Covington, KY -- Behringer-Crawford Museum is the proud recipient of a grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $6,411.10 to purchase gun safes and archival boxes to preserve Civil War weaponry. Ten Civil War weapons, including firearms and artillery swords, as well as dozens of additional historical items were acquired from the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Fort Wright, KY. These funds will be used to safely and properly store the valuable artifacts and ensure their historical significance is not lost for future generations.

BCM Assistant Director Sean Mendell accepts grant from The Honorable Order of Colonels.

HOKC will award $3.1 million in grants supporting 314 non-profits, impacting more than 3.9 million Kentuckians. Grants are made possible through donations from contributing Kentucky Colonels from throughout the Commonwealth and around the world who chose to exercise this honor in a meaningful way.

According to Commanding General Gary Boschert, “The year 2021, early 2022 was a challenging year and the Kentucky Colonels stepped up to the challenges. Through extremely generous individuals we were able to increase our regular grant impact for the Good Works Program by over $1,000,000.00.   This year we are awarding 3.1 million dollars, the most money we have ever been able to spend on the program. In addition, the horrible storms that devastated Western Kentucky, Colonels stepped up and donated millions of dollars and we are able to grant 3.7 million for the long-term recovery of the region. Thank you, Colonels, for your generosity and continued support. Your help allows all the Trustees to help impact millions of Kentuckians.”

Behringer-Crawford Museum is supported in part by our members, the City of Covington. Kenton County Fiscal Court, ArtsWave, Kentucky Arts Council, Kentucky Humanities, the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

About the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels: The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels is a 501(c) (3) entity dedicated to supporting charitable activities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The organization is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees. The “Kentucky Colonel” commission is an honorary title granted by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Since 1951, the organization has pursued its mission through annual grants totaling $60 million to more than 1,600 nonprofits. Of those Colonels’ contributions, 100% are awarded to nonprofits across the state. Each grant is thoroughly vetted by the trustees and staff. Though the corporate name is The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, most know it by its long-term trademark, Kentucky Colonels. Visit kycolonels.org to learn more.

For more information about BCM, call (859) 491-4003, email [email protected] or visit www.bcmuseum.org.

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