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• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker in Cave Hill Cemetery
  Thursday, May 24, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 24, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor Maj. William Croghan and his family at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the Croghan plot inside Cave Hill Cemetery at 701 Baxter Ave. in Louisville.
• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker to Honor Bullitsburg Baptist Church
  Thursday, May 24, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 24, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor an early northern Kentucky church at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at 2616 Bullitsburg Church Road in Petersburg.
• ‘Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy’ Opens June 2 at KHS
  Monday, May 21, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 21, 2012) – The exhibition “Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy,” which explores how the Civil War changed Kentucky forever, opens Saturday, June 2, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS and KDE Receive Grant for Literacy Leaders Academy
  Friday, May 18, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 18, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) have received a $20,000 grant from the Midwest Regional Center for Teaching with Primary Sources. The grant will fund a Literacy Leaders Academy for history and social studies teachers June 19-21 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker to Honor Bishop John Monroe Moore
  Tuesday, May 15, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 15, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor Bishop John Monroe Moore at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, on the Butler County Courthouse lawn in Morgantown.
• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker to Honor Karsner Air Field
  Tuesday, May 15, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 15, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor Karsner Air Field at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at the intersection of U.S. 127 and KY 607 near Old Cedar Baptist Church in Monterey
• KHS Announces 2012 Kentucky Junior Historical Society Conference and Kentucky History Day Winners
  Friday, May 11, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 11, 2011) — Students from around the Commonwealth were rewarded for their talents and research in history at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society (KJHS) 2012 Conference and Kentucky History Day at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort on Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28.
• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker to Honor Professor C. L. Timberlake
  Friday, May 04, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 4, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor a western Kentucky educator at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at 208 N. Kentucky Ave. in Madisonville.
• KHS to Dedicate Two Historical Markers in Louisville
  Friday, May 04, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 4, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate two new historical markers at separate ceremonies this month in downtown Louisville. A marker honoring the Brennan House will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at 631 S. 5th St. A marker honoring architects Charles Julian Clarke and Arthur Loomis and the Levy Building will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at 235 W. Market St.
• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker in Georgetown
  Thursday, April 26, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor Robert Johnson and Jemima Suggett Johnson at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Elkhorn Crossing School, 2001 Frankfort Road in Georgetown. The marker will be installed later at 2089 Frankfort Road.
• KHS to Dedicate Historical Marker to Honor Muhammad Ali’s Home Site
  Thursday, April 26, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will dedicate a historical marker to honor Muhammad Ali’s home site at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at 3302 Grand Ave. in Louisville.
• Staging Voices Program Culminates with Premiere of Original Play at the Center for Kentucky History
  Wednesday, April 25, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 25, 2012) — Staging Voices, a program of the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS), brought 10 teenage girls from across the state together for a period of six months to collect oral histories, study women’s rights issues and create an original play based on their research. The final product, “…By Our Sisters,” will premiere during the Kentucky Junior Historical Society’s annual conference, April 27-28 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. After that, it will be performed at 1 and 3 p.m. every Saturday through the month of May.
• KHS to Offer Family-Friendly Activities at Governor’s Derby Celebration
  Thursday, April 19, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 19, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will offer a variety of family-friendly activities during the Governor’s Derby Celebration in downtown Frankfort from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5.
• KHS Announces 2012 District 8 Kentucky History Day Winners
  Thursday, April 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — Students from Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher and Pike counties presented academic projects at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society 2012 Kentucky History Day District 8 contest at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland on Friday, March 30.
• KHS Announces 2012 District 6 Kentucky History Day Winners
  Thursday, April 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — Students from Campbell, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Kenton and Pendleton counties presented academic projects at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society 2012 Kentucky History Day District 6 contest at Northern Kentucky University in Covington on Saturday, March 24.
• KHS Announces 2012 District 5 Kentucky History Day Winners
  Thursday, April 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — Students from Clark, Estill and Powell counties presented academic projects at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society 2012 Kentucky History Day District 5 contest at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond on Saturday, March 17.
• KHS Announces 2012 District 3 Kentucky History Day Winners
  Thursday, April 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — Students from Jefferson, Shelby and Spencer counties presented academic projects at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society 2012 Kentucky History Day District 3 contest at the University of Louisville on Saturday, March 17.
