The Madison County Historical Society is now actively working on a memorial to honor our World War II dead. The monument will be a black granite with white lettering. It will measure 48" x 72" and will be placed on the Madison County Courthouse lawn on the Second Street side. Madison County Fiscal Court will provide the base and concrete path around the monument with benches located in front of the monument. The estimated cost of the monument will be $12,500.

 
We are asking for donations to fund this very worthwhile memorial.  Please click the title for more information. Thank you.

 

Please go here to see the full plaque dedication ceremony from April 19, 2024:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CixChjHZ0BY

Please follow the link below to see Sharyn Mitchell (Madison County Historical Society) discuss the new "Footprints: Traces of Black History in Richmond, Kentucky" with Richmond Tourism.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/RDrYAAN5JSN4Qr1i/?mibextid=WC7FNe

 

Regular meeting date is the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Meeting location will be in the Community Room of the Madison County Library at the corner of West Main and 5thStreet.

Presentations, when possible, are also live on Zoom.

Regular meeting time is 6:30 PM.  Publicity will be made via Facebook, email, and the Community Calendar in the Richmond Register and Berea Citizen.

 

Please follow the link to our youtube channel to see broadcasts from past events! 

https://www.youtube.com/@madisoncountykyhistory

Ginny Whitehouse, Ph.D., is director of the EKU School of Communication and a professor of multimedia journalism. She leads a team of Eastern faculty in expanding the story of the enslaved people who lived and worked for the Clay family at White Hall. She also is a Deaconess Candidate for the United Methodist Church.
While researching for the White Hall project, Whitehouse discovered that Madison County’s own Belle Harris Bennett laid the foundation for the Deaconess movement in what was then the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Harris was president of its women’s mission board and part of the national campaigns for women’s suffrage and African American civil rights. She advocated for women’s education, becoming instrumental in opening colleges from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai to London, Ky. That’s only part of her story. She sought racial justice in her own hometown and there faced some of her greatest challenges.
We look forward to seeing you at our first presentation of 2025!

WHAT: Dr. Ginny Whitehouse presenting “Belle Harris Bennett”
WHEN: Thursday, February 27th, 2025
WHERE: Madison County Public Library, Richmond Branch