Kentucky Historical Society

Civil War lessons in the summer

It’s funny how we often overlook the offerings of our own town. I have lived and worked in Frankfort for over 10 years. My job as a photographer takes me to all sorts of interesting places. But somehow, in all of that time and all of those photo assignments, I had yet to visit the Old State Capitol. 

By |2022-04-22T09:21:58-04:00July 25, 2013|

KHS to host talk on Pine Mountain Settlement School

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host a “Food for Thought” luncheon program, “Pine Mountain Settlement School,” with Nancy Adams, executive director, and James Greene, Harlan Independent school district curriculum supervisor, March 20, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. Located in the mountains of Appalachia in southeastern Kentucky, Pine Mountain Settlement School was an early [...]

By |2013-03-13T14:43:44-04:00March 14, 2013|

Field Trips 101 workshop

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) offers museum skills workshops that help teachers turn a standard field trip into an experience of creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking for their students. Field Trips 101 will focus on booking transportation, scheduling a visit and engaging students. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about the many field trip options the Kentucky [...]

By |2013-01-24T00:01:14-05:00January 24, 2013|

KHS seeking educators for research project

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is working with Strategic Marketing and Research, Inc., to understand educators’ perceptions of historical organizations (museums, historic houses, battlefields and archives) and to gauge interest in using these organizations as a resource in classroom environments. KHS is looking for school administrators, curriculum staff and educators in grades 4-12 currently teaching social studies, English/ language arts [...]

By |2013-01-22T00:00:26-05:00January 22, 2013|

Principals, other administrators can share KHS opportunities with teachers

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) offers many field trips designed to support and enhance Common Core English/ language arts standards and 21st-century skills. All programs encourage students to think critically, develop creative points of view and communicate their ideas. Through these programs, students will analyze primary source documents and artifacts while using evidence to support their interpretation. Museum educator led [...]

By |2012-11-21T15:02:12-05:00November 22, 2012|

KHS artifact featured in Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’

A pocket watch that once belonged to Abraham Lincoln, now in the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) collections, is featured in Steven Spielberg’s newest film. Lincoln opens nationwide Friday, Nov. 16. KHS was contacted in May by Ben Burtt, an Academy Award-winning sound designer working on the film. The sound team was dedicated to incorporating as many historically accurate sounds as [...]

By |2020-11-10T15:23:09-05:00November 15, 2012|

Fellowship supports Kentucky history research

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) scholarly research fellowship program encourages and promotes research on all aspects of Kentucky history. Fellowships are designed to assist researchers with travel and living expenses while using the KHS research collections. All applications are peer-reviewed by a panel of leading historians. Awards are based on the significance of the proposed research and on the anticipated [...]

By |2012-08-22T15:31:49-04:00August 23, 2012|

KHS receives NEH grant

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) has received a $178,000 Landmarks of American History and Culture grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funds will be used by KHS to host two weeklong teacher workshops called “Torn Within, Threatened Without: Kentucky and the Border States in Civil War America,” in the summer of 2013. These workshops will enable [...]

By |2012-08-08T15:36:07-04:00August 9, 2012|

KHS Foundation to develop curriculum

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) Foundation has received a $110,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The funds will be used by KHS to create a curriculum called “The Right Answer,” a partnership between KHS and Kentucky schools. The initiative will increase students’ skills in visual literacy, historical literacy and critical thinking with the aid of [...]

By |2012-07-31T11:05:28-04:00August 2, 2012|
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