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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 | The Kentucky Historical Society educates and engages the public through Kentucky’s history in order to confront the challenges of the future. The museum, which houses a collection of over 120,000 artifacts, is a [https://affiliations.si.edu/DetailPage.asp?MenuID=167 Smithsonian Affiliate Museum] and has full [http://www.aam-us.org/ American Alliance of Museums] accreditation. The Kentucky Historical Society produces two publications: [http://kentuckyancestors.org/ Kentucky Ancestors], a free, online publication about researching Kentucky's families. [http://history.ky.gov/the-register-of-the-kentucky-historical-society/ The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society], a members only, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. (Back issues from 1903-2009 can be accessed for free through [https://www.jstor.org/ JStor].) | ||
=== 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 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. | 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 research 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:''' | '''Collections Access:''' | ||