PRESERVATION KENTUCKY

HODGENVILLE, KY

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Preservation Kentucky is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to preserving and protecting the historic resources of Kentucky. The organization is located in Hodgenville, KY, and was founded in 1992. Preservation Kentucky works with both individuals and communities to promote the preservation of historic buildings, sites, and landscapes throughout the state.

The organization has a variety of programs and initiatives aimed at achieving their mission. One of their primary programs is the Kentucky Main Street Program, which provides technical assistance and training to communities looking to revitalize their historic downtown areas. Preservation Kentucky also runs a statewide endangered properties program, which works to identify and preserve historic properties that are at risk of being lost.

In addition to their preservation efforts, Preservation Kentucky also works to educate the public about the importance of historic preservation. They offer a variety of educational programs and resources, including workshops, seminars, and publications.

Overall, Preservation Kentucky is a valuable resource for anyone interested in preserving Kentucky's rich history and heritage. Their dedication to protecting the state's historic resources and educating the public about their importance is essential in ensuring that these treasures are preserved for future generations.

PRESERVATION KENTUCKY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in HODGENVILLE KY. US MID #8402100215

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 173,473 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

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Sister Moon in the heavens &quot;Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens you have made them, precious and beautiful.&quot; –Wikiquote from Canticle of the Sun as translated by Bill Barrett from the Umbrian text of the Francis of Assisi codex

[Photographer's note: I did not wait until the exact moment of the year with a long lens to photograph when the moon crossed the church steeple. I cheated. I took this image of newly fallen snow at dusk around the parish, knowing that I would insert the moon in post-edit. It was how I saw the scene in my mind's eye. Firstly, I needed the technical practice of layering in a moon. Secondly, I would not have to wait a few decades for the exact right conditions. Ah, technology! The temperature was frigid enough to spark me to hurry. I will try a darker scene on a warmer night.]

Sheep riding competition at the rodeo A li'l cowgirl holds on tightly to a running sheep in an attempt to win the longest sheep ride at the Bullwhip Rodeo.

If today’s sunrise hides so no one sees it Then how many times will the farmer's telephone ring?

[These words are your zen koan for the day, made up entirely and inadequately by silly me goofing around. 😉]

Black-eyed Susan in the Monk Cemetery A black-eyed susan sees some Kentucky rain. These flowers skirt the Monk Cemetery of where renowned writer Thomas Merton and his fellow Trappist brothers have their graves.

Trappist monks recite noon prayers <b>Kentucky's freedom of religion and deep religious tolerance</b>

Founded in 1848, this Catholic monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, is not only the first abbey of Trappist monks in Kentucky but also in America. Its first monks immigrated from Europe to found the abbey. It sits alone, surrounded by woodland, hills, and farms in Nelson County, Kentucky.

Why did Kentucky historian Thomas Clark put Nelson County's Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani as one of the state's top eleven treasures for Kentuckians to visit? Whether one is Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Taoist, Zoroastrian, atheist, agnostic, or something entirely else, Dr. Clark felt that all Kentuckians should visit and be familiar with the abbey in order to more deeply appreciate their state. But why?

One guide answered me that it is because this ground is such a holy place. I understand that Catholic believers would visit this site for that reason and would feel that slice of heaven here in Kentucky. But for the rest of us, is the answer that this place shows Kentucky's early and deep commitment to freedom of religion?!? Or maybe the answer is as simple as to have each Kentuckian appreciate its history of when there was a large influx of Catholic immigrants to the Bluegrass State. I don't know.

I do know that the 1850s were the heyday for the Know Nothing Party in Kentucky, whose members thought Catholics were conspiring to overturn the U.S. government and to follow the Pope. During all of that, the foreign Trappists were welcome to immigrate, settle, and establish a monastery in Central Kentucky. The monastery thrived while the Know Nothing Party faded into oblivion.

The book Dr. Thomas Clark's Kentucky Treasures points out why Nelson County seemed like a good place for the immigrating Trappists, especially after an initial attempt at an abbey in Marion County in 1804 did not succeed. But their second attempt looked solid. &quot;Their chances for success seemed good. Nelson County already was a center of Roman Catholic settlement, the nation's first inland Catholic diocese having been established at Bardstown in 1808. Indeed, the Abbey of Gethsemani has flourished since its founding.&quot;

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telephone: 5028714570

PRESERVATION KENTUCKY
306 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 501
HODGENVILLE
KY
40602

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MID #	8402100215
Name	PRESERVATION KENTUCKY
Alternate Name	PRESERVATION KENTUCKY
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	311665931
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	185,583
REVENUE	173,473
LAT/LONG	37.573627, -85.746566
CODES	FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 123 US Census Tract: 960102 US Census Block: 6000