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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 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/ | 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/affiliate-profile/?pid=2035 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].) | ||
New Database to find Kentuckians in the Civil War: [http://civilwargovernors.org/ Civil War Governors of Kentucky] (Free - Docs from citizens to Governors - searchable database.) | New Database to find Kentuckians in the Civil War: [http://civilwargovernors.org/ Civil War Governors of Kentucky] (Free - Docs from citizens to Governors - searchable database.) | ||