Ronnie Dreistadt, Outreach Educator at the Kentucky Derby Museum, presented “Derby Legends and Other ‘Truths'” at Barnes & Noble on Thursday March 6th. He covered 134 years of Derby history through stories and legends.
Some of the horses and people he mentioned include Aristides, winner of the first Derby; Outlaw Frank James, one of the first “celebrities” to attend the race; Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner; and Secretariat, which still holds the record for the fastest running horse in the history of Derby.
This program is part of the “Kentucky Live!†series organized by the WKU Libraries.
A Log Cabin (Pineapple variation) quilt attributed to Emily Genevieve Marks Clay (1841-1923) of Nicholas County is currently featured in the exhibit, Log Cabins & Lincoln, at the 
Participate in Bowling Green’s first annual Gallery Hop! A unique collaboration between the city’s independent Galleries, Non-Profit Galleries and Studio Centers to provide Bowling Green with great artistic opportunities.
At a quilting workshop on Saturday, February 16, participants made a small wallhanging and in the process learned two techniques used by quilt makers – how to paper piece and how to make three dimensional flowers. Both techniques also can be used to accent clothing, home accessories and other sewing projects.
Magical healings, ghostly encounters and alternative perceptions of reality have been a part of the history and culture of America since the settlement. Providing historical research to support personal narratives and field interviews, WKU Associate Professor and Librarian Jack Montgomery takes the reader into a largely hidden community that has its ancient roots in the African, German and Celtic cultures and is still active today despite the presence of our modern post-industrial society.