AUBURN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

AUBURN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PO BOX 794

433 W. MAIN ST.

AUBURN, KY 42206

Dedication of the Refurbishment of our Museum & Library

An open invitation to the public.

Due to the generosity of the Carpenter Foundation, our building at 433 W. Main Street has been bricked and a new façade has been added. In addition, parts of our Historical Village have received a facelift! The Greenwood School, a one-room school house dating back to 1885, and the Hogan-McFadden Barn containing antique tools and equipment, have both been improved.

We at the Auburn Historical Society sincerely hope you will come and help us celebrate the growth and beautification of our Museum and Historical Village:

3:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

There will be special entertainment by the Nate Overholt Mennonite Group and refreshments will follow.

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Work has commenced during the week commencing Monday August 20, 2007 on the bricking of the Auburn Museum & Library. Bobby Woodall of Woodall Construction, Russellville was successful in his bid for the job. The work is being carried out by Kenneth Walker [Walker Masonry] of Russellville and formally of Main Street, Auburn. This project was made feasible by a grant from the Carpenter Foundation.

I have mentioned above about the New Look Auburn Museum which no longer supports the deteriorating timber siding but a beautiful finish of red brick. This work was badly needed and has been made possible with a grant from the Carpenter Foundation. The next part of the project is to remove the 'saloon look' and make it into a structure which all Auburn & Logan County people can be proud of. This part of the project is not grant aided and will need to be funded by the Auburn Historical Society. You will ask yourself - "HOW CAN I HELP?"

All you have to do is to become a member - your membership fees will help us in this project and also the day to day running expenses - we ask for no more.

Please - Just mail your $10.00 annual individual membership fee to:

Auburn Historical Society, PO Box 794, Auburn, KY 42206

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Auburn Museum gets a facelift

Pam Cassady - Staff Reporter - News-Democrat & Leader (News-Democrat & Leader - Nov. 2, 2007)

Those who drive down Main Street in Auburn have probably noticed the work being done at the Auburn Library and Museum. After several weeks, the work is complete and the renovation was celebrated with a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2006. Many people gathered in the front parking lot to admire the work that had been done to celebrate all that the library and the museum mean to the community.

"It was just a wonderful day," said Eloise Hadden, of the Auburn Historical Society. In addition to various speakers, 'we had the most beautiful singing by the Nate Overholt Family and Ms. Andrea," she said.

Speakers included Judge Sue Carol Browning, library representative Obie VanCleave and Hadden.

Hadden explained that the organization received a grant fro $25,000 from the Carpenter Foundation. Work done included bricking the entire building which houses the library and the museum, putting in new windows and a door on the museum, landscaping and other upgrades. The grant was received in June and work began in July.

"It was so essential," Hadden said.

The museum contains over 1,000 artifacts and controlling the climate in the museum is important to protecting some of the artifacts.

Leftover brick was used for landscaping in the front of the building and at the old School House in the back.

The dedicated ceremony which celebrated the refurbishment of the Museum and the dedication of the Hogan-McFadden Barn. This historic barn was moved from the Auburn Baptist Church property a few years ago and is now part of the museum. It contains many artifacts and displays, including an old soda fountain and a pioneer kitchen.

Hadden, who was instrumental in getting the grants that started the museum and historical society, said there is much to see and enjoy at the museum. She encouraged everyone to come and visit the museum, the barn and the old school.

"Words just cannot describe all of the history that is found there," Hadden said.

The Auburn Museum is open daily from 1 to 4 p.m.