Empowering Community Leaders in Johnson County

Heritage Days promotes tourism and boosts the local economy. Hosted at the 1850s farm Mountain Home Place, the three-day event is a Johnson County tradition, with over 900 people participating in 2009. Children from four counties, adults from several counties, and over 60 volunteers through Cooperative Extension efforts, have created an event that garnered Mountain Home Place a national award. Interactive tours and demonstrations—on spinning, weaving, and quilting; grinding corn; making apple cider, sorghum, and butter; heirloom seeds; farm animals; drying herbs; pottery; metal work; early American schools—further understanding of culture and traditional food security techniques. A Paintsville teacher said it was the most effective program on Kentucky history she had seen in 30 years of teaching.

To view the entire Building Strong Families Johnson county profile, please click the link.