Good afternoon!
I just received this email from the Kentucky Historical Society! Please read below and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to take a virtual field on Tuesday and/or Thursday in the coming week! Have fun!
Although the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is currently closed to onsite visitors, we have ramped up our digital programming to meet our mission of educating and engaging the public through Kentucky history.
For an easy way to find our online resources, please visit our “Virtual Visitor” page on our website, here. This is a one-stop location for our virtual field trips, videos, media links, activities, research catalogs, and more.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. we are also offering virtual tours of our campus and exhibit spaces on KHS’s Facebook page. Students can ask questions in real time in the comments section, which are answered live by staff who are leading the tours.
A 4th grade teacher from Northern Kentucky recently had her class tune in to one of our virtual tours of the Old State Capitol.
“THEY LOVED IT!” she wrote us. “Thank you so much for doing this and providing a different and interactive activity for them to do while we are all doing our school work at home. The shoutouts and answered questions got the students so excited, and I cannot wait to set it up again next Tuesday and Thursday. The parents really appreciate it as well. Thanks!”
If you or your students need help with a research topic, our library staff are available to help with online research and reference requests from Tuesday through Saturday. For requests, please call the KHS reference desk at (502) 782-8080 or email them at khsrefdesk@ky.gov.
Also, if you're researching 19th century history, don't forget to check out our Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition!
These are just a few of the ways that KHS is meeting the challenges faced by the coronavirus. We are continuing to expand virtual access to our programs and services, so stay tuned to our new initiatives by visiting our website, history.ky.gov, or by connecting with our social media platforms.
Thank you!
Claire E. Gwaltney
Teacher Programs Manager
Kentucky Historical Society
100 W. Broadway │ Frankfort, KY 40601
502-782-8059
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