In the Audubon Story series, we will delve deeper into John James Audubon’s history to learn more about the people, places, and events that shaped his life’s course. After viewing the original double-elephant folio prints from The Birds of America in our museum galleries, visitors sometimes ask us, “where is Audubon’s signature?” We’re accustomed today
In our Object Spotlight series, we will take a closer look at the story behind an object from the collections of John James Audubon State Park Museum. On July 15, 1938, the John James Audubon Memorial Museum and State Park opened to the public. The citizens of Henderson, Kentucky, had looked forward to this moment
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday video about John James Audubon’s small study of a ruby-throated hummingbird from 1821 in our museum collection. It is an example of Audubon’s early determination to succeed in producing
On April 26, 1785, a young woman named Jeanne Rabin gave birth to a baby boy on his father’s sugar plantation in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (today Haiti). This boy would have been considered a misbegotten child by the standards of Western society in the 18th century. His parents, a French chambermaid and a
Since 2008, most visitors to the museum and nature center at John James Audubon State Park have passed the American Bald Eagle statue when walking up the front steps. Created by Kentucky artist, Raymond Graf, it is one of 16 life-sized bronze sculptures based on illustrations in John James Audubon’s The Birds of America that
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday video about our collection of John James Audubon’s calling cards and calling card case. From 1826 to 1838, Audubon worked tirelessly to sell himself as a respectable
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for our newest Museum Monday video. Learn the story of the Henderson citizens who came together to clear a path for the creation of John James Audubon State Park in the early
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for our first Museum Monday video. Learn more about our museum’s founder, Susan Starling Towles, a small-town librarian in the early 20th century with a vision to build a place to preserve
John James Audubon, the world-renowned artist and naturalist, lived in Henderson with his family from 1810 to 1819. As a Henderson resident, he engaged in various business ventures, including a store, real estate, and a steam-powered lumber and grist mill. Despite the constraints on his time, Audubon still pursued his passion for learning about and