm., 8 – 9 am drop off, 4 – 4:30 pm pick up
Age Range: 6 – 12 (rising 1st to 6th grade)
What do you want to be when you grow up…if you lived in the nineteenth century? Find your place in history as we explore popular professions of the past. Create fabric samples as a weaver, upgrade the latest hairstyle as a wig maker, and shape a vessel as a potter. Then you’ll have to get to work tending crops and livestock as a farmer, but don’t forget to turn up the heat as a blacksmith!
Registration End Date: Wednesday, June 7th, 5:00 pm EST
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W Broadway St., Frankfort
Admission Fee: $225 Non-Members, $200 Members
Summer Camp 2023: Week Two - Kentucky Cookin'
Date and time: June 19 – 23, 9 am – 4 pm., 8 – 9 am drop off, 4 – 4:30 pm pick up
Age Range: 6 – 12 (rising 1st to 6th grade)
Grab a plate and take your tastebuds time traveling as we explore what past Kentuckians considered “finger-lickin’ good”! Make trail mix so we can traverse the woods like Daniel Boone, snack on hard tack like Civil War soldiers, and plant a Victory Garden. For your sweeter side, mix up a kid-friendly Ale-81 mint julep and finish the week off with everyone’s favorite meal…dessert. Book your reservation for a timeline of tasty treats today!
Registration End Date: Wednesday, June 14th, 5:00 pm EST
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W Broadway St., Frankfort
Admission Fee: $225 Non-Members, $200 Members
Summer Camp 2023: Week Three - History's Mysteries
Date and time: June 26 – 30, 9 am – 4 pm., 8 – 9 am drop off, 4 – 4:30 pm pick up
Age Range: 6 – 12 (rising 1st to 6th grade)
Grab your magnifying glass as we attempt to discover the truth that has eluded historians for centuries. Use your critical thinking to decipher what Daniel Boone really looked like and try to solve who assassinated Governor Goebel. Explore artifacts in our collection that have a curious past. Dig to see what mysterious objects might lie beneath your feet in the museum’s mock archeological site. There’s no telling what surprises lie in store, so sign up and find out!
Registration End Date: Wednesday, June 21st, 5:00 pm EST
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W Broadway St., Frankfort
Admission Fee: $225 Non-Members, $200 Members
Summer Camp 2023: Week Four - Make a Scene!
Date and time: July 10 – 14, 9 am – 4 pm., 8 – 9 am drop off, 4 – 4:30 pm pick up
Age Range: 6 – 12 (rising 1st to 6th grade)
Calling all drama kings and queens, we are ready for you to make a scene in our exhibit! With the museum as the backdrop, create a historic character based on stories of Kentucky’s past. Write a one-person show, create costumes, props, and learn memorization techniques from historic reenactors. Be sure to sign up before the curtain call!
Registration End Date: Wednesday, July 5th, 5:00 pm EST
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W Broadway St., Frankfort
Admission Fee: $225 Non-Members, $200 Members
Summer Camp 2023: Week Five - The Kentucky Chronicles
Date and time: July 17 – 21, 9 am – 4 pm., 8 – 9 am drop off, 4 – 4:30 pm pick up
Age Range: 6 – 12 (rising 1st to 6th grade)
Live from Frankfort…it’s the Kentucky Chronicles! The one show that recreates Kentucky’s historical events as a news broadcast. Learn the art of interviewing a big story, handle equipment our ancestors wish they had, then act out historical events that happened right here in the Commonwealth. What historic “breaking news” will you chronicle?
Registration End Date: Wednesday, July 12th, 5:00 pm EST
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W Broadway St., Frankfort
Admission Fee: $225 Non-Members, $200 Members
Summer Camp 2023: Week Six - Fun at the Fair
Date and time: July 24 – 28, 9 am – 4 pm., 8 – 9 am drop off, 4 – 4:30 pm pick up
Age Range: 6 – 12 (rising 1st to 6th grade)
Fried, tried, and true, the Kentucky State Fair Camp is here for YOU! Back by popular demand, this camp will have you moving and grooving down the midway, creating game booths, inventions, and fair food delights. Experience the evolution of expositions to annual state-wide fairs that will leave you hungry for more. Space is limited, so be sure to get your tickets quickly!
Registration End Date: Wednesday, July 19th, 5:00 pm EST
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W Broadway St., Frankfort
Admission Fee: $225 Non-Members, $200 Members
Youth & Family Programs
Programs geared toward audiences of all ages!
Sensory Saturday
Homeschool History Day
Family Movie Night at the Museum
Downtown Derby Celebration
Girl Scout Workshops
Explore history hands-on and express creativity while earning a badge. KHS partners with Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana and Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road to offer Girl Scouts regularly scheduled badge workshops. These programs cover many themes, including historic crafts, visual arts, performing arts, family history, games, communication, music, STEAM, and more!
Girl Scout Workshops
KHS partners with Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana and Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road to offer regularly-scheduled badge workshops for Girl Scouts. Information and registration can be accessed via the links above. Have questions? Contact KHSeducation@ky.gov.
2023-2024 offerings include:
- August 12: Brownie’s Celebrating Community
- September 16: Junior’s Playing the Past
- October 13-14: MEdia Journey Overnight at the Museum
- November 4: Junior’s Inside Government
- December 2: Cadette’s Democracy in Action
- February 10: Junior’s Playing the Past
- March 9: Junior’s Inside Government
- April 13: Brownie’s Celebrating Community
- May 18: Cadette’s Democracy in Action