by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Jun 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn After laying to rest the myths that continue to circulate about Kentucky’s ancient Native Peoples, this presentation will review high points in our Commonwealth’s Native history prior to the arrival of non-Native people. Information drawn from...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Jun 2024 | Free Kentucky Resources, Occupations
What You Will Learn The notion that most Americans in yesteryear were farmers is a misconception. By 1880, more than half of working Americans already were engaged in something other than agriculture and may have left a paper trail of occupational records. To find...
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 26 May 2024 | Learn Kentucky History
What You Will Learn Kentucky’s first constitution was adopted in 1792, later to be replaced by the second constitution in 1799. A third constitution was then put into effect in 1850 only to be replaced by the fourth, and current, constitution in 1891. As a family...
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...