Description: Extensive resources. Compelling stories. Local publications. From fascinating exhibits to a vast collection of photographs of Laurel County's past. The Laurel County Historical Society, founded in 1963, is home to an independent research library and is an invaluable resource for Laurel County history, life, and culture.
FOUNDED IN 1825 Laurel County was the 80th county in Kentucky to be organized and was named after the Laurel River, noted for dense laurel thickets along its banks.
Travel through time by visiting our ongoing collection of virtual exhibits.
Learn about your very own heritage and those who made our community what it is today.