Locust Grove

Locust Grove - Where Louisville Begins

561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

Monday - Saturday 10:00am to 4:30pm | Sunday 1:00pm to 4:30pm

The Summer Used Book Sale

Stacks and shelves and rows of over 25,000 books in all categories will be for sale during our Summer Used Book Sale, this August 16-18! Learn More

About Locust Grove

The ca. 1792 Georgian mansion, recently re-restored to near its original appearance, is the centerpiece to the rolling fields, woodlands, gardens and farm buildings. Learn More

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The Summer Used Book Sale: Saturday & Sunday Hours

Saturday - Sunday, 10:00am - 4:30pm

All the nooks and crannies of Locust Grove’s Audubon room will be filled with more than 23,000 books — all waiting for you at our Big August Used Book Sale. The books are sorted into 30-some categories, including history, mysteries, art, architecture, literature, cookbooks, humor, and more, and are displayed for easy shopping. Books, donated by readers from across the region, are $1 and $2 -- with special titles $3 and up. All books are great bargains! All proceeds from our book sales support Locust Grove’s continued educational and preservation projects. Many thanks to our Book Sale sponsors: Bonnie and Charles Bartman · Jennifer McCormick· Eleanor B. Miller· Irene Rawlings · John Stites · John & Jeannie Vezeau · Richard Young

The Slave Dwelling Project: Campfire Conversation and Overnight

Friday, 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Join Joe McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project for an overnight stay on Locust Grove’s grounds. The founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, Joe McGill is an educator, Civil War reenactor, and descendant of enslaved people who has conducted programs about the life and memories of the enslaved in 23 states on one hundred-fifty historic sites. During this campfire discussion and overnight stay, Joe will guide a conversation about the lives of enslaved people across the United States, including those at Locust Grove, and consider what can be learned from sleeping where they slept and standing where they stood. Find out more about the Slave Dwelling Project here: https://slavedwellingproject.org/ Advanced reservations required for this program. Tickets will go on sale on July 17 at 10:00 am. Tickets are $25 plus $10 if you sleep overnight and pitch a tent. Please call 502-897-9845 for reservations.

The Slave Dwelling Project: Continuing the Conversation with Joe McGill

Saturday, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Joe McGill will speak on his experiences in telling the stories of the enslaved and sleeping at former sites of enslaved people. Farms and plantations like Locust Grove are a familiar setting for stories of slave life, and William Croghan, like other slaveowners, was first and foremost a businessman. McGill’s presentation will focus on the economy of slavery in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, as well as the insights he has gained through his years of sleeping in slave residences, and visiting former slave sites without slave residences, like Locust Grove. McGill is an educator, Civil War reenactor, and descendent of enslaved people who has conducted programs about the life and memories of slaves in 23 states on one hundred-fifty sites. McGill’s work focuses on changing the narrative, one slave dwelling at a time as he attempts to spend the night in every former slave dwelling still standing in the United States.
Find out more about the Slave Dwelling Project here: https://slavedwellingproject.org/
Advanced reservations required for this program. Tickets will go on sale on July 17 at 10:00 am. Tickets are $12 for members and students/$15 for non-members. Please call 502-897-9845 for reservations.

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561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

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