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Kentucky Historical Society
Highlighting History Discussion Series to Debut at KHS Sept. 2
Frankfort, KY (Aug. 24, 2009)—Investigate history, engage your mind and invigorate your intellect—all during your lunch hour—with Highlighting History, a new discussion series from the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS).
Highlighting History includes History Speaks!, Food for Thought and the KHS Distinguished Lecture, and offers guests an opportunity to explore a wide variety of historical topics. Highlighting History is held at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
History Speaks! kicks off the Highlighting History series at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 2, when Dr. Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music at the University of Kentucky, will discuss and play songs from dulcimer legends.
History Speaks! discussions are free and open to the public. Visitors can bring their own lunch and enjoy a complimentary dessert .Food for Thought, a second component of the Highlighting History series, is a luncheon offering delicious food and compelling conversation in a casual, thought-provoking atmosphere. Food for Thought begins its inaugural year at the end of October. Reservations are required. For more information, contact Julia Curry at Julia.Curry@ky.gov.
The final component of the series, the KHS Distinguished Lecture, is a yearly dinner lecture. The Distinguished Lecture provides attendees with fresh perspectives on history. This year’s speaker, Dr. G. Kurt Piehler, will present “The Common Soldier in Times of War and Peace.” The dinner will take place Jan. 25, 2010.
For more information on Highlighting History, including the full Fall 2009/Winter 2010 schedule, visit http://history.ky.gov/sub.php?pageid=29.
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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 Web site at www.history.ky.gov.
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