Events & Workshops

Upcoming Events

• February 1, 2012 at 5:30 pm: BGT deTour of the Lexington History Museum in the Old Courthouse, 215 West Main Street. More details to come.
• March 7, 2012 at 5:30 pm: BGT deTour of First Presbyterian Church and the Henry Clay Law Office, 171 Market Street. More details to come.
• March 16, 17, and 18, 2012: The Blue Grass Trust's 15th Annual Antiques and Garden Show will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park's Alltech Arena. For more information, please contact (859) 253-0362 or click here.
• The Hunt-Morgan House is currently closed for the season. Our 2012 season will begin in early April. For information concerning group tours or event rentals, please contact us at (859) 253-0362.
• March 28, 2012: The Hunt-Morgan House will open for the 2012 season. For more information, call (859) 253-0362.
  
• For information on any of our events, please contact The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation at (859) 253-0362 or stop by our office at 253 Market Street in historic Gratz Park.

Brown Bag Lectures

Brown Bag Lectures focus on a variety of topics related to Kentucky’s cultural heritage. They are free and open to the public.  Lectures are generally offered on the third Tuesday of the month, with the exception of December, at Noon at the Hunt-Morgan House, 201 N. Mill St.  Please check to confirm date and time.

Preservation Month

Preservation Month offers the Trust an opportunity to educate the public about historic preservation in the community. Each May, the BGT celebrates National Preservation Month by planning a variety of public events, including lectures, tours and exhibits.

The BGT Annual Preservation Awards

The BGT Annual Preservation Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations to the Blue Grass Trust or to the preservation movement in Kentucky.

2011 Award Winners:

• Preservation Craftsman Award: Given to a building industry craftsman who has exhibited a strong commitment to quality craftsmanship for historic buildings. Awarded to Annis and Dreyer Construction; Bill Faulconer
• Clay Lancaster Heritage Education Award: Given to an individual or group for service in researching and disseminating information about the Central Kentucky region. Awarded to Tom Eblen; Sally Van Winkle Campbell
• Community Preservation Award: Given to a non-governmental organization or individual for service to the preservation movement or to a specific project. Awarded to UK College of Design Historic Preservation Graduate Organization
• Barbara Hulette Award: For efforts in the preservation of Cental Kentucky's history, heritage, built environment, landscape, archaelogical resources, sense of community or significant endeavors. Awarded to Pete Laughlin
• Lucy Shropshire Crump Award: Given to an individual who has provided exemplary service to the Blue Grass Trust throughout the year. Awarded to Maddie Lyerly
• Lucy Grave Advocacy Award: Given to an individual or group that has exhibited advocacy leadership in supporting the historic preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Awarded to John Jay Buchtel
• Betty Hoopes Award: Given to a volunteer from the Antiques and Garden Show Committee. Awarded to Amelia Martin Adams; Kirstin Keiser
• Clyde Reynolds Carpenter Adaptive Re-use Award: Given to an individual or group for outstanding efforts towards the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of a building or buildings within Central Kentucky. Awarded to Dudley's on Short (Debbie Long); Table Three Ten and Wine+Market (Andrea Sims and Krim Boughalem); Shorty's The Urban Market (Darren Teodoro)
• John Wesley Hunt Award: Given to an individual for lifetime service to the preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Awarded to Jim McKeighen