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The Henry Clay Memorial Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit which owns and operates Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate. The Foundation's mission is to promote the legacy of Henry Clay, to share his continued relevance locally and nationally as a great statesman and to preserve his beloved "Ashland" as a testament to his love of Kentucky and country.

Voted Lexington Herald-Leader's Viewer's Choice Favorite Museum in Lexington, 2020
Recipient of the 2020 Thomas D. Clark Award of Excellence for Traces: Slavery at Ashland Tour

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Getting to Ashland

Facebook Live Virtual Tours

Join us every Thursday at 9:00 am for Facebook Live virtual tours of the mansion, artifacts, and grounds. This is a great way for everyone to learn about Kentucky history while staying Healthy at Home. If you can’t come to us, we will come to you! Click here to go to our Facebook page and join the fun!

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It's a perfect day for a walk at Ashland! Enjoy th

It's a perfect day for a walk at Ashland! Enjoy the Labor Day holiday.
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Jazz on the Lawn, an annual community event held a

Jazz on the Lawn, an annual community event held at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate, is CANCELLED for 2021. The event, which typically hosts between 1,000 – 1,500 people was scheduled for Sunday, September 5. The event is cancelled due to exponential growth of new Covid cases in the region.

Jim Clark, Executive Director, explained that the cancellation was made with the high infection rate of the COVID-19 Delta variant in mind and with an abundance of caution for the safety of everyone involved. “We are not in the position of enforcing a requirement that attendees wear masks to Jazz on the Lawn, and we want to avoid creating a situation that might cause people to think differently about Ashland or about this fun, casual, family event,” Clark remarked, “We all look forward to a time when we can enjoy Jazz on the Lawn again, but are convinced it is not prudent to host an event of this size at this time.”

Join us Thursday August 26th at 9am for Wake Up Wi

Join us Thursday August 26th at 9am for Wake Up With Ashland where we will follow up our guns episode with the fascinating and tragic story of Henry Independence Clay and his arctic adventures. Tune in to hear this lost story of exploration and see some amazing artifacts from it!
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Just a little more than 30 minutes!! Our program t

Just a little more than 30 minutes!! Our program this evening is on Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82102881181?pwd=QzNra2RCUXo2UDhuQVpJRjRpbzFMdz09.

Please join us for a taste of the Traces tour on Zoom manager of education Brenna Pye. If you have not had the opportunity to take the Traces: Slavery at Ashland tour, join us at 7:30 TONIGHT (Tuesday) from the comfort of your own space!
Thanks to Lombard Historical Society for inviting us to be part of Lombard Historical Society’s (Lombard, IL) Taste of History event series.
Join us for a 45-minute program - it will feature a 30 minute Traces: Slavery at Ashland tour followed by 15 minutes of discussion.
Sign up for our tour (or any other tour from the Historical Society!) here: https://www.lombardhistory.org/tasteofhistory.
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