​​MUSEUM INFORMATION
The Hart County Historical Society & Museum is located in historic downtown Munfordville, Kentucky in the 1893 Chapline Building in the block south of the court house on 31W at 109 Main Street. The Mary Willia Branstetter Genealogy Library is located next door to the Museum at 105 Main Street.   The Society consists of our Museum, Genealogy Library and Battle for the Bridge Preserve located at 810 Rush Island Bend Road.

We are an educational, 501(c)3 organization established in 1968.  Our mission is to preserve and share the history and lifeways of Hart County through the education of our audience and development of our heritage resources.

​We welcome you at the museum and the genealogy library.  If you wish to complete "in person" research in the genealogy library please phone us at 270-524-0101 to make an appointment.

Museum hours:
Monday through Friday:  9 to 4
Saturday:  Open during special events 8 to 4
Genealogy Library hours:  It is best to call & make an appointment
Closed Major Holidays
We greatly appreciate all donations! 

DONATION

$10.00 - $200.00

Our mission is to preserve and share the history and lifeways of Hart County, Kentucky through the education of our audience and development of our heritage resources. From research and tours at the museum to visiting the Anthony Woodson House and the Battles For The Bridge Preserve we welcome you to join us. Your generosity keeps our doors open. Donations in any amount will be greatly appreciated.


If you prefer to write a check or donate cash you can visit us at the museum at 109 Main Street, Munfordville, KY or mail a check to us at Hart County Historical Society, PO Box 606, Munfordville, KY 42765
Donate
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Woodson House and Battlefield location both open dawn to dusk.

Battle for the Bridge
​Historic Preserve
Open daily (dawn to dusk)

battleforthebridgepreserve.com/​
The Preserve in Munfordville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a stop on the American Battlefield Heritage sites, the John Hunt Morgan in KY Heritage Trail and the
​US 31W-31E Heritage Corridor.

Genealogy

Our genealogical library contains over 1,200 surnames. The library located at 105 Main Street in Munfordville, KY houses census books, cemetery
and school records, general history files,
​images and ​Civil War books.
For a research appointment please call us at 270-524-0101
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 Tour the Museum
The museum houses artifacts including Civil War items that tell the history of Hart County.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Museum Location:

Battle of Munfordville
www.battlefields.org/visit/battlefields/munfordville-battlefield
Battle for the Bridge 
www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/munfordville

2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 Winner in the Readers Choice Awards for the
Best Annual Event in
Hart County!

Battles For The Bridge Facebook Page:  www.facebook.com/battlesforthebridgeky

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Ky Arts Council
2022 and 2023
​The Hart County Historical Society has been awarded an Arts Access
Assistance Grant through a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, the
state arts agency, which is supported by state tax dollar and federal
funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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​A Word of Appreciation
​The Hart County Historical Society is grateful to the Kentucky Arts Council for its recent Arts Access Assistance grant sponsoring a series of basket classes for senior citizens and for the Arts Council’s long term support of Hart County basketry.   
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Basket making classes held in June 2022

For Photos of previous Battles For the Bridge Civil War Days Events click on the link below: 

hartcountykycivilwardays.com/
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2021 Battles for the Bridge Event Photo credit: Marcia Hays
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