Early Days: Devou Park Beginnings
NKY History Hour - Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
Ownership disputes, lawsuits and overlapping land grants --the rolling hills and scenic groves of Devou Park began with numerous contractual challenges, as did many Northern Kentucky tracts of land in the late 19th century.
The Devou narrative began with a 2000-acre land grant belonging to Prettyman Merry. This grant included what is now Devou Park, West Covington, Ludlow and Bromley and led to subsequent landowners, including the Rich, Montague and Eubank families.
Chippie's Sensational Science Lab: Terrific Trees
Thursday, May 13, 1 p.m.
Did you know that leaves actually make food to help trees grow? As springtime blooms across our region, kids can learn about the growth habits of those buds, sprigs and tree trunks at the May session of Behringer-Crawford Museum's Chippie's Sensational Science Lab, "Terrific Trees."
The lab, one of a monthly series for children aged 3 to 5 and their caregivers, is named for the museum's chipmunk mascot and provides an hour of preschool-appropriate, educational experiments and S.T.E.A.M.-based fun at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 13.
Read more: Chippie's Sensational Science Lab: Terrific Trees
Chippie's Summer Camp in-a-Box: Museum Mysteries
June 22, 23 and 24, 10-11 a.m.
Chippie's Summer Camp-in-a-Box is three days of summer fun which will take kids on virtual trips through Kentucky's Ice Age, exploring rocks and crystal formations and floating down the Ohio River while solving a mystery from home each day.
Music@BCM Returns This June!
