by kathykeyser ADMIN | 9 Apr 2024 | Family Research, Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn This is the 140th Anniversary of the Filson Historical Society. Dick will discuss some of the Filson’s history, current initiatives they are undertaking, and a glimpse where the Filson will be heading in the future. Speaker Richard...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 27 Mar 2024 | Free Kentucky Resources, Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn On June 1, 1792 Kentucky became the 15th State admitted into the new nation of the United States of America and the first West of the Alleghenies. The distinction marked the region’s official delineation from Virginia and was the culmination...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Mar 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn This presentation will focus on the protection, preservation, and reuse of Kentucky’s significant collection of historic and pre-historic resources statewide. As the State Historic Preservation Office, the Kentucky Heritage Council is tasked...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 10 Feb 2024 | Genealogy Tips, Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn Kentucky Tax Lists are an undervalued resource that can provide both direct and indirect evidence in our quest to understand our Ancestors. When utilized with other resources, the puzzle pieces can come together, and brick walls need not arise in...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 30 Jan 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn Kentucky has had more bookmobiles on the Commonwealth’s highways than any other state for almost 70 years! Prior to that time, Kentucky ranked at the bottom for library service, few books were available and 1/3 of Kentuckians who volunteered...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 30 Jan 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn Beginning in May 1864, Camp Nelson Kentucky received a flood of escaped enslaved people looking to join the US Army and be emancipated. Through this “stampede” of people Camp Nelson became Kentucky’s largest enlistment and...
by Christopher Padgett | 20 Jan 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn This talk will focus on how archaeology is used to learn about Black history in Kentucky, featuring information from various archaeological sites excavated in Kentucky. There will be a brief introduction to historical archaeology and its role in...
by KY Genealogical Society | 17 Jun 2023 | Learn Kentucky History
Whether it was to escape economic hardship, seek new job opportunities, or simply start anew, Kentuckians have been migrating westward for decades. From the gold rush to modern-day Silicon Valley, Kentuckians have left their mark on the west and continue to do so...
by ChatGPT Open AI Project | 1 Apr 2023 | Free Kentucky Resources
Digital archives can be an incredibly useful tool for family researchers, providing them with easy access to historical records, a way to preserve family records, a platform for collaboration, and the convenience of 24/7 access from anywhere in the world. Have you...
by TheEventsCal | 29 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn In this webinar, the speaker tells stories of many LGBTQ ancestors in the historical context of LGBTQ rights. Clues to ancestors can be found in photographs, census, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, military records, marriage records, and LGBTQ...
