History
Please join us for Family History Day 2025: Solving Genealogy Problems Hosted by the Loretto Heritage Center The schedule of the day will include: 10 am – 11 am – Talk by Susan Lewis, Assistant Genealogist for the Nelson County Public Library 11 am – 12 pm – Workshop: How to Organize your Genealogical Research and…
Women Religious Archives Collaborative to Break Ground on New Heritage Center to Preserve and Share the History of Catholic Sisters The Women Religious Archives Collaborative (WRAC) is pleased to announce that it will break ground on a new heritage center on July 22, 2025. This state-of-the-art facility will preserve the history of Catholic sisters and…
What: Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Loretto’s journey from Little Loretto (near St. Charles Church in Marion County, Ky.) to the current site of the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Loretto will commemorate the journey with a caravan of cars and farm wagons, and area students will serve as an honor guard for the…
The Loretto Heritage Center is hosting a Family History Day on Saturday, February 24th, 9am – 4:30pm. Twelve speakers will discus a range of genealogical topics including accessing local sources and African American genealogy. A short beginner course will be available for those wanting to learn how to get started on their own genealogy. A…
A ritual of remembrance and sanctification at the Loretto Motherhouse, a community of wounding for more than fifty individuals enslaved between 1812-1865. The event program is here. Watch it live at https://www.youtube.com/user/lorettolbi