The Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history – including YOURS!
Featured Event
Venue Rental
Spaces Available for Rent Beginning 2022
The Filson Historical Society is a unique venue that blends the historic with the modern and provides a stunning background for any event. Several areas of the campus are available to be rented for dinners, retreats, meetings, receptions, parties, or weddings. The venues have access to 74 free parking spaces and wifi, as well as small catering areas. All of the Filson’s facilities have accessible parking.
Visit the Filson
1310 S. 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 635-5083
The Filson is temporarily closed to the public to protect our staff, volunteers, and patrons during the coronavirus pandemic. All events are currently being held virtually; to register for our live virtual events, please visit our Events Page; for information on recorded lectures and other activities, please visit us online at Bringing History Home.
We continue to provide remote research services; please email gro.l1614509455aciro1614509455tsihn1614509455oslif1614509455@hcra1614509455eser1614509455.
Sponsors
Masters of the Middle Waters: Indian Nations and Colonial Ambitions along the Mississippi
/in Filson Events /by Jamie EvansThursday, March 4, 6:00-7:00 pm – Sponsored by the Society on Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the General Society of Colonial Wars – Masters of the Middle Waters shows that the Mississippi and its tributaries were never simply a backdrop to unfolding events. We cannot understand the trajectory of early America without taking into account the vast heartland and its waterways, which advanced and thwarted the aspirations of Native nations, European imperialists, and American settlers alike.