Kentucky's Indigenous Farmers
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Native peoples living in Kentucky turned to a farming way of life by around A.D. 1000. They drew on the plant food growing techniques of their ancestors, who domesticated and grew several native Kentucky plants beginning around 1000 B.C.
This presentation will describe this long tradition of Native farming practices, drawing on archaeological research conducted in Kentucky, informed by ethnographic and ethnohistoric sources.
Dr. Gwynn Henderson is the Education Director at the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, a program of Western Kentucky University’s Department of Society, Culture, Crime & Justice Studies.
DATES: Sat, July 11, 2026 1:00pm -2:00pm
LOCATION: Forkland Community Center (16479 Forkland Rd, Gravel Switch, KY 40328)
AGES: Adults (but all ages are welcome)
MORE INFORMATION: https://boylepublib.org/events/kentuckys-indigenous-farmers
This presentation will describe this long tradition of Native farming practices, drawing on archaeological research conducted in Kentucky, informed by ethnographic and ethnohistoric sources.
Dr. Gwynn Henderson is the Education Director at the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, a program of Western Kentucky University’s Department of Society, Culture, Crime & Justice Studies.
DATES: Sat, July 11, 2026 1:00pm -2:00pm
LOCATION: Forkland Community Center (16479 Forkland Rd, Gravel Switch, KY 40328)
AGES: Adults (but all ages are welcome)
MORE INFORMATION: https://boylepublib.org/events/kentuckys-indigenous-farmers
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Where is it happening?
Forkland Community Center, 16479 Forkland Rd,Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Host or PublisherBoyle County Public Library
