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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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Ashland survives on the kindness and donations of its friends and neighbors. Help us continue Henry Clay’s legacy by contributing today!

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

In honor of #HistoricPreservationMonth, we take a

In honor of #HistoricPreservationMonth, we take a look back at those who helped save Ashland and think critically about the history that was erased in the process. See https://henryclay.org/what-we-lost-when-ashland-was-saved/.
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You don’t have to be in Lexington to celebrate I

You don’t have to be in Lexington to celebrate International Museum Day with us-but we do need you to register for the Zoom link! Join Tudor Place Curator Rob DeHart and Dr. Lindsey Apple, historian and member of the Advisory Board of Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate tonight at 6:30 pm as they discuss the early DC horse racing industry and correspondence between Tudor Place’s Thomas Peter and Secretary of State Henry Clay of Kentucky about the sale of a prized racehorse.

Learn how Henry Clay, Thomas Peter and their contemporaries like Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren virtually this evening The elite of early Washington talked politics at the Jockey Club and horses in the U.S. Senate Chamber. The most famous horses in American history, like Seabiscuit and Man o’ War, are tied to some of the most famous men in American history!

Learn how Henry Clay, Thomas Peter and their contemporaries like Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren jockeyed for position — mixing politics, business and pleasure.

FREE EVENT: Register at https://tudorplace.org/event/jockeying-for-position-horseracing-among-the-early-washington-elite/

Photo collage: Ephemera, Tudor Place Archive; The Farmer of Ashland engraving of Henry Clay, Henry Clay Memorial Foundation.
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Midnight Bourbon was the favorite for the Preaknes

Midnight Bourbon was the favorite for the Preakness, but alas he was not the winner. Did you know that Midnight Bourbon is descended in the female tail line of Margaret Wood, one of Henry Clay’s two prize mares?
Join us tomorrow evening learn even more about famous horses in American history, like Secretariat and Man o’ War, and how they are tied to some of the most famous men in American history.
Join @tudor_place Curator Rob DeHart and Dr. Lindsey Apple, historian and member of the Advisory Board of Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate, as they discuss the early DC horse racing industry and correspondence between Tudor Place’s Thomas Peter and Secretary of State Henry Clay of Kentucky about the sale of a prized racehorse.
Learn how Henry Clay, Thomas Peter and their contemporaries like Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren jockeyed for position — mixing politics, business and pleasure.
FREE EVENT: Register at https://tudorplace.org/.../jockeying-for-position.../

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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