Courier-Journal: 'Transformational impact:' How the Brown family has shaped Louisville for 155 years

January 23, 2026

Louisville would probably look quite different if the founder of Brown-Forman never became the first whiskey maker to bottle and seal his liquor.

Picture downtown Louisville without the Frazier History Museum

Think about the local medical community without the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute

Imagine the holidays without the magic of Louisville Ballet's The Brown-Forman Nutcracker at the Kentucky Center. 

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