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The [http://history.ky.gov/index.php Kentucky Historical Society] (KHS) was formed in 1836 by a group of prominent Kentuckians intent on preserving the history of the Commonwealth. It was chartered as the state society in 1838 and began to collect books and printed materials. KHS became an agency of Kentucky state government in the early 1950s and is now part of the [http://commerce.ky.gov/ Kentucky Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet.] | |||
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. | ||
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=== 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 is a beautiful facility featuring more than 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 90,000 books and periodicals, and 30,000 vertical files focused primarily on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky Kentucky ]history and genealogy. The library is a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch] Affiliate, and as such, library patrons may order microforms from the vast collection held by the Salt Lake City-based [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library] for temporary use at the Kentucky Historical Society. The library is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.[[|]]<br> | Located on the second floor of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library is a beautiful facility featuring more than 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 90,000 books and periodicals, and 30,000 vertical files focused primarily on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky Kentucky ]history and genealogy. The library is a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch] Affiliate, and as such, library patrons may order microforms from the vast collection held by the Salt Lake City-based [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library] for temporary use at the Kentucky Historical Society. The library is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.[[|]]<br> | ||
The [http://128.163.2.244:10901/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First card catalog] for the Martin F. Schmidt library is available on-line, as is the Society's [http://205.204.134.47:2005/ digital collections database], which includes images of manuscripts, maps, photographs and finding aids for the collections at Kentucky Historical Society. The Society also hosts an on-line database of [http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp cemetery records] that contains over 150,000 names transcribed by volunteers from gravestones across Kentucky. | The [http://128.163.2.244:10901/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First card catalog] for the Martin F. Schmidt library is available on-line, as is the Society's [http://205.204.134.47:2005/ digital collections database], which includes images of manuscripts, maps, photographs and finding aids for the collections at Kentucky Historical Society. The Society also hosts an on-line database of [http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp cemetery records] that contains over 150,000 names transcribed by volunteers from gravestones across Kentucky. | ||