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Name: Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series - Beyond the Founders: The Filson Historical Society and the Growth of the History Professions in Kentucky
Start: 2025-01-11T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-11T14:30:00-05:00
Location: Paul Sawyier Public Library

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Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series - Beyond the Founders: The Filson Historical Society and the Growth of the History Professions in Kentucky

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Room: River Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

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Seats Remaining: 74

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In his 2024 book Benefactors of Posterity, Daniel Gifford explored the motivations and activities of early history advocates and institution-builders who established the Filson Historical Society in Louisville in 1884.

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Empowered, Brilliant & Brave: Great Women of Black History

Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Room: River Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Family

Program Type: Performance

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Celebrate Black History Month early and meet some of history’s most inspiring women during this special performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre. Crunch some hidden figures with Dorothy Vaughan.

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Pineville Trace book cover between photos of author Wes Blake and Jay McCoy

Pineville Trace: Author Wes Blake in Conversation with Jay McCoy

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Event

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Seats Remaining: 46

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Join Kentucky author Wes Blake, in conversation with poet Jay McCoy, as he discusses his debut book, Pineville Trace. A signing will follow, with copies available for purchase from Poor Richard's Books.

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Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series Pop-Up: Understanding Slavery in Kentucky

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Age Group: Adults

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Seats Remaining: 63

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Kentucky was the site of one of the most important slave markets in the Upper South. Enslaved Kentuckians played an important role in developing the Commonwealth. Join Dr.

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10 am		Reservation AARP Tax Aide 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Free tax assistance for seniors.
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6 pm	Reservation FARA Discussion: “King: A Life”: Frankfort Anti-Racism Advocates 6:00pm - 7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting We will be discussing “King: A Life” a book by Jonathan Eig (2023) The first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Vividly written and exhaustively researched.

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