• ATHS Meeting: Topic: The legend of Leah Smoc

    Elizabethtown Community & Technical College 620 College Street Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky

    Speaker: Gerry Fischer, local historian, author, and director of the Meade County History Museum. A retired educator with degrees in anthropology, history and teaching, he has published several books regarding local history. Topic : The legend of Leah Smock,22, from Battletown in Meade County, was accused of being a witch and was executed by fire […]

  • Ancestral Trails Historical Society (ATHS) 50th Anniversary celebration

    Hardin County Museum ATHS Library 201 WEST DIXIE AVE, ELIZABETHTOWN, KY

     October 5, 2025 2 pm -4 pm Everyone is invited to ATHS 50th Anniversary celebration, refreshments and tours of library and museum .  Hope to see you there. For information contact ATHS library  (270) 982-0881 or mgbarnes@hotmail.com.

  • ATHS Meeting: Tribute to Valor and Courage Revisited

    Elizabethtown Community & Technical College 620 College Street Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky

    Speaker: Eric Lee Topic: Tribute to Valor and Courage Revisited. Eric was chosen to speak this month in honor of the   many individuals who served our country. Everyone is invited to attend. Light refreshments served. Eric  served eight years in the military. He is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War. Serving in the 101st Airborne […]