Henderson County Public Library: December 2025 Genealogy, Local History, and Veteran Newsletter

Upcoming Activities

Register online

or contact the Genealogy and Local History Staff

270-826-3712 ext. 214

Coffee With A Vet

Monday, December 8, 2025

10 am

Pittsburg Tank and Tower Event Suites

Coffee With A Vet is a round-table discussion led by a Veterans Benefit Field Representative for the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. Each month, the Field Representative will be answering veterans' questions and sharing information to support veterans and their families.

After the meeting, Mission BBQ will be providing a lunch for attendees.

Please register by Friday, December 5, 2025

To participate virtually, please click the link below:

Adventures with the Noble Odyssey Foundation

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

6 pm

Pittsburg Tank and Tower Event Suites

The adventures of Captain Luke Clyburn started while he was growing up on the banks of the Ohio River. He has been the leader of the Noble Odyssey Foundation for more than 53 years. The organization unites scientists, educators, and young people interested in underwater exploration and research to create and fund initiatives that will improve public knowledge of Great Lakes science and history.

Noble Odyssey Foundation has produced thirteen award-winning PBS programs.
Captain Luke is a member of both the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Hall of Fame in Arlington, Virginia, and the Hall of Fame for Macomb County, Michigan.

Genealogy Department Christmas Gathering

Saturday, December 13, 2025

12 pm

Pittsburg Tank and Tower Event Suites

You and your family are invited to celebrate the season at our annual Genealogy and Local History Department Christmas Gathering. Bring your family's favorite appetizer, side dish, or dessert. Our department will provide the meat and beverages.

Please register by Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Local History Exhibit

"Recognition: North and South" Constant Meyer, 1865, Museum of Fine Arts

Titled “Civil War – The Henderson Homefront,” this exhibit commemorating the 160th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War, will explore the local events during the war, the men who served on both sides, and the citizens who were greatly affected by the constant unrest in the area.

The display will be presented in the library’s Genealogy and Local History Department which resides in the original Carnegie Library. It will be open to the public through December 2025.