Archaeology Day at Riverside is a free family-friendly event designed to help you connect with your inner "Indiana Jones" through interactive, hands-on activities, like: ~ Public Archaeology Dig ~ Artifact Washing ~ Special Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Farnsley-Moremen House ~ Flintknapping ~ Native American Pump Drills ~ Brickmaking […]
Join us for a virtual discussion “Engaging Descendant Communities” led by Joe McGill, founder of The Slave Dwelling Project in partnership with Farmington Historic Plantation, Historic Locust Grove, Oxmoor Farm Foundation, and Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. Descendants and representatives from each historic site will join us as panelists. This inaugural collaborative event between Louisville area […]
Brian Cushing traces the progression of how men's clothing changed over the course of the 19th Century grounded in what was going on at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing as the changes happened. Original clothing items from the 19th Century, art work, photographs, advertisements, and more will bring it all to life again. Brian Cushing […]
What was it like for a Victorian Woman to get dressed? What all really went under those clothes? And how do we even know this? Amy Liebert will get dressed in the style of an early Victorian Woman, discussing the various layers that went into creating the 19th century silhouette, including petticoats, drawers, and corset. […]
Archaeology Day at Riverside is a free family-friendly event designed to help you connect with your inner "Indiana Jones" through interactive, hands-on activities. ~ Public Archaeology Dig ~ Artifact Washing ~ Special Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Farnsley-Moremen House ~ Brickmaking Activity ~Special Presenters ~ Held in partnership with the Kentucky Archaeological Survey.
From 1802-1865 at least 47 men, women and children were enslaved on the property now known as Riverside. Black laborers continued to live on the property after Emancipation. Join historian Teresa Lee and archaeologist Lori Stahlgren for an in-depth discussion about what life was like for the enslaved and free African Americans at Riverside. Learn […]
Join archaeologists from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey (KAS) for a FREE behind-the-scenes archaeology tour and learn to wash, identify, and study artifacts that were found in recent excavations at Riverside. Drop-in: Between 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Tour will take place at 11:30 am (weather permitting). Call us for more information at 502-935-6809.
From 1802-1865 at least 47 men, women and children were enslaved on the property now known as Riverside. Black laborers continued to live on the property after Emancipation. Join historian Teresa Lee and archaeologist Lori Stahlgren for an in-depth discussion about what life was like for the enslaved and free African Americans at Riverside. Learn […]
Join archaeologists from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey (KAS) for a FREE behind-the-scenes archaeology tour and learn to wash, identify, and study artifacts that were found in recent excavations at Riverside. Drop-in: Between 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Tour will take place at 1 pm on this day (weather permitting). Call us for more information at […]
Join archaeologists from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey (KAS) for a FREE behind-the-scenes archaeology tour and learn to wash, identify, and study artifacts that were found in recent excavations at Riverside. Drop-in: Between 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Tour will take place at 11:30 am (weather permitting). Call us for more information at 502-935-6809.
