The Robertson Genealogy Library is an important space at the Jackson County History Center. It has collections of books and pamphlets, maps and pictures, journals and genealogical records, and relics which illustrate the social, religious,…

In addition to these locations, the Jackson County History Center has many other things to see. There are two museums on the campus. The Ball Museum is housed in a building that was once the blacksmith shop of a man named James Bland. It is now…

The Nentrup trading post served as an economic center for Jackson County in the early 19th century. It has  been tentatively dated to around 1827 and was in use until 1857.  Its owner, who we believe was either named Joseph Henry or Joseph Herman…

The Pioneer Village that comprises the nucleus of the History Center Campus is named for Colonel John Ketcham (1782-1865). John Ketcham was born in Maryland in 1782. His family moved to northern Kentucky when he was a small child. Although…