Kentucky Historical Society

🏛️ The guardian and voice of Kentucky’s past – documenting, clarifying, and preserving the stories that define our Commonwealth.

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This Juneteenth, join us for a free day of activities and tours exploring the resilience, innovation, and service of Black Kentuckians.

📅 June 19 | 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 Kentucky Historical Society
🎟️ Free Admission
#Juneteenth

Learn more:
https://t.co/9DCODVBUQY

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A filmmaker. A volunteer. A curator. A library. A lifelong advocate for local history.

Meet the recipients of the 2026 Kentucky History Awards Service Awards and learn how they are preserving Kentucky's story for future generations.
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84 years ago, Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville. Known simply as “The Greatest,” Ali won six Golden Gloves tournaments in Kentucky, became a gold medalist at the 1960 Olympics, and held the title of world heavyweight champion three separate times.

#76for250 #America250KY

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Thank you for helping us celebrate a beautiful Kentucky History Day!!!

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Kentucky History Day is tomorrow! 🎉

Join us in downtown Frankfort for a full day of music, living history, hands-on activities, exhibits, and family fun as we celebrate Kentucky’s 234th birthday.

See the full lineup:
https://t.co/mb9aZTYfvK

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A plea for help. A report from the front. A glimpse into daily life during the Civil War.

Newest podcast episode explores the letters preserved by the Civil War Governors of Kentucky project and discusses the team's new website and latest discoveries.
🎧https://t.co/wWcJERAHZH

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In the June edition of Kentucky Farm Bureau News, Jacob Wood of the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Project explores Abraham Lincoln’s Kentucky roots and how his early experiences may have influenced the leader he would become.
(Pgs 14-15): https://t.co/J35MNhQF6Q.

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What moment in Kentucky history inspires you? What do you love most about the Commonwealth?

Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear invite you to share your answer through the New Kentucky Home Arts & Writing Contest.

Entries due June 18.
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Celebrate Kentucky History Day!
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As Kentucky prepares to commemorate America’s 250th, historians are helping shape the conversation. Watch, Stuart Sanders, Dir. of Research and Publications, discuss America250KY with fellow historians on Kentucky Tonight with guest host Chip Polston @KET.
https://t.co/dO42tdQed6

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This year, America celebrates its 250th anniversary. Today, Kentucky celebrates 234 years of statehood.

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky was admitted to the union as the 15th state and the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains. https://t.co/p3Q4odWvf7

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On Kentucky Tonight, guest host Chip Polston discusses state history and the celebration of America's 250th year with John Kleber of @moreheadstate, @simonmeiners of Frazier History Museum, @StuartWSanders of @KyHistSoc and Gerald Smith of @universityofky. At 8 pm on KET.

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What does it mean to be an informed citizen in America today?

Watch part 1/5 KHS and @KYSecState Civic Season (@historymadebyus) series exploring Kentucky history through #America250KY themes with stories, artifacts, and insights from KY's Civic Health Assessment. #CivicSeason

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Join KET, @KyHistSoc and the America250KY Commission for free events featuring excerpts of The American Revolution followed by panel discussions. For details on upcoming screenings in Frankfort and Louisville, visit https://t.co/v2eRtk9zMc

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A day in Frankfort taken on May 28, 1922.

Kentucky Historical Society, J. J. King Photographs, Graphic 12

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My sophomores at Lynn Camp Middle High School thoroughly enjoyed the @KyHistSoc’s WWII trunk! We especially enjoyed the artificers and the POW primary source documents. 🇺🇸

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Kentucky History Day, June 6, 9am-5pm

See the full schedule of programming here:
https://t.co/mb9aZTYfvK

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104 years ago, D.C. and Eleanor Churchill established Churchill Weavers in Madison Co. Became 1st handwoven textile company to mass-produce fabrics and distribute them to national consumers. Couple met in India, where D.C. was research engineer and Eleanor a teacher.
#76for250

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William McClure wrote home often while serving the 15th KY Vol. Infantry, before he died of typhoid fever. Months later, his brother Joseph died of wounds from the Battle of Perryville. The two brothers rest side by side in Frankfort Cemetery. #MemorialDay
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Recognized annually on May 24, today is Brother’s Day!

This is a portrait of Thomas Field Van Meter, George M. Van Meter, and Lawrence Browning Van Meter, all in sailor suits.

William B. Ogden Studio, 1960s
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