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Frankfort Civil War Round Table: Revisiting Civil War Memory and the Filson Club, 1884-1899

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 49
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Drawing from his forthcoming book Benefactors of Posterity: The Founding Era of the Filson Historical Society, 1884-1899, Dr.

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Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series - Part 1: American Indian Communities in Kentucky

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 61
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American Indian communities have been in Kentucky for more than 11,000 years. When Euro-Americans settled here, Shawnee, Cherokee, and Chickasaw, among others, already lived here.

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PRIDE at PSPL: The Life of Henry Faulkner

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 50
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Explore the exciting life and times of artist Henry Faulkner. Using Faulkner’s own words and personal photos, Dr. Jonathan Coleman details how Faulkner’s art, personality, and reputation were framed by his identity as a gay Kentuckian.

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Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series Pop-Up: Green Hill Cemetery National Register of Historic Places Nomination

6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 72
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In 2023, the City of Frankfort received a Certified Local Government grant from the Kentucky Heritage Council to complete a National Register nomination for the Green Hill Cemetery.

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Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series - Part II: Kentucky's Ancient American Indian History, as Told Through Franklin County's Archaeology

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 75
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After laying to rest the myths that continue to circulate about Kentucky’s ancient Native Peoples, this presentation will discuss Native history prior to the arrival of non-Native people, paying particular attention to in

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