As the region’s oldest non-profit preservation organization, the Blue Grass Trust offers leadership and inspiration to the preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Our on-going mission is to preserve and protect the historic built environment and the heritage of the bluegrass region of Kentucky. Through advocacy, activism and education we pursue this mission every day.

We invite you to become a part of this exciting and important mission by joining in the work of our Community Preservation and Education Committee or by participating in any of the preservation and education programs described below. To learn more about these programs or the preservation mission of the Trust please contact us.

The BGT Plaque Program is probably the most visible program of the Trust. The very familiar BGT plaque calls attention to buildings of architectural or historical significance that are fifty or more years old. Some 800 plaques have been awarded since the program began in the early 1970s. To apply for a plaque, please contact us or click here to download an application..

Preservation Week, organized by the LFUCG Historic Preservation Commission, offers the Trust an opportunity to educate the public about historic preservation in the community. Preservation Week takes place each May, during National Preservation Month. The BGT participates in, and celebrates, Preservation Week by planning a variety of public events, including lectures, tours and exhibits.

Brown Bag Lectures focus on a variety of topics related to Kentucky’s cultural heritage. Lectures are offered on the third Tuesday of the month, September through May (with the exception of December), at Noon at the Hunt-Morgan House, 201 N. Mill St.

The Primary Heritage Education Program, available to area elementary schools, is a specially designed curriculum meant to aid students in learning about local history. The curriculum targets significant architectural and historic structures and provides teachers with lesson plans, discussion guides, illustrations, supplemental reading materials, and kits for creating models and replicas. The Trust also offers special walking tours of Gratz Park and the Hunt-Morgan House in conjunction with this program or separately.

The Visual Arts Contest, open to area high school students, promotes awareness of the region’s history. Entries portray historic structures within the students’ communities and are rendered in a variety of media

Heritage Exhibits, developed by the BGT, are available to the public free of charge. Please contact us to reserve these exhibits.

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.

Technical Assistance is offered on a variety of preservation issues. This assistance is provided through seminars, workshops, a resource library and in response to individual requests for information.