Scouts of '76: Revolutionary Beginnings

Cost: $15 per Scout (one chaperone included) Travel back to 1776 and step into the world of the American Revolution at this living history Scout event. Delve into the lives of Kentucky’s founding mothers and fathers and explore how the Revolution influenced our state. All Scouts are welcome to come and work towards their Citizen Legacy and Living History badges. Scouts will: Learn about some of Kentucky’s most notable figures, like Daniel Boone and Isaac Shelby Step into the past by dressing up in historical clothing and experience frontier life through hands-on living history activities like bookbinding and candle-making Join us in celebrating America’s 250th birthday while discovering the rich beginnings of Kentucky! Program Schedule (subject to change) : 10:00 a.m. Doors Open 10:30 a.m. Kentucky’s Story in the American Revolution* • Brown-Forman Room 10:30 a.m. Quills and Bills Learning Lab* • Klotter Classrooms 10:30 a.m. Liberty Laundry: Colonial Clothes-Washing Activity • Cralle-Day Garden 10:30 a.m. Boone: The Man, The Myth, The Legend Walking Tour* • Walking Tour 11:00 a.m. Revolution to Statehood Gallery Talk • Revolution to Statehood Exhibit 11:30 a.m. Fife and Drum • Cralle-Day Garden 11:30 a.m. Colonial Candles: Candle Dipping* • Klotter Classrooms 11:30 a.m. Old State Capitol Government Tour* • Old State Capitol 12:30 Lunch Break 1:00 p.m. Kentucky Military History Highlights Tour • Kentucky Military History Museum 1:30 p.m. Revolutionary War Soldier Camp • Old State Capitol Lawn 1:30 p.m. Kentucky’s Story in the American* Revolution • Brown-Forman Room 1:30 p.m. Quills and Bills Learning Lab* • Klotter Classrooms 2:00 p.m. Old State Capitol Highlights Tour • Old State Capitol 2:30 p.m. Flag Folding and Flag Etiquette • Klotter Classrooms 2:30 p.m. Toss the Tea • Commonwealth Hall 2:30 p.m. Liberty Laundry • Cralle-Day Garden 3:00 p.m. Revolution to Statehood Guided Tour • Revolution to Statehood Exhibit *Limited capacities. Learning Labs and some activities will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.