The majority of the current museum exhibit concerns the “Famous Floyds” as they journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark expedition. This exhibit is on loan from the Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany. We have added interpretive panels that focus on Shelby County. These depict our Prehistory, the time thousands of years ago when prehistoric people lived, and the time when native peoples, such as the Shawnee, Cherokee and Chickasaw, hunted on land now called Shelby County. The panels discuss the exploration and claiming of this land by Squire Boone and those exploring with him, the establishment of initial stations, until the time when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Arrow points and other artifacts from these times are displayed as well as a life-size model of explorer Charles Floyd, member of the Lewis and Clarke expedition.

An accompanying exhibit is the 1890 main street home of one of our Shelbyville residents. It has been replicated as a doll house, complete with period furnishings. This is on permanent loan from the owner.

The museum committee is planning new exhibits that will depict the history of Shelby County. We welcome new members and new ideas. Contact us at  502-844-2277.