South Central Kentucky Cultural Center "Museum of the Barrens" — Attraction in Glasgow

I came here for genealogy research on my grandmother’s family and was so pleased with the large collection of information. There were books for both sides of her family, who lived out in the country and are extremely difficult to find information for, even on Ancestry, Family Search and other genealogy sites. The museum provides so much information that even today with so many resources at our fingertips, you just can’t find online. It was also fascinating to browse the displays and see what life was like in Barren County through the years! I could tell that a lot of hard work and dedication is put into running this museum. I can’t wait to go back and spend more time...

I have deep roots in Barren County, and love have wanted to visit, I finally got the chance today, and fell in love with the work that the dedicated volunteers have done.

Three full floors of the history in the area focusing on a great mix of through the centuries, decades, and years. I had my fluffy monster with me, so could not dig into the archives they hold in search of my ancestors, but I will be back to enjoy the holdings in the future.

I also picked up several books on the history, and the CD of the older newspapers. Nice to be able to be a "foreigner" in the area my ancestors were...

Originally as we were driving through, we were only looking for a place to use the restroom. We were very pleasantly surprised when we stumbled upon this place and left absolutely amazed at what we found. This place is amazing, filled with all sorts of incredible historical artifacts. A special shout-out to their military history section, if you are AT ALL interested in military history then this place is a MUST VISIT. I was astounded by the types of artifacts they had. The staff were kind and the place was free to visit! If you're coming through or live here, you need to visit...