Kentucky Historical Society

Berry Donates Papers to Kentucky Historical Society

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:14:21 +0000

Kentucky author Wendell Berry has donated his papers to the Kentucky Historical Society, saying he wants to honor the late historian Thomas Clark, for whom the Center for Kentucky History is named. The society says the papers include 75 boxes of published and unpublished writings, research materials and incoming correspondence.

New History App Offers Details about Kentucky's Past

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:14:48 +0000

The Kentucky Historical Society is releasing a smartphone app so users can find out more about the state's historic sites. The Explore Kentucky History app connects historical markers, related items in the Historical Society's collections and user-submitted images and stories to points of interest on a map.

Kentucky Historical Society Plans to Create Curriculum

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:23:00 +0000

A partnership between the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky schools is in the works, with help from a $110,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Historical Society says the money will be used to create a curriculum called "The Right Answer."

Treausure Trove of Letters Details Lives of Kentucky African-Americans

Associated Press — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:27:06 +0000

More than two dozen 19th century letters have been acquired by the Kentucky Historical Society, which says the handwritten documents offer a look at African-American communities in Lexington and Hopkinsville.