2012 Kentucky Archives Institute
The 28th annual Kentucky Archives Institute is scheduled for June 22, 2012, at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort. The Institute, sponsored by the Friends of Kentucky Public Archives, Inc., provides information for scholars, general researchers, and genealogists interested in archival research.
Featured speakers at this year's event include J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA; Walter Bowman, David Kirkpatrick, and Mark Myers of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Participants will also have the opportunity to tour the Kentucky State Archives.
2012 Kentucky Archives Institute Registration Information
Kentucky in Wood
"Kentucky in Wood"
The winning entry was created by Murray artist Bobby Falwell and named Kentucky in Wood. He created a 24-foot long, 12-foot high abstract representation of the state. The piece is composed of six sections and includes seven stylized life-sized figures representing the people of Kentucky. The sculpture and figures incorporate 26 native Kentucky woods. The woods were donated by Dr. Thomas D. Clark, noted Kentucky author, historian and teacher, and members of his family.
To read more about Kentucky in Wood, click here.
Historic Confederate pension applications now available online
The complete collection of Confederate Pension Application files is now available in a digital format on the KDLA website, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The applications are searchable by name, unit and county, and provide invaluable information to genealogists, local historians, and anyone interested in Civil War history. The files are available at the Confederate Pension search page. The Confederate Pension Act was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in March 1912 to provide aid to indigent and disabled Confederate veterans and their widows. Any Confederate veteran or widow of a veteran living in Kentucky in 1912 or after could apply for a pension, regardless of the state in which he resided or the unit in which he served during the war. Pensions for Union veterans were funded by the federal government, and many southern states funded state pensions for Confederate veterans. These records were digitized with funding provided by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
This library is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law. (Title 44 United States Code)
