Kentucky Historical Society

National History Day going virtual for 2021

The Kentucky Historical Society is prepared to help teachers and students participate in National History Day in Kentucky (NHDKy) for 2021. The theme for this year’s projects and contests is “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.”

By |2020-12-03T13:07:25-05:00December 3, 2020|

Museum resources for the social studies classroom

The new Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies look very different from the old ones. Perhaps the most notable change is the new emphasis on Kentucky studies, a subject once relegated to 4th grade but now addressed in every K-12 classroom.

By |2022-04-11T10:14:44-04:00August 20, 2019|

History education conference registration open

Registration is open for the Kentucky Historical Society’s (KHS) 2019 Kentucky History Education Conference and related events for K-12 educators July 17-19 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort.

By |2019-06-06T09:14:44-04:00June 6, 2019|

Prom night at Franklin County

Spring is well underway, and with the season comes warm weather, horse racing and the staple of high schools around the country – prom. 

By |2018-05-14T13:47:48-04:00May 15, 2018|

Judges needed for National History Day competitions

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is seeking judges for its National History Day in Kentucky regional and state contests. Regional contests will take place March 3-24 at five colleges and universities across the state, and the state contest will be April 21 in Lexington.

By |2020-09-22T11:29:53-04:00January 11, 2018|
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