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As the Head of Reference Services at KHS, I was revamping some of the information found on this page - our hours have changed, catalog links have changed, admission fees have changed, etc.
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The KHS history campus includes its headquarters, the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the Old State Arsenal. KHS has more than 3,900 members and more than 1,300 junior members to whom it provides support and educational services. Outreach programs collaborate with more than 430 local historical organizations. The KHS is administered by an executive committee and is also supported by the KHS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. | The KHS history campus includes its headquarters, the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the Old State Arsenal. KHS has more than 3,900 members and more than 1,300 junior members to whom it provides support and educational services. Outreach programs collaborate with more than 430 local historical organizations. The KHS is administered by an executive committee and is also supported by the KHS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. | ||
The Kentucky Historical Society collects, preserves, conserves, interprets, and shares information, memories, and materials from Kentucky’s past to assist those interested in exploring and preserving that heritage. The museum collection houses 120,000 artifacts. | The Kentucky Historical Society collects, preserves, conserves, interprets, and shares information, memories, and materials from Kentucky’s past to assist those interested in exploring and preserving that heritage. The museum collection houses 120,000 artifacts. For more information about researching Kentucky's families, a free, online publication is available at [http://kentuckyancestors.org/ Kentucky Ancestors]. | ||
=== Martin F. Schmidt Research Library === | === Martin F. Schmidt Research Library === | ||
Located on the second floor of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | Located on the second floor of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library holds the largest genealogy collection in the state. This beautiful facility features more than 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 90,000 books and periodicals, and 30,000 vertical files focused primarily on [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky history]] and genealogy. The Society's Archival Collections of 1,900 cubic feet of manuscripts, 2,000 maps, 8,000 oral histories, 200,000 historic photographs, and 9,100 rare books provide unique resources to researchers of the Commonwealth. | ||
'''Collections Access:''' | |||
For more than a hundred years, the Society has been collecting research materials which help shed light on the lives of Kentuckians in earlier times. | The Library, which provides access to both the General Stacks and Archival Collections, is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission to the library is free for KHS members, or $8.00 per day for non-members. (Included as part of general campus admission.) (Check the main website for current hours of operation) [http://history.ky.gov/ http://history.ky.gov/] | ||
The [http://history.ky.gov/catalog/ Library Collections Catalog] for the Martin F. Schmidt library is available on-line, as is the Society's [http://www.kyhistory.com/ Digital Collections Catalog], which includes over 20,000 images of original manuscripts, maps, photographs and finding aids for a portion of the Archival collections at the Kentucky Historical Society. Images of over 85,000 museum artifacts can be accessed via the [http://kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/ Objects Catalog]. The library is a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch] Affiliate, and as such, library patrons may order microforms from the vast collection held by the Salt Lake City-based [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] for temporary use at the Kentucky Historical Society. | |||
For more than a hundred and eighty years, the Society has been collecting research materials which help shed light on the lives of Kentuckians in earlier times. The majority of the collections at KHS are non-circulating, however, some items from the General Stacks are available via Interlibrary Loan. ILL Circulating material is considered on a case by case basis and should be requested through your local Public Library from OCLC symbol KNU. To access the bulk of the collections, researchers are encouraged to visit the facilities located in the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History during library hours. Fee based [http://history.ky.gov/research-services/ Research Services] are also available for those who cannot visit on-site. '''<br><br>'''Location: | |||
100 West Broadway<br>[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=100+W+Broadway+St,+Frankfort,+KY+40601&ie=UTF8&f=q&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&ll=38.200165,-84.875028&spn=0.007909,0.019033&z=16&iwloc=A Frankfort, Kentucky] 40601 | 100 West Broadway<br>[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=100+W+Broadway+St,+Frankfort,+KY+40601&ie=UTF8&f=q&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&ll=38.200165,-84.875028&spn=0.007909,0.019033&z=16&iwloc=A Frankfort, Kentucky] 40601 | ||