

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Frankfort Civil War Round Table - Traces: Slavery at Ashland
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: As was the case at many similar sites, the subject of slavery was ignored, hidden, and marginalized at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate for many years. In the last 25 years, Ashland has undertaken the task of bringing this important history to light and centering the lives of the enslaved in exhibits, programs, and tours. Join Eric Brooks, Ashland's Chief Curator, as he highlights the process that Ashland has followed in this journey and also many of the people, artifacts, and stories that have been discovered and are now featured in our exhibits, programs and tours. It will showcase the frank, challenging and unvarnished truths now being discussed and new perspectives gained and still being sought at Ashland.

Eric Brooks was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Lexington, KY.  He attended Lafayette Senior High School, graduating in 1988. After Lafayette, Eric received a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology at Miami University. Upon graduation from Miami, Eric went to Washington, D.C. where he worked for six months for the National Park Service as an Interpretive Ranger on the National Mall. Eric continued his career in Park Service grey and green for a year at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, New York. There he began his museum career as a Museum Technician. After a year and a half with NPS, Eric received acceptance in the United States Peace Corps where he served two years on the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean. In St. Lucia, Eric taught physical education at a secondary school. After his Peace Corps career, Eric returned to the US and school to pursue a Master’s Degree in Museum Science at Texas Tech University in beautiful Lubbock, TX. Eric received his Master’s in 1998 and finally returned home to KY to take the position of Curator and Assistant Director of Liberty Hall Historic Site (home of Kentucky’s first US Senator John Brown) in Frankfort, KY. After four years in Frankfort, Eric finally made it full circle to Lexington where he became Chief Curator at Ashland in 2002. As Curator at Ashland, Eric is responsible for managing the collection, creating the interpretation of the site, producing research on the site and its inhabitants, and anything else that happens to need doing and for which no one else is available. Eric is a longtime member and past president of the Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance, Kentucky’s organization for the museum and heritage professions.

This series is sponsored by the Frankfort Civil War Round Table, Capital City Museum, and PSPL.

Please register at https://www.pspl.org/event/cwrt-ashland. For more information, contact Megan Pickett at (502) 352-2665 x108 or megan.pickett@pspl.org.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.pspl.org/event/cwrt-ashland.?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=frankfort-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Frankfort
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 319 Wapping St, Frankfort, KY, United States, Kentucky 40601
- **lat**: 38.19769
- **long**: -84.87977
- **full address**: 319 Wapping St, Frankfort, KY, United States, Kentucky 40601

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Paul Sawyier Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/paul-sawyier-public-library/1919245)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 319 Wapping St, Frankfort, KY, United States, Kentucky 40601
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Paul Sawyier Public Library
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Frankfort Civil War Round Table - Traces: Slavery at Ashland ?
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