Historic Louisville

11/04/2025

Fallen, but Not Forgotten
In Search of the Simpsonville Massacre

In 1865, two dozen Union soldiers, all formerly enslaved, were ambushed and killed along a road in Kentucky. Archaeologists are still searching for their remains.

10/31/2025

https://sacredplaces.org/news/3502/

09/30/2025

The Mary Street Midden Project

https://marystreetmidden.org/

The future location of the Mary St Midden Project in Germantown near Paristown in Louisville.

12/24/2024

Waiting for The Historic Cross To Be Returned, Christmas Eve 2024.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2024/12/24/historic-cross-stolen-from-spalding-university-campus-in-louisville/77199912007/

https://www.wave3.com/2024/12/24/reward-offered-cross-taken-spalding-university-campus/

https://www.wdrb.com/news/reward-offered-in-louisville-for-return-of-historic-cross-stolen-from-spalding-university/article_34594062-c20d-11ef-891e-6f0e713722bc.html

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/reward-return-stolen-historic-cross-contemplative-gardens-spalding-university-louisville-kentucky-cathedral-of-the-assumption/417-9ac0768a-5972-428d-b550-c50ee914f626

https://www.wlky.com/article/spalding-university-historic-cross-stolen-reward/63269862

12/08/2024

Visitors and residents love authentic Louisville. Why don't city leaders? Guest C-J Opinion by Steve Wiser
Whenever a rare landmark petition is submitted to preserve a historic building, Louisville officials scream ‘obstructionist!’
http://tiny.cc/oldlouie

12/05/2024

A few of our favorite memories, there were tens of thousands more.

Lost Historic Houses of Louisville: Louisville has had many historical Residences destroyed by fire, demo’d, extreme-makeovers, etc., over the years. Click on this image to view some of these houses that no longer exist.

11/14/2024

Carnegie Libraries in Louisville that are still open

Main
301 W. York St.

Crescent Hill
2762 Frankfort Ave.

Western
604 S 10th St

Portland
3305 Northwestern Parkway

Parkland *pending
2743 Virginia Ave.

Libraries that are closed

Shelby Park
600 E Oak St.

Highland
1000 Cherokee Rd.

Eastern
600 Lampton St.

Jefferson
1718 W Jefferson St.