The Kentucky Historical Society’s Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, which includes the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library, will operate under extended hours 8-12 May: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m. Tuesday’s hours will include free admission to the Center’s museum and special exhibit. These hours do not include the Old State Capitol or the Military History Museum.
The Kentucky Historical Society’s library has been collecting materials that document families and local history since 1838. Today, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library boasts the largest collection of print, manuscript and graphic materials documenting Kentucky families in the country. The library provides access to over 90,000 published works, 12,000 rolls of microfilm, 1,900 cubic feet of manuscript materials, over 200,000 photographic images, 2,000 maps and 9,000 oral history interviews. Researchers also have access to over 30,000 vertical files of contributed research.
KHS is also meeting the ever-growing technological needs of its researchers through three online catalogs, freely accessible through its website. Each catalog will guide you through the Library/Archival collections, Digital Archives material, or Museum Objects collection. These catalogs serve as access portals to over 140,000 images, with new images added each day.
Be sure to follow our blog, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@KyHistSoc). Don’t forget to stop by our booth 624 and enter for your chance to win one of four prize packages including a year-long membership! We’ll be giving away one membership package each day!
The Kentucky Historical Society’s library has been collecting materials that document families and local history since 1838. Today, the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library boasts the largest collection of print, manuscript and graphic materials documenting Kentucky families in the country. The library provides access to over 90,000 published works, 12,000 rolls of microfilm, 1,900 cubic feet of manuscript materials, over 200,000 photographic images, 2,000 maps and 9,000 oral history interviews. Researchers also have access to over 30,000 vertical files of contributed research.
KHS is also meeting the ever-growing technological needs of its researchers through three online catalogs, freely accessible through its website. Each catalog will guide you through the Library/Archival collections, Digital Archives material, or Museum Objects collection. These catalogs serve as access portals to over 140,000 images, with new images added each day.
Be sure to follow our blog, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@KyHistSoc). Don’t forget to stop by our booth 624 and enter for your chance to win one of four prize packages including a year-long membership! We’ll be giving away one membership package each day!
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