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Liberty Hall, 1796

liberty hall historic site
A National historic landmark


Orlando Brown House, 1835

Julienne Foster, Executive DirectorJulienne Foster
Executive Director
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Julienne Foster was named Executive Director in January of 2013. She is a native of Frankfort, Kentucky, where she attended high school. She has an M.A. in Museum Administration from the University of Nebraska and a B.A. in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. She has worked for various institutions including the Kentucky Historical Society, The Richmond History Center of Virginia, the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Alabama, and did graduate work at the Museum of Nebraska History, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, as well as the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky. She also worked as an intern at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the University of Kentucky Art Museum. Most recently she administered grants and negotiated contracts for the University of Kentucky Research Foundation. Her specialization is museum collections management and Kentucky costume and textile history.

Jennifer L. Koach
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ducation & Volunteer Coordinator
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A native of northeast Ohio, Jennifer Koach came to Liberty Hall in 2008 from Hillsborough, North Carolina, where she was executive director of the Orange County Historical Museum for nearly four years.  Jennifer holds an M.A. in Public History from North Carolina State University and a B.A. in History from the University of Richmond.  She has experience at several historic sites and museums, working in education, events, exhibit development, and collections management. She has learned how to cultivate cotton, care for goats, and harvest pecans.  At Liberty Hall, Jennifer can often be found working with children, and occasionally meeting with them as Margaretta Brown. She is also the resident hearthside cooking demonstrator.

Kate Hesseldenz, Curator of Collections & ExhibitsKate Hesseldenz
Curator of Collections & Exhibits
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Kate came to LHHS in 2012 from the UK Special Collections Library where she served as administrator of the reading room.  Previously, Kate served as director of Educational Services and National History Day at the Kentucky Historical Society, administrator for the state’s Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, collections management assistant for U.K.’s Webb Museum of Anthropology, and education assistant at the Denver Art Museum. She previously worked with Karla Nicholson as an assistant in the Museum Services and Community History programs at KHS. She holds a B.A. in Art History and Anthropology from Indiana University and an M.A. in Anthropology and Museum Studies from the University of Denver.

 


 
 
 
Liberty Hall Historic Site
202 Wilkinson Street
Frankfort, KY  40601
 
502-227-2560
or toll-free 888-516-5101
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