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 Week One: Marvelous Makers
Title: Summer Camp Week One: Marvelous Makers
Start: June 17, 2024, 8:00 am EDT
End: June 21, 2024, 4:30 pm EDT
Address: 100 Broadway St. Frankfort, KY 40601
Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (Drop Off: 8-9 a.m.; Pick-Up: 4-4:30 p.m.)
Cost: $200 Members; $225 Non-Members
Ages: 6-12 (rising 1st and 6th graders)
Calling all crafty creators and magnificent makers! In this camp, discover the people, tools, and techniques behind Kentucky's skilled crafting traditions by making your own handmade works of art. We’ll explore traditions such as weaving, bookbinding and printing, folk art, and even garden sculpting! Finish off the week by selling your wares to friends and family at a camp craft fair.
Registration Deadline: June 12th
Summer Camp Week Two: Kentucky Explorers
Title: Summer Camp Week Two: Kentucky Explorers
Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (Drop Off: 8-9 a.m.; Pick-Up: 4-4:30 p.m.)
Cost: $200 Members; $225 Non-Members
Ages: 6-12 (rising 1st and 6th graders)
Could you survive and thrive in the Kentucky wilds? Join other brave explorers, learn about how Kentucky kids lived in the past, and develop old-fashioned skills we can use today. Discover how to read a compass, sew a seam, and more while learning about great Kentucky explorers of the past. Build self-reliance and survival skills and make your own history at KHS!
Registration Deadline: June 17th
Summer Camp Week Three: Busy Builders
Title: Summer Camp Week Three: Busy Builders
Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (Drop Off: 8-9 a.m.; Pick-Up: 4-4:30 p.m.)
Cost: $200 Members; $225 Non-Members
Ages: 6-12 (rising 1st and 6th graders)
Put on your hard hats and get ready for a building adventure! Join us as we travel through time by constructing wattle and daub structures like the American Indians, building a classic log cabin, creating and testing bridges for strength, and learning about Kentucky’s renowned architects and innovators who have made positive changes in the Commonwealth.
Registration Deadline: July 10th
Summer Camp Week Four: Fun at the Fair!
Title: Summer Camp Week Four: Fun at the Fair!
Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (Drop Off: 8-9 a.m.; Pick-Up: 4-4:30 p.m.)
Cost: $200 Members; $225 Non-Members
Ages: 6-12 (rising 1st and 6th graders)
MAKE WAY FOR THE MIDWAY! Back by popular demand, Fun at the Fair explores Kentucky's fair traditions, games, and history. See how the Great Southern Exposition of 1883 brought the world to Kentucky, create your own midway, and compete for blue ribbon prizes!
Parents are encouraged to join us for the last day of camp to enjoy your camper’s creations.
Registration Deadline: July 17th
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!
Information and registration can be accessed via the links below. Have questions? Contact KHSeducation@ky.gov.
Blast from the Past! Girl Scout Overnight
Blast from the Past! Girl Scout Overnight
Friday, October 11th at 6:30 pm – Saturday, October 12th at 10:00 am
Cost: $40 per scout.
Experience an unforgettable overnight adventure at the Kentucky Historical Society and discover the rich history of Kentucky. Get a glimpse into the lives of Kentucky girls from the past and enjoy their historic hobbies while making memories. Create your own corn husk doll, model historical costumes, go on a fun ‘low light’ scavenger hunt in our exhibit, A Kentucky Journey, and make your own ‘hair’ jewelry, just in time for the spooky season.
Participants will sleep inside our “Kentucky Journey” museum. Cozy up to a Model T, sleep tight in a coal mine, rest your head on a flat boat, or have sweet dreams in other historic locations inside the exhibit. Breakfast will be provided the following morning, and scouts are welcome to spend the day exploring our three locations in Historic Downtown Frankfort. Participants will gain an exclusive patch and use your activities to work towards multiple badges regardless of your troop’s age level!
Activities can be counted towards various badges, with each scout receiving a special Blast from the Past patch! The cost of the program includes a patch, snacks, breakfast on the Saturday after the overnight, and free admission to all the Kentucky Historical Society’s sites on the Saturday following the overnight to make the most out of your visit! $15 per adult for breakfast and museum admission. Dinner is on your own. At least one adult must accompany a troop.
Register at history.ky.gov or by emailing KHSeducation@ky.gov.
Scouts in Action
Scouts in Action
Saturday, December 7, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Cost: General Admission
This day-long event offers badges for Cadettes, Juniors, and Seniors, but all Scouts are welcome to come and work towards their Citizen Legacy goals. These workshops focus on becoming an engaged citizen through learning about how government works and your civic responsibilities. Join us at the Kentucky Historical Society to earn your next badge or hop around workshops to complete goals towards a badge of your choice.
Daisies will discover what makes Kentucky unique. Brownies will learn about our democracy, while Juniors and Seniors will gain insight into the inner workings of our government. Cadettes will explore civil debate and the importance of compromise, while Ambassador Scouts will delve into public policy on multiple levels.
Scouts in Action fulfills all of the following badge requirements: Inside Government (Junior-level), Democracy for Brownies, Finding Common Ground (Cadets), and Behind the Ballot (Seniors). However, we encourage Scouts of all ages to explore how state and national government operates—and what they can do to help their government, too!
Register at history.ky.gov or by emailing KHSeducation@ky.gov.