While Louisville is known as Derby City today, back in the early 1800's, you'd head into town to watch billy goat races instead. Crowds of people would line what is now Billy Goat Strut to watch goat racing. This tradition carries on today in NuLu with their spring #BockFest

#LouisvilleHistory

The Filson winter break is over! We are open to the public as normal.

#FilsonHistoricalSociety #LouisvilleHistory #WeAreOpen #ExploreLouisville

Dr. King made many visits to Louisville in his life, and in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we wanted to share his connections to the Derby City. Connections not everyone knows about.

#MartinLutherKingJr #LouisvilleHistory #MLKDay #CivilRights #LouisvilleKY

A Toast to Friendship Beneath chandeliers and gilded trim, a crowd gathered in reverence and gratitude. Speeches honored the Marquis, but the room honored something more: the fragile miracle of international friendship—and the memory of a Frenchman who stood with us when it mattered most.

Echoes of 1825 on the Ballroom Floor With elegance and joy, dancers in period attire brought history to life. Every turn of the reel seemed to stitch past and present together, reminding us that celebration is a form of remembrance.

Across Generations, Across Time In a circle that spanned ages, today’s participants followed the rhythm of an 18th-century ball—just as citizens might have done to welcome Lafayette himself. Hands joined, music flowing, the past became motion.

A French-American Legacy Rekindled Two centuries after Lafayette walked these streets, we gathered to honor the enduring ties between France and Louisville. Pictured here: a moment of reflection beside the tricolor—symbol of the alliance that helped birth our nation.

200 years ago, #Lafayette came to #Louisville. Today, we honored that visit with dinner, dance, remembrance, and gratitude for the friendship between #France and America. History wasn’t just remembered—it was relived. #Lafayette200 #LouisvilleHistory #AncestorVibes #Genealogy