Happy Thanksgiving! The Kentucky Historical Society needs your help identifying this photograph of eighteen individuals, possibly sharing a holiday dinner. This 1932 photograph may have been taken in Frankfort, KY and is part of the Wolff, Gretter, Cusick and Hill Studios Negatives (Graphic 2). KHS would like to learn the identities of the …
When Native American Heritage Month rolls around, Kentuckians with Native American roots usually take notice. Regionally, Kentucky not only played a large part in migration patterns for several eastern tribes but it also sits very close to a major tribal area: The Eastern Band of the Cherokee. Many Kentuckians have …
Maxine Toy Locke Bauer was born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant. Her family owned several businesses in Louisville, including Chinese laundries and restaurants. Bauer created two scrapbooks that document her family history and gives researchers a look into the lives of Chinese immigrant families and their …
KHS is looking to find information about this railroad bridge opening. The photograph, featuring a locomotive travelling across the newly constructed bridge, is part of the Wolff, Gretter, Cusick and Hill Studios Negatives (Graphic 2). Little is known about the image other than it was taken in 1929 for the …
Stories of Accommodation and Audacity by Nora Rose Moosnick A new addition to the University Press of Kentucky Oral History Series, Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky: Stories of Accommodation and Audacity reflects the not-so-hidden diversity in the state, and also illustrates the power of oral history to document the …