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Kentucky Historical Society
KHS Receives 2010 Brian C. Pohanka Preservation Organization of the Year Award
KHS Receives 2010 Brian C. Pohanka Preservation Organization of the Year Award
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 7, 2010) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) was recognized Saturday as the 2010 Brian C. Pohanka Preservation Organization of the Year. The award was presented by the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) during its annual conference, which was held last weekend in Lexington.
The Brian C. Pohanka Preservation Organization Award is presented annually to an organization that distinguishes itself for outstanding dedication to the preservation, promotion and interpretation of Civil War history. KHS is the fourth recipient of this award, which began in 2007 to honor the late Civil War historian Brian Pohanka, one of the founders of the Association for Preservation of Civil War Sites, the predecessor organization of CWPT.
“The Kentucky Historical Society is honored to be chosen for this prestigious award,” said Kent Whitworth, executive director of KHS. “We hope to engage all Kentuckians during the 150th anniversary of the Civil War to take a fresh look at Kentucky’s history as it relates to the war and to discover with us how the Civil War impacts our state to this day.”
KHS is administrator of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, whose members were appointed last fall by Gov. Steve Beshear. KHS is also the recipient of a $1,050,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant for the sesquicentennial, which will help fund a wide variety of programs related to the Civil War. “Discovering Together: Kentucky’s Civil War Landscapes,” is the theme developed by KHS for the commemoration.
“The Kentucky Historical Society, like all recipients of this recognition, embodies the belief so often put forward by Brian: that with dedication and vision, an organization, no matter how small, can make a tremendous difference in the way that American history is understood and remembered,” said CWPT President James Lighthizer.
The CWPT is the largest nonprofit battlefield preservation organization in the United States. Its mission is to preserve the nation’s Civil War battlefields and to promote appreciation for those grounds.
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An agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Kentucky Historical Society, since 1836, has provided connections to the past, perspective on the present, and inspiration for the future. KHS operates the Old State Capitol, the Kentucky Military History Museum, and its headquarters, the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Since 1999, the thirty-million-dollar Center has welcomed more than one million visitors. For more information about the Kentucky Historical Society and its programs, visit the website at www.history.ky.gov.
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