• KHS Announces 2012 District 2 Kentucky History Day Winners
  Thursday, April 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — Students from Daviess, Henderson and Logan counties presented academic projects at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society 2012 Kentucky History Day District 2 contest at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro on Saturday, March 24.
• KHS to Host Food for Thought The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event
  Thursday, April 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host Food for Thought: The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event, at noon Wednesday, April 18, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS to Host Family History Workshop April 14: 1940 Census: Introduction, Instruction and Celebration
  Monday, April 02, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 2, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Kentucky Genealogical Society (KGS) will host a free family history workshop, “1940 Census: Introduction, Instruction and Celebration,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• Kentucky Oral History Commission Awards 10 Grants to Oral History Projects Across Kentucky
  Friday, March 09, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 9, 2012) — The Kentucky Oral History Commission (KOHC) has awarded 10 grants to projects from across the Commonwealth. KOHC’s grant program provides assistance annually to both amateur and professional oral historians to conduct research projects on topics of particular significance to Kentucky. The four grant categories (project, transcription, technical assistance and preservation) encourage statewide participation in the collection and preservation of historically valuable interviews.
• KHS to Host Food for Thought: Anne Shelby as Aunt Molly Jackson
  Monday, March 05, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 5, 2012) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host Food for Thought: Anne Shelby as Aunt Molly Jackson, at noon Wednesday, March 21, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS to Host Family History Workshop March 10
  Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 29, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host a free family history workshop, “Navigating Wildcat Turf: Conducting Research at the University of Kentucky,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS History Campus Reopens March 10 with New Exhibition, “Women in Basketball”
  Monday, February 27, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will reopen its history campus to walk-in visitors on Saturday, March 10, with a new exhibition, “Women in Basketball,” in the Keeneland Changing Exhibits Gallery at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. The KHS history campus also includes the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal.
• Celebrate the Birth of Abraham Lincoln with the Lincoln Heritage Trail and Resources from the Kentucky Historical Society
  Friday, February 10, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2012) – In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 203rd birthday, the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office invite you to revisit both the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail and the KHS HistoryMobile.
• KOHC Project “The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky” Resources Available Online and on DVD
  Thursday, February 09, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2012) – Initiated in 1998 by the Kentucky Oral History Commission (KOHC), The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky Oral History Project continues to provide resources to Kentuckians and teachers in the form of an online database and the documentary “Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky.”
• KHS to Host Family History Workshop Feb. 11: Tracing Slavery and Slaveholding on the Kentucky Frontier
  Wednesday, February 01, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host a free Family History Workshop, “Tracing Slavery and Slaveholding on the Kentucky Frontier,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS and Governor’s Office of Minority Empowerment Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  Tuesday, January 10, 2012
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and the Governor’s Office of Minority Empowerment will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a ceremony Thursday, Jan. 12, at 4 p.m., at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS Announces Newly Elected Board Members
  Monday, December 12, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 12, 2011) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) has appointed new officers and elected five new members to its 2011 Executive Committee. The appointments were approved by KHS members at the Nov. 11 annual meeting. Constance Alexander of Murray, Laurie Risch of California, Ky., Thomas (Tommy) G. Turner of Magnolia, and Sharon Kay Mayne Withers of Lexington will each serve a four-year term expiring in 2015, and Dorothy (Gerry) Montgomery of Paducah will be completing a term expiring in 2013. Officers are Sheila Mason Burton of Frankfort, president; J. McCauley Brown of Harrods Creek, first vice president; John Edward Kleber of Louisville, second vice president; and Brian Mefford of Bowling Green, third vice president.
• Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History to be Site of Public Inaugural Event
  Wednesday, December 07, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2011) — The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort will be the site of a public and family-friendly inaugural party for Gov. Steve Beshear and Lt. Governor-elect Jerry Abramson on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
• KHS History Campus to Adopt Winter Hours of Operation
  Friday, December 02, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 2, 2011) — Effective Dec. 11, the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) history campus in downtown Frankfort will begin operating under its winter schedule.
• Spend Saturday with Santa at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
  Tuesday, November 29, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 29, 2011) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and Downtown Frankfort Inc. will host Saturday with Santa from noon-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS to Host Food for Thought: Hindman Settlement School
  Monday, November 28, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 28, 2011) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host Food for Thought: Hindman Settlement School, at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
• KHS to Host Family History Workshop Dec. 10
  Monday, November 28, 2011
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 28, 2011) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host a free Family History Workshop at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.