Hardin County Ky History Museum

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Hardin County Ky History Museum Hardin County History Museum
201 W. Dixie Ave. Elizabethtown, Ky. 42701
270-763-8339
www.hardinkyhistory.com

Since opening its doors in the fall of 2003, the Hardin County History Museum has been collecting and preserving artifacts, documents and other memorabilia that tells the story of Hardin County from its early Indian inhabitants to modern times. Through a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits, as well as speakers, tours and promotions, the history museum strives to promote knowledge and appreciation for area heritage. Pioneer relics form a collective memory of cabin life in the wilderness of the Kentucky frontier. Various panels depict the evolution of the counties carved from the frontier of Kentucky County, Virginia that became a state in its own right and settled by the influx of westward travelers after the War of Revolution. Today, more than 200 years after the first white settlers made their home in the area we know as Hardin County, the gathering, preserving and displaying objects honoring the area’s founders and inhabitants as well as their lives and achievements is presented in a premier collection of artifacts housed at the museum. We invite you to visit and enjoy a journey through time.

Saturday News Enterprise
10/20/2026

Saturday News Enterprise

Unveiling of the SSG Benjamin Pennington Exhibit at the Hardin County Museum October 16,2026
10/19/2026

Unveiling of the SSG Benjamin Pennington Exhibit at the Hardin County Museum October 16,2026

Godspeed SSG Benjamin N. Pennington!
10/15/2026

Godspeed SSG Benjamin N. Pennington!

10/14/2026
Hardin County History Museum to Unveil Display in Honor of SSG Benjamin PenningtonThe Hardin County History Museum is pr...
10/11/2026

Hardin County History Museum to Unveil Display in Honor of SSG Benjamin Pennington

The Hardin County History Museum is proud to announce that it will unveil a display in honor of SSG Benjamin Pennington, who laid his life on the altar of freedom earlier this year in the war with Iran. The unveiling is scheduled for 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Friday, October 16, 2026, in the Museum, located at 201 West Dixie Avenue in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. SSG Pennington's father, Tim Pennington, will be in attendance to make a few comments.

Questions may be directed to Tim Asher, Museum Board President. Please RSVP for this event by calling 270-763-8339.

10/09/2026
Naomi J. McAfee: From Hardin County to the Frontiers of Reliability Engineering
10/08/2026

Naomi J. McAfee: From Hardin County
to the Frontiers of Reliability Engineering

10/07/2026
The 1st Annual Heritage Day at Freedman Lake (Freeman Lake Park) will take place on Saturday, October 10, 2026, starting...
10/05/2026

The 1st Annual Heritage Day at Freedman Lake (Freeman Lake Park) will take place on Saturday, October 10, 2026, starting at 10:00 AM. Located at 212 Freeman Lake Park Road, Elizabethtown, KY, this community celebration is completely free to the public and serves as a local signature event marking America’s 250th Birthday.

Address

201 W Dixie Avenue
Elizabethtown, KY
42701

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(270) 763-8339

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