Three years ago I wrote a blog for this website about Bernheim’s historic fire tower. Today the tower joins Bernheim in turning 90 – July 13 marks the day when construction of the tower was completed and it was put into service. So, today was a good time to revisit the structure that has been […]
Bernheim at 90: A Toast to Bernheim
Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, the founder of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, made his fortune in the bourbon whiskey industry. Through a combination of determination, knowledge, and hard work, Mr. Bernheim became immensely successful, allowing his dream to become a reality. When eighteen-year-old Isaac came to America in 1867, his plan was to work as a […]
Before Bernheim: History of the Land and People
Join Daniel Buxton, Vice President of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, for a presentation that includes mystery, murder, Civil War activity, Jesse and Frank James, and many other people and activities that existed on the land that is now Bernheim. He will follow history from the early colonial period to the 1920s, just before I.W. […]
Bernheim – The Gift and the Giver
This year Bernheim celebrates the 90th anniversary of the creation of the I.W. Bernheim Foundation. The story of young Isaac Wolfe Bernheim coming to this country as a poor young man, amassing a fortune, and making this fantastic gift has been told many times in this website and elsewhere. I offer a few thoughts on […]
Send us your favorite Bernheim memory!
Our Story, Your Story, One Giant Story! | mystory@bernheim.org The story of how philanthropist and visionary, Isaac W. Bernheim, made his fortune by distilling bourbon in Kentucky is a good one. The story of his gifting the land that now makes up Bernheim Forest to the people of Kentucky nearly 90 years ago, for the purpose […]