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Kentucky Research Collections at the Filson Historical Society

The Underground Railroad in Indiana

Summer Series 2022: Researching Your Kentucky Ancestors: From the Mountains to the Mississippi What You Will Learn The Underground Railroad, established in 1826, was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape into free states and...
Discovering African Americans in Kentucky Records: Finding the Last Slave Holder

Unlocking the Keystone State

2023 Summer Series: Kentucky – Daughter of the East, Mother of the West What You Will Learn Discover the rich heritage and captivating history of the Bluegrass State as we delve into the remarkable journey of Kentucky from being the wild west to becoming a...
Discovering African Americans in Kentucky Records: Finding the Last Slave Holder

The Germanna Colonies of Virginia

2023 Summer Series: Kentucky – Daughter of the East, Mother of the West What You Will Learn Discover the rich heritage and captivating history of the Bluegrass State as we delve into the remarkable journey of Kentucky from being the wild west to becoming a...
Discovering African Americans in Kentucky Records: Finding the Last Slave Holder

Researching North Carolina

2023 Summer Seminar: Kentucky – Daughter of the East, Mother of the West What You Will Learn Discover the rich heritage and captivating history of the Bluegrass State as we delve into the remarkable journey of Kentucky from being the wild west to becoming a...