Hello everyone, It’s with no small amount of regret that we must announce the cancellation of Saturday’s Family Farm and Forage Day at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. If you live in the Ohio Valley, you know to expect summertime showers and thunderstorms as almost a daily occurrence. Saturday’s event, thanks to the remnants of Tropical […]
Come out for a relaxing family-friendly day on the banks of the Ohio River on Sunday, July 12, from 1 to 5 pm. You can enjoy music by "The Rigby's" (Beatles Tribute band), Magic by Dave Cotrell, an Ice Cream Eating Contest, a miniature train ride, pony rides, a farm animal petting zoo, an archaeology […]
The Riverside Garden Club invites you to... Join us for a presentation by Joanna Kirby, President of the Garden Club of Kentucky, on "Creating Way Stations for Monarch Butterflies" at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 8th in the Visitors Center. Ms. Kirby has devoted countless hours to efforts to encourage Kentucky gardeners to create "way stations" […]
From your garden to your table... You will learn: how to harvest fresh herbs how to make and take home a bouquet garni when to add herbs to your cooking which herbs are good with what foods how to mix and match flavors some simple and tasty recipes how to preserve herbs for later use […]
From Early Settlement into World War I Era ~ Period Craft Demonstrations ~ Period Fashion Shows ~ Tools ~ Pastimes ~ Cooking ~ Special Presenters: Meet "Mr. Lincoln" ~ Tours of the Farnsley-Moremen House (1/2 price) ~ Featuring: an 1860s-style baseball game between the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Buckeyes beginning at 1 PM on […]
Join us on Sunday, October 4th at 2:30 PM in the Riverside Visitors Center for a talk by Chuck Parrish on the history of the United States Life Saving Service at Louisville, based on the book he co-authored and edited, entitled Heroes at the Falls: Louisville Lifesavers. From 1880 to 1915, the life saving crew […]
Learn how to cook over an open hearth in Riverside's detached kitchen! Join our resident expert Lucy Rickets on Saturday, October 24 from 10 am to 1 pm. Prepare your own complete meal under her guidance--and plan to enjoy the lunch you helped to make at the end of class! SPACE IS LIMITED so […]
Learn about "the other side of archaeology" and get an up-close look at the artifacts that have been found during recent digs at Riverside. Work with archaeologists from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey to wash, identify, sort and study artifacts from the property. The experience will include a behind-the-scenes tour led by an archaeologist of locations of past and […]
Learn about "the other side of archaeology" and get an up-close look at the artifacts that have been found during recent digs at Riverside. Work with archaeologists from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey to wash, identify, sort and study artifacts from the property. The experience will include a behind-the-scenes tour led by an archaeologist of locations of past and […]
