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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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The estate of Kentucky's Favorite Son. Politician. Farmer. Lawyer. Henry Clay

Our peony garden is in bloom! Despite the late fro

Our peony garden is in bloom! Despite the late frosts, the peonies survived and are about halfway to peak blooms. We hope you can come out and experience their beauty soon!
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This week on Wake Up with Ashland, join Curator Er

This week on Wake Up with Ashland, join Curator Eric Brooks as he takes a deep dive into Ashland’s Archives. While Ashland is not an archive per se, it does have a small collection of wonderful paper items, many of which are rarely exhibited. Tune in Thursday at 9 am to explore these fascinating artifacts.

If you are not familiar with Josephine Clay, acqua

If you are not familiar with Josephine Clay, acquaint yourself with this fascinating trailblazer by reading this article http://bit.ly/JosephineClayKeenelandMagazine2021 featured in @keenelandmagazine. Learn about the woman rumored to have played a mean hand of poker at the Phoenix Hotel and lived an unparalleled life for women of her era. Josephine Clay's great-great grandson, Henry Clay Simpson, Jr., preserves her rightful place in the history of the horse industry with his book, "Josephine Clay: Pioneer Horsewoman of the Bluegrass" - available in Lexington only at H. Clay & Co. Museum Store located at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate.
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Do you know what this is? It is Running Buffalo Cl

Do you know what this is? It is Running Buffalo Clover, a native plant that greeted Kentucky's earliest settlers. Today, Ashland is the ONLY public place in Fayette County where this plant can be found, and is only one of a few places in central Kentucky.

When you visit Ashland you will see yellow flags scattered about the estate. These flags mark areas where Running Buffalo Clover has been found.

Please do not walk on these areas! While Buffalo Clover associated with ground disturbance (as in migrating herds) but in the spring it is best to stay off the clover so it has a chance to bloom and then drop its seeds. Our mowers will avoid these areas until the early summer, we ask that visitors do the same. Thank you!

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