Kentucky Historical Society

KHS HistoryMobile available for spring school visits

The Kentucky Historical Society HistoryMobile is now being scheduled for spring visits at schools. The full-size trailer contains the interactive exhibit, “Torn Within and Threatened Without: Kentuckians in the Civil War Era.” The exhibit uses touch-screen activities, bold illustrations, authentic artifacts, personal recollections and other components to allow students to meet eight Kentuckians who faced difficult choices during the Civil [...]

By Mike Marsee|2014-12-10T14:17:38-05:00December 11, 2014|

Ky. History Teacher of the Year brings past to life

Sharon Graves, Kentucky’s History Teacher of Year 2014, engages all her students’ senses to make 8th-grade social studies fun.

By Brenna Kelly|2021-01-21T11:56:46-05:00September 30, 2014|

Historical Society streamlines website

The Kentucky Historical Society has revamped its website to provide more streamlined access to the resources educators seek. Whether you are a teacher looking for field trip information or professional development opportunities or a school principal who wants to develop a museum-school collaboration, you'll find everything you need to start at history.ky.gov/educators-resources.

By Peter Mathews|2014-09-24T17:14:49-04:00September 25, 2014|

Military history lessons go beyond the battle

Six teachers developed 12 lessons using the Kentucky Military History Museum this summer. The lessons, which strive to get students thinking about the military’s role in the state’s history, will be available statewide this fall.

By Brenna Kelly|2020-10-05T11:38:18-04:00August 19, 2014|

Teachers needed to develop lessons for Kentucky Military History Museum

The Kentucky Historical Society will be sponsoring a summer curriculum camp June 23 -28 to develop lesson plans for the Kentucky Military History Museum. We are seeking six history teachers (two elementary, two middle school and two high school) for this opportunity. Each teacher will be paid $600, which will be paid upon the completion and submission of two lesson [...]

By Susan Riddell|2014-04-15T13:28:38-04:00April 16, 2014|

New KY MEdia Bank

The “Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky” is the first in a series of intriguing topics that teachers can address in their classrooms through KY MEdia Bank, a new online “public scrapbook.” The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) created the website as both an innovative teaching tool for K-12 students and as a place where the public can capture, share and archive [...]

By Susan Riddell|2014-02-27T08:59:41-05:00February 27, 2014|

KHS holiday schedule

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) has shifted to its winter operating schedule. From Dec. 15, 2103, to March 7, 2014, the KHS history campus – Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal – will be open to groups of 10 or more with an advance registration. [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-12-16T13:20:27-05:00December 19, 2013|

KHS HistoryMobile available to visit schools

The Kentucky Historical Society’s HistoryMobile is available to visit elementary, middle and high schools in Kentucky. This full-sized tractor trailer contains an interactive exhibition called “Torn Within and Threatened Without: Kentuckians in the Civil War Era,” which uses personal recollections, authentic artifacts and touch-screen activities to teach critical thinking, literacy and college and career readiness. Student activities are tied to [...]

By Susan Riddell|2013-10-10T08:49:25-04:00October 10, 2013|