The Filson Newsmagazine
Volume 8, Number 1
Browsing our Archives
Lincoln's Kentucky
This edition of “Browsing” presents something different. Rather than
the usual piece highlighting one item or a small group of items, we’re featuring
a subject area – Abraham Lincoln and Kentucky via a new resource on
The Filson’s web site. Feb. 12, 2008, marked the beginning of
the nationally observed Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial.
Born on Feb. 12, 1809, the two-year bicentennial
’s birth.
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Dispatches from the Kentucky Homefront
Bernice Mitchell and the Burnside Gazette, 1941-1947
The Bernice Mitchell Papers provide a detailed look at small-town life in Kentucky during World War II. This recently catalogued collection documents the effort of a woman in Burnside, KY, to keep the town’s ‘boys’ at war connected with the home community.
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The Filson's Virtual Card Catalog
The Filson's Card Catalog in the 21st Century: From Card Stock to Computer Screens
Researchers come from across the country and from around the world to search The Filson Historical Society’s Special Collections for letters, business records, genealogical information and other manuscript material. Many of them have traveled to other archives, and have grown accustomed to having to search through boxes of papers for any information relating to their topics of interest. Most of them are surprised and excited to find that they do not have to do this at The Filson.
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My Trip to The Filson
Tentative Relations: Secession and War in the Ohio River Valley, 1859-1862
Mountains, rivers, lakes and swamps dominate the American landscape. These geographical features often serve as hurdles to be overcome or lines of demarcation across which people hesitate to venture. In American history, the mighty Ohio River sometimes played such a role. Yet, during the colonial era and into the 19th century, the Ohio carried goods and people downstream to the Mississippi River and New Orleans.
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A New Age Dawning
Twentieth Century Kentucky Women Painters in the First Floor Gallery
While many women have found an outlet for their creativity in the thriving craft industry of Kentucky, the region has also produced a plethora of fine artists working in the traditional milieus of painting and sculpture. The Filson Historical Society’s collection contains an excellent representation of Kentucky women artists.
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Lincoln at The Filson
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Events/Activities
The Filson Historical Society’s Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial events began with the Gertrude Polk Brown Lecture featuring Harold Holzer on Feb. 10 at The Temple. Holzer is one of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. A prolific writer and lecturer, and frequent guest on television, he serves as co-chairman of the United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. This lecture was one of the largest programs
on the first day of the two-year commemoration.
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Community Outreach
The Filson Historical Society continues in its mission to collect, preserve and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley history and culture by working with the area’s institutions of higher learning.
